Institutum Missionum a Consolata | |
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Abbreviation | I.M.C. |
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Formation | 29 January 1901 |
Founder | St. Giuseppe Allamano |
Members | 947 members (737 priests) as of 2018 |
Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, IMC | |
Parent organization | Roman Catholic Church |
Website | http://www.consolata.org/ |
The Institute of Consolata Missionaries (Latin : Institutum Missionum a Consolata), commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a Catholic religious congregation of Pontifical Right with branches for both men and women. Its members add the nominal I.M.C. after their names to indicate membership in the Institute. [1]
The Institute was established in 1901 by the Italian priest Saint Giuseppe Allamano in Turin. He established a branch of the order for women, the Consolata Missionary Sisters, in 1910. [2]
Its headquarters is in Viale della Mura Aurelie 11-13, Rome, Italy. In 2018, the congregation had 227 houses, 947 members (737 priests). Superiors of the institute include: [1]
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