Priestly Society of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (S.S.C.)

Also known as: Società dei Sacerdoti di San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (Cottolenghini) (Italiano) / Societas Presbyterorum Sancti Ioseph Benedicti Cottolengo (latine) / Société des prêtres de Saint Joseph Benoît Cottolengo (français)

Type: Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right (for Men)

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

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History

1840: Established as Priestly Society of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (English) / Società dei Sacerdoti di San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (Cottolenghini) (Italiano) / Societas Presbyterorum Sancti Ioseph Benedicti Cottolengo (latine) / Société des prêtres de Saint Joseph Benoît Cottolengo (français) / S.S.C.

Contact Info

Address: Via Cottolengo 14, 10152 Torino, Italy

Phone: 011.522.51.01

Superiors

Superior General: Italy Fr. Carmine Arice, S.S.C. (61) Fr. Carmine Arice , S.S.C. (61) (2017年09月11日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General: Italy Fr. Lino Piano, S.S.C. (2011 – 2017年09月11日)

Superior General: Italy Fr. Aldo Sarotto, S.S.C. (1999 – 2011)

Founder

Founder: Italy Saint Fr. Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (1840)

Living Bishops (2 Bishops)

Ecuador Bishop Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. (57) Bishop Antonio Crameri , S.S.C. (57), Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador)

India Bishop John Thattumkal, S.S.C. (75) Bishop John Thattumkal , S.S.C. (75), Bishop emeritus of Cochin (India)

Blesseds (1)

1939: Italy Blessed Francesco Paleari , priest

Fiji Fiji

Church of Christ the King Church of Christ the King, Ba
Church of St. Pius X Church of St. Pius X, Raiwaqa
Church of the Holy Family Church of the Holy Family, Labasa

Taiwan Taiwan

耶穌聖心堂耶穌聖心堂, Tai’an Township 泰安鄉, 苗栗縣
聖彌額爾堂聖彌額爾堂, Bade City 八德市, 桃園縣
聖母升天堂聖母升天堂, Bade City 八德市, 桃園縣
士林耶穌復活堂士林耶穌復活堂, Tai’an Township 泰安鄉, 苗栗縣
貿易七村聖母無玷之心堂貿易七村聖母無玷之心堂, Pingzhen City 平鎮市, 桃園縣

Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 13

Members: 64 (57 priests)

Last updated on 2026年05月04日

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