Sons of Divine Providence (F.D.P./P.O.D.P.)

Also known as: Figli della Divina Provvidenza (Orionini) (Italiano) / Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza (Italiano) / Małe Dzieło Boskiej Opatrzności (Orioniści) (polski) / Pequena Obra da Divina Providência (Português) / 奧廖內會 (正體中文) / Fratrum Opus Divinæ Providentiæ (latine) / Parvum opus Divinæ Providentiæ (latine)

Type: Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

1903: Established as Sons of Divine Providence (English) / Figli della Divina Provvidenza (Orionini) (Italiano) / Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza (Italiano) / Małe Dzieło Boskiej Opatrzności (Orioniści) (polski) / Pequena Obra da Divina Providência (Português) / 奧廖內會 (正體中文) / Fratrum Opus Divinæ Providentiæ (latine) / Parvum opus Divinæ Providentiæ (latine) / F.D.P. / P.O.D.P.

Contact Info

Address: Via Etruria 6, 00183 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.70.47.55.37

Superiors

Superior General: Brazil Fr. Tarcísio Gregório Vieira, F.D.P. (61) Fr. Tarcísio Gregório Vieira , F.D.P. (61) (2016年05月25日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General: Italy Fr. Flavio Peloso, F.D.P. (2004年07月16日 – 2016年05月25日)

Superior General: Italy Fr. Giuseppe Simionato, F.D.P. (1992 – 2004年07月16日)

Superior General: Italy Fr. Giuseppe Masiero, F.D.P. (1987 – 1991)

Superior General: Italy Fr. Ignacio Terzi, F.D.P. (1975 – 1987)

Superior General: Italy Fr. Giuseppe Zambarbieri, F.D.P. (1963 – 1975)

Superior General: Italy Fr. Carlo Mario Pensa, F.D.P. (1946 – 1962年10月05日)

Superior General: Italy Venerable Fr. Carlo Sterpi, F.D.P. (1940 – 1946)

Superior General: Italy Saint Fr. Luigi Orione , F.D.P. (1903 – 1940年03月12日)

Founder

Founder: Italy Saint Fr. Luigi Orione , F.D.P. (1903)

Other Present Members (1)

Italy Fr. Alessandro Belano, F.D.P. Fr. Alessandro Belano , F.D.P., Technical Secretary of Pontifical Biblical Commission

Other Former Members (3)

>2025: Italy Fr. Francesco Mazzitelli , F.D.P., Bureau Chief of Dicastery for the Service of Charity

2010: Italy Fr. Giancarlo Gramolazzo , F.D.P., President of International Association of Exorcists

>1978: Italy Fr. Diego Lorenzi , F.D.P., Private Secretary of the Pope

Living Bishops (3 Bishops)

Cote d’Ivoire Bishop Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P. (66) Bishop Raymond Ahoua , F.D.P. (66), Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire)

Italy Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. (78) Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole , F.D.P. (78), Bishop emeritus of Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

Argentina Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70) Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona , F.D.P. (70), Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

Deceased Bishops (1 Archbishop, 6 Bishops)

2021: Brazil Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho , F.D.P., Bishop of Jataí (Brazil)

2020: Brazil Bishop Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris , F.D.P., Bishop of Balsas (Brazil)

2019: Italy Bishop Andrea Gemma , F.D.P., Bishop of Isernia–Venafro (Italy)

2017: Argentina Bishop Miguel Mykycej , F.D.P., Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

2002: Brazil Bishop José Carlos dos Santos , F.D.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

1997: Poland Archbishop Bronisław Dabrowski , F.D.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

1981: Brazil Bishop Cornélio Chizzini , F.D.P., Bishop of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

Saints (1)

1940: Italy Saint Luigi Orione , priest

Blesseds (3)

1942: Germany Blessed Franciszek Drzewiecki , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Ricardo Gil Barcelón , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Antonio Isidoro Arrué Peiró , layperson and martyr

Albania Albania

Kisha Zoja e Rruzare Kisha Zoja e Rruzare, Bardhaj, Shkodër, Shkodër

Argentina Argentina

Iglesia San José Iglesia San José, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Iglesia San José Benito Cottolengo Iglesia San José Benito Cottolengo, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucuman
Iglesia San Juan Evangelista Iglesia San Juan Evangelista, Rosario, Santa Fe
Santuario Inmaculada Concepción Santuario Inmaculada Concepción, Barranqueras, Chaco

Brazil Brazil

Igreja Nossa Senhora da Saúde Igreja Nossa Senhora da Saúde, Rio Claro, São Paulo
Igreja Nossa Senhora das Graças Igreja Nossa Senhora das Graças, Caucaia, Ceará
Igreja Santa Teresa de Jesus Igreja Santa Teresa de Jesus, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Igreja Santo Antônio Igreja Santo Antônio, Cotia, São Paulo
Igreja São Francisco de Assis Igreja São Francisco de Assis, São José, Santa Catarina
Igreja São José Igreja São José, São José, Santa Catarina
Igreja São Luís Orione Igreja São Luís Orione, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Italy Italy

Chiesa di Ognissanti Chiesa di Ognissanti, Roma, Roma, Lazio
Chiesa di Santa Maria Mater Dei Chiesa di Santa Maria Mater Dei, Roma, Roma, Lazio
Santuario Diocesano Beatissima Vergine Consolata Santuario Diocesano Beatissima Vergine Consolata, Messina, Messina, Sicilia

Paraguay Paraguay

Iglesia Cristo Rey Iglesia Cristo Rey, Luque, Central
Iglesia Sagrada Familia Iglesia Sagrada Familia, Mariano Roque Alonso, Asunción

Philippines Philippines

Church of the Mother of the Divine Providence Church of the Mother of the Divine Providence, Quezon City, National Capital Region

Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 181

Members: 932 (643 priests)

Last updated on 2026年05月04日

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