Origin from 1816
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a Catholic missionary religious congregation dedicated to evangelizing among the poorest and most abandoned populations, founded on 25 January 1816 in Aix en Provence, France, by Eugène de Mazenod, initially as the Society of Missionaries of Provence preaching parish missions in the Provencal dialect. The congregation received papal recognition from Pope Leo XII on 17 February 1826 as a congregation of pontifical right under the name Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary. As of 2020 it comprised about 3,786 members, including 2,741 priests, working worldwide through parishes, schools, retreat centers and missionary work among Indigenous peoples, a history that includes documented cases of abuse within residential schools it administered in Canada.
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The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest later
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The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church.
Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church.
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Wikidata Q1336967, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Originated In: France, Opening article text
The first members of this society , founded in 1816, were known as "Missionaries of Provence"
Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Government
(2) ordinary, as vested in the superior-general elected for life by the general chapter, and assisted by a council of four assistants and a bursar-general, named for a term of years, renewable by the same authority.
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