Consolata Missionaries


The Consolata Missionaries are an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation for men and women.

History

The Instituto Missioni Della Consolata was established on 29 January 1901 by the beatified Italian priest Giuseppe Allamano. For men, it is a Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right. Its headquarters are at Viale della Mura Aurelie 11-13, 00165 in Rome, Italy.

Statistics

In 2012, the male branch of the congregation had 218 houses and 1,000 members, including 758 priests. Sister Leonella Sgorbati, M.C., was beatified as a martyr in 2017.

Superiors general

The current Superior General of the Sisters of Consolata Missionaries is Simona Brambilla since 7 June 2011.

Prelates from their ranks

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  • 1930: Fr. Giuseppe Balbo, Apostolic Prefect of Meru
  • 1933: Fr. Gaudenzio Barlassina, Apostolic Prefect of Kaffa
  • 1935: Fr. Francesco Cagliero, Prefect Apostolic of Iringa
  • 1944: Bishop Giuseppe Perrachon, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Nyeri
  • 1948: Bishop Gabriele Perlo, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Mogadishu
  • 1948: Bishop Filippo Perlo, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Kenya and Superior General emeritus of Consolata Missionaries
  • 1953: Bishop Luigi Santa, Bishop of Rimini
  • 1960: Bishop Antonio Torasso, Apostolic Vicar of Florencia
  • 1965: Bishop Attilio Beltramino, Bishop of Iringa
  • 1966: Bishop José Nepote-Fus, Bishop-prelate emeritus of Roraima
  • 1976: Bishop Lawrence Victor Bessone, Bishop of Meru
  • 1978: Bishop Carlo Re, Bishop emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio
  • 1990: Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, Bishop emeritus of Marsabit
  • 2012: Bishop Angelo Cuniberti, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Florencia
  • 2014: Bishop José Luis Serna Alzate, Bishop emeritus of Líbano–Honda
  • 2014: Bishop Servílio Conti, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Roraima
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