The Institute of Consolata Missionaries (), commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a

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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 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 ...

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. 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 ranks

;''Deceased (by year of death) * 1930: Fr. Giuseppe Balbo,

Apostolic Prefect An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Meru (Kenya) * 1933: Fr. Gaudenzio Barlassina, Apostolic Prefect of Kaffa (Ethiopia) * 1935: Fr. Francesco Cagliero, Prefect Apostolic of Iringa (Tanzania) * 1944: Bishop Giuseppe Perrachon,

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emeritus of Nyeri (Kenya) * 1948: Bishop Gabriele Perlo, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Mogadishu (Somalia) * 1948: Bishop Filippo Perlo, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Kenya (Kenya) and Superior General emeritus of Consolata Missionaries * 1953: Bishop Luigi Santa, Bishop of Rimini (Italy) * 1960: Bishop Antonio Torasso, Apostolic Vicar of Florencia (Colombia) * 1965: Bishop Attilio Beltramino, Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania) * 1966: Bishop José Nepote-Fus, Bishop Prelate Emeritus of Roraima (Brazil) * 1976: Bishop Lawrence Victor Bessone, Bishop of Meru (Kenya) * 1978: Bishop Carlo Re, Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio (Italy) * 1990: Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya) * 2012: Bishop Angelo Cuniberti, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Florencia (Colombia) * 2014: Bishop José Luis Serna Alzate, Bishop emeritus of Líbano–Honda (Colombia) * 2014: Bishop Servílio Conti, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Roraima (Brazil) ;''Alive'' * Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbataar * Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia * Bishop

Evaristo Marc Chengula Evaristo Marc Chengula (1 January 1941 – 21 November 2018) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic bishop from the congregation of the Consolata Missionaries. Biography Chengula was born in Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of T ...

, Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania) * Bishop Giovanni Crippa, Bishop of Estância (Brazil) * Bishop Carillo Gritti, Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil) * Bishop

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 Januar ...

, Apostolic Vicar of Isiolo (Kenya) and

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* Bishop

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 ...

, Bishop of Isiolo (Kenya) * Bishop

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, ...

, Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya) * Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique) * Bishop Aldo Mongiano, Bishop Emeritus of Roraima (Brazil) * Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, Apostolic Vicar of San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of

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* Bishop

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 Virgi ...

, Bishop of Maralal (Kenya) * Bishop Virgilio Pante, Bishop Emeritus of Maralal (Kenya) * Bishop Joaquím Humberto Pinzón Güiza, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of

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* Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, Bishop of Manzini (Swaziland). * Bishop Elio Rama, Bishop of Pinheiro (Brazil) * Bishop Ambrogio Ravasi, Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya) * Bishop Inácio Saure, Bishop of Tete (Mozambique) * Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, Bishop emeritus of Joaçaba (Brazil) * Fr. Alberto Trevisiol,

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of the

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* Bishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. (Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, Kenya)https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmurugara.html * Abbot

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, abbot of

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(Took vows as a Consolata in 1978, ordained as a priest for the Institute in 1982, left the Institute in 1987 to enter the Benedictines.)

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