Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (M.Sp.S.)

Also known as: Misioneros del Espíritu Santo (español) / Missionnaires du Saint-Esprit (français) / Missionari dello Spirito Santo (Italiano) / Missionários do Espírito Santo (Português) / Missionarii a Spiritu Sancto (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

1914年12月25日: Established as Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (English) / Misioneros del Espíritu Santo (español) / Missionnaires du Saint-Esprit (français) / Missionari dello Spirito Santo (Italiano) / Missionários do Espírito Santo (Português) / Missionarii a Spiritu Sancto (latine) / M.Sp.S.

Contact Info

Address: Universidad, 1702, C.P. 21.984, 04010 Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Phone: (52) 56.58.74.33

Superiors

Superior General: Mexico Fr. José Luis Loyola Abogado, M.Sp.S. Fr. José Luis Loyola Abogado , M.Sp.S. (2021年05月08日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez , M.Sp.S. (later Bishop) (2016 – 2020年01月25日)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Fernando Torre Medina Mora, M.Sp.S. (2010.02 – 2016)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Domenico Di Raimondo Romo, M.Sp.S. (2004 – 2010.02)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Jorge Ortiz González, M.Sp.S. (1992 – 2004)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Melecio Picazo, M.Sp.S. (1986 – 1992)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Manuel Castillo, M.Sp.S. (1974 – 1986)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. José Guzmán, M.Sp.S. (1968 – 1974)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Jesús María Padilla, M.Sp.S. (1962 – 1968)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Ángel María Oñate, M.Sp.S. (1950 – 1962)

Superior General: Mexico Fr. Edmundo Iturbide Reygondaud, M.Sp.S. (1938年01月10日 – 1950)

Superior General: France Venerable Fr. Félix de Jesús Rougier , M.Sp.S. (1914年12月25日 – 1938年01月10日)

Founder

Founder: France Venerable Fr. Félix de Jesús Rougier , M.Sp.S. (1914年12月25日)

Other Former Members (1)

>1965: Mexico Fr. Francisco Javier Asencio Dávalos , M.Sp.S., Founder of School of the Cross

Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 1 Bishop)

USA Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (69) Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller , M.Sp.S. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA)

USA Bishop Eusebio de la Luz Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S. (71) Bishop Eusebio de la Luz Elizondo Almaguer , M.Sp.S. (71), Titular Bishop of Acholla and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA)

Deceased Bishops (5 Bishops)

2021: Mexico Bishop Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez , M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

2018: Mexico Bishop Felipe Tejeda García , M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

2017: USA Bishop José de Jesús Madera Uribe , M.Sp.S., Bishop of Fresno (USA) and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

2011: Mexico Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi , M.Sp.S., Bishop of Tepic (Mexico)

1984: Mexico Bishop Alfredo Galindo Mendoza , M.Sp.S., Bishop of Tijuana (Mexico)

Blesseds (1)

1950: Mexico Blessed Moisés Lira Serafín , priest

Brazil Brazil

Igreja São José Igreja São José, Itapevi, São Paulo

Colombia Colombia

Iglesia San Juan Pablo II Iglesia San Juan Pablo II, Bucaramanga, Santander

Italy Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria della Croce Basilica di Santa Maria della Croce, Crema, Cremona, Lombardia
Chiesa Santa Maria Liberatrice Chiesa Santa Maria Liberatrice, Milano, Milano, Lombardia

Mexico Mexico

Iglesia Espíritu Santo Iglesia Espíritu Santo, Chapultepec, Baja California
Iglesia San José del Altillo Iglesia San José del Altillo, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México

Panama Panama

Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, La Chorrera, Panamá

Spain Spain

Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid

USA USA

Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Oxnard, California
Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Bothell, Washington
Church of St. Matthew Church of St. Matthew, Hillsboro, Oregon

Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 52

Members: 257 (202 priests)

Last updated on 2026年05月04日

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