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I.M.C.
The Institute of Consolata Missionaries (), commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a Catholic Church, 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. 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. 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: * Bishop Filippo Perlo (1926–1929) * Domenico Fiorina (1949–1969) * Mario Bianchi (1970–1981) * Giuseppe Inverardi (1982–1993) * Pietro Trabucco, I.M.C. (1993–2005) * Aquileo Fiorentini, I.M.C. (2005–2011) * Fr. Stefano Camerlengo, I.M.C. (2011–2023) * Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, I.M.C (2023–present) Prelates from their rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hieronymus Emusugut Joya
Hieronymus Emusugut Joya I.M.C., (born 17 April 1965) is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal since 2022. He was appointed bishop on 20 Jul 2022 by Pope Francis. He succeeded Bishop Virgilio Pante, I.M.C., Bishop Emeritus of Maralal, Kenya, who retired. Background and education He was born on 17 April 1965 in Asinge Village, Amukura District in Teso South Sub-County in Busia County in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu, in Kenya. He was baptized and confirmed in ''St. Anthony of Padua Chakol Catholic Parish'', in the Diocese of Bungoma. He attended ''Changana Primary School'' in the "African Highlands", in Kericho County and in ''Asinge Primary School'' in Busia County for his primary school education. He then studied at ''St. Peter’s Minor Seminary Mukumu'' in the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega from 1982 until 1985, when he completed high school. He joined the Consolata Missionaries in 1990. He studied Philosophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Marengo
Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C. (; born 7 June 1974) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. Created a cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022, he has been the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a missionary jurisdiction that covers the entire country of Mongolia, since 2 April 2020. He is the second youngest member of the College of Cardinals. Biography Marengo was born in Cuneo on 7 June 1974. He is part of the scouts, practices fencing and he graduated at a classical lyceum. He studied philosophy from 1993 to 1995 at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy and theology from 1996 to 1999 at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He studied at the Pontifical Urban University from 1999 to 2002, earning a licentiate and later on (2016) a doctorate in missiology. On 24 June 2000, he made his profession of vows for the Consolata Missionaries and on 26 May 2001 he was ordained a priest. The first member (together with a confrere and 3 religious sisters) of his order to work in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Ireri Mukobo
Anthony Ireri Mukobo I.M.C., (born 23 September 1949) is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Isiolo from February 2023 until his age-related retirement in September 2024. Before that, from January 2006 until February 2023, he was the Apostolic Vicar of the Diocese of Isiolo. Prior to Isiolo, he was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi from December 1999 until January 2006. He was appointed bishop on 22 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II. He retired in 2024, having attained the retirement age of 75 years. He now lives as the Bishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya. Background and education He was born on 23 September 1949 in Mufu Village, in the Apostolic Prefecture of Meru, in Kenya. After studying philosophy and theology he was ordained a priest on 5 January 1980. Priest He was ordained a priest of the Consolata Missionaries on 5 January 1980. He served in that capacity until 22 December 1999. As bishop On 22 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kihara Kariuki
Peter Kihara Kariuki I.M.C. (born 6 February 1954) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya since 2006. He previously served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga, from 1999 until 2006. He was appointed bishop on 3 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Early life and education He was born in Thunguri, Kirinyaga County, Kenya, on 6 February 1954. After studying philosophy and Theology, he was ordained a priest in 1983. Priest He was ordained priest of the Consolata Missionaries on 16 December 1983. He served in that capacity until 3 June 1999. Bishop On 3 June 1999 The Holy Father John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga. On 11 September 1999, he was consecrated and installed at Muranga by the hands of Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, Titular Archbishop of Torcello assisted by Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima, Archbishop of Nyeri and Bishop John Njue, Bishop of Embu. On 25 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Munguti Makau
Peter Munguti Makau I.M.C., (born 6 May 1975) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Isiolo, Kenya since 2024. He served as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese from May 2024 until he succeeded as the Ordinary in September 2024. He was appointed bishop on 4 May 2024 by Pope Francis. Early life and education He was born on 6 May 1975 in Nairobi, in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, in Kenya. He joined the Order of the Consolata Missionaries in Nairobi. He studied at the ''Consolata Seminary Nairobi'', where he completed his postulancy and philosophy studies. He then transferred to the ''Consolata Novitiate of Sagana'' in the Catholic Diocese of Muranga, in Kenya, where he completed his novitiate. He studied theology at the ''Saint Eugène de Mazenod Institute'', in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He also holds a Diploma in Canon Law from the Universidad Monteávila in Caracas, Venezuela. Priest He took his first vows as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Allamano
Saint Giuseppe Allamano, IMC (21 January 1851 – 16 February 1926) was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries (I.M.C.) for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters. Allamano also served as the rector of the Santuario della Consolata and transformed the shrine into a source of spiritual renewal for the faithful. He was beatified on 7 October 1990 and canonized on 20 October 2024. Life Giuseppe Ottavio Allamano was born in Asti in 1851 as the fourth of five children to Joseph and Marianna Cafasso Allamano. His mother was the younger sister of Joseph Cafasso. His father died of anthrax when Giuseppe was three. From 1861 to 1866 Allamano attended the Oratory of John Bosco in Valdocco. He commenced his studies to become a priest in Turin in November 1866, and was ordained to the priesthood on 20 September 1873. He was appointed spiritual director at the major seminary of the diocese of Turin. In 1876 he obtained a doctorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Prefecture Of Ulaanbaatar
The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar () is a Roman Catholic Latin apostolic prefecture (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) located in Mongolia, with its territory consisting of the entire country. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. On 28 August 2016, the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar celebrated the ordination of the first native Mongolian priest by Msgr. Wenceslao Padilla. Other seminarians are studying currently in South Korea. History * Established on 14 March 1922 as Mission “sui iuris” of Outer Mongolia (), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia * Renamed in 1924 as Mission sui iuris of Urga (or Ulanbator) * Promoted on 8 July 2002 as Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, but still not entitled to a titular bishop. Statistics As of 2014, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquæ Novæ In Numidia
Aquae Novae in Numidia is a former Roman city and bishopric and presently a Latin Catholic titular see. History Aquae Novae was an ancient city in present Algeria, which was important enough to become a suffragan bishopric in the Roman province of Numidia, but faded. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric. It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * Douglas Joseph Warren (1964.06.16 – 1967.09.26), as Auxiliary Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia) (1964.06.16 – 1967.09.26), later succeeded as Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes (1967.09.26 – 1994.03.30) * Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, Lazarists (C.M.) (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18), Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18), later Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11), finally Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11) * Tito Solari Capellari, Salesians (S.D.B.) (1986.12.16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superior General
A superior general or general superior is the leader or head of an 'order' of religious persons (nuns, priests, friars, etc) or, in other words, of a 'religious institute' in the Catholic Church, and in some other Christian denominations. The superior general usually holds supreme 'executive' authority in the religious community, subject only to the Pope in the case of Catholic orders, while the general chapter has 'legislative' authority. Many Catholic superiors general are elected (directly or indirectly) by their order's membership, and are based in Rome, and thus facilitate their order's engagement with other elements of church leadership (the Pope; the Roman Curia; other orders' leadership). History The figure of superior general first emerged in the thirteenth century with the development of the centralized government of the Mendicant Orders. The Friars Minor (Franciscans) organized their members under a Minister General, and the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) elected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedictines
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly Christian mysticism, contemplative Christian monasticism, monastic Religious order (Catholic), order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Latin Church. The male religious are also sometimes called the Black Monks, especially in English speaking countries, after the colour of their religious habit, habits, although some, like the Olivetans, wear white. They were founded by Benedict of Nursia, a 6th-century Italian monk who laid the foundations of Benedictine monasticism through the formulation of his Rule. Benedict's sister, Scholastica, possibly his twin, also became a religious from an early age, but chose to live as a hermit. They retained a close relationship until her death. Despite being called an order, the Benedictines do not operate under a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donato Ogliari
Donato Ogliari, OSB (born 10 December 1956) is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Saint Paul outside the Walls since June 2022. He previously served as Abbot of Montecassino from 2014 to 2022, and has been a member of the Dicastery for Bishops since 2022. Biography Early life Ogliari was born in Erba, Lombardy, Italy on 10 December 1956, and was raised in Asso. According to an interview on TV2000, he had an inclination towards the priesthood from the age of four or five. As a schoolchild in Asso, he encountered a priest of the Consolata Missionaries, who invited him to join the community. He then entered that community as a young man and began priestly formation. During his novitiate with the Consolatas, he encountered a monk who accompanied his class on a spiritual retreat, prompting him to think about the contemplative life. He went on to study philosophy for two years in Turin and theology for three years in London, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical Urbaniana University
The Pontifical Urban University, also called the ''Urbaniana'' after its names in both Latin and Italian, is a pontifical university that was under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The university's mission is to train priests, religious brothers and sisters, and lay people for service as missionaries. Its campus is located on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, on extraterritorial property of the Holy See. It was formerly known as the Urban College, or Collegium Urbanum. History From its beginnings, the Urbaniana has always been an academic institution with a missionary character that has served the Catholic Church through the formation of missionaries and experts in the area of Missiology or other disciplines, necessary in the evangelizational activity of the Church. The origins of the university date back to Pope Urban VIII who decided to establish a new college with his papal bull ''Immortalis Dei Filius'' of August 1, 1627. Pope Urban saw, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
