The Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (), also called the Dehonians, is a

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clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men in the Catholic Church founded in northern France in

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in 1878. The congregation is present in over 40 countries on five continents (Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia). It is headquartered in

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. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú is the current superior general. In the United States, it is based in

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. There it also operates the Sacred Heart School of Theology, the largest seminary in the United States for men over the age of 30 who are preparing for the priesthood. Among other facilities, the Institute has owned and operated

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students.

Superiors general

(28 June 1878 – 12 August 1925) * Joseph Philippe (20 January 1926 – 24 October 1935) * Theodorus Govaart (24 October 1935 – 7 September 1953) * Alphons Lellig (11 January 1954 – 13 December 1958) * Joseph de Palma (15 July 1959 – 6 June 1967) * Albert Bourgeois (6 June 1967 – 6 June 1979) * Antonio Panteghini (6 June 1979 – 24 May 1991) * Virginio Bressanelli (24 May 1991 – 27 May 2003) *

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(27 May 2003 – 25 May 2015) *

Heiner Wilmer Heiner Wilmer, SCJ (born 9 April 1961, in Schapen) is a German Catholic prelate who has served as the Bishop of Hildesheim since 2018. He was formerly the superior general of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). ...

(25 May 2015 – 6 April 2018) * Carlos Enrique Caamaño Martín (6 April 2018 – 20 July 2018) * Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú (20 July 2018 – )

Sainthood causes

Blesseds *

Juan María de la Cruz Juan María de la Cruz, Priests of the Sacred Heart, S.C.I. (born Mariano García Méndez, San Esteban de los Patos, Province of Ávila, 25 September 1891 – Silla, Valencia, 23 August 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest. The Roman Cat ...

(born Mariano García Méndez) (25 September 1891 – 23 August 1936), Martyr of the Spanish Civil War, beatified on 11 March 2001 Venerables * Jean of the Sacred Heart (born Léon-Gustave Dehon) (14 March 1843 – 12 August 1925), founder of the Congregation, declared Venerable on 8 March 1997. beatification postponed due to his writings expressing antisemitism * Antonio Vincenzo Gallo (11 January 1899 - 2 May 1934), oblate, declared Venerable on 9 April 1990 *

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(24 December 1913 - 17 April 2006), founder of the Marian Fraternity of the Heart of Jesus, declared Venerable on 23 February 2023 Servants of God * André Prévot (9 November 1840 - 26 November 1913), priest * Nicola (Martino) Capelli (20 September 1912 - 1 October 1944), martyr, declared as a Servant of God on 14 February 1995 * Aquilino (Bernardo) Longo (25 August 1907 - 3 November 1964), martyr, declared as a Servant of God on 31 May 1993 * José Antônio do Couto (1 November 1927 - 30 July 1997), Bishop of Taubaté, declared as a Servant of God on 29 March 2012 * Léo Tarcísio Gonçalves Pereira (19 October 1961 - 4 January 2007), founder of the Bethânia Community

Notable members

Stanisław Nagy Stanisław Kazimierz Nagy, SCI (30 September 1921 – 5 June 2013) was a Polish member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) and a cardinal.Catholic HierarchyStanisław Kazimierz Cardinal Nagy, S.C.I. †/ref> He was born in ...

Eusébio Scheid Eusébio Oscar Scheid S.C.J. (8 December 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro from 2001 to 2009. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2003. He was previously Bishop ...

* André Prévot

References

External links

Official website
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Superiors general

Sainthood causes

Notable members

See also

References

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