Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

Historical Details

• Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • Latin Name: Congregatio Filiorum Sacratissimi Cordis Jesu
  • Founded: 1 June 1867
  • Clerical Religious Congregation
  • Description: (Missioni Africane di Verona)

Past and Present Leaders

• Antonio Vignato, F.S.C.J. † (2 May 1937 Appointed - 2 May 1947 Resigned)
• Gaetano Briani, F.S.C.J. † ( 1959 Appointed - 1969 Resigned)
• Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I. (30 Sep 2015 Elected - 6 Nov 2024 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian))

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Houses	Source
Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
1954		1,005		ap1955
1959		1,340		ap1960
1963		1,640		ap1964
1966	889	1,703	219	ap1967
1967	959	1,740	248	ap1968
1971	1,059	1,724	289	ap1972
1974	1,099	1,569	336	ap1975
1976	1,116	1,653	349	ap1977
1977	1,128	1,643	337	ap1978
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
1981	1,284	1,835	390	ap1982
1986	1,300	1,891	397	ap1987
1990	1,311	1,907		ap1991
1991	1,316	1,939	371	ap1992
1995	1,308	1,961	352	ap1996
2000	1,311	2,239		ap2001
2001	1,312	2,218		ap2002
2002	1,316	2,250	309	ap2003
2004	1,318	2,225	350	ap2005
2009	1,296	1,803	328	ap2010
2010	1,272	1,768	323	ap2011
2011	1,261	1,729	322	ap2012
2012	1,253	1,732	312	ap2013
2013	1,239	1,693	310	ap2014
2014	1,230	1,673	301	ap2015
2017	1,178	1,662	288	ap2018
2020	1,134	1,623	275	ap2021
2022	1,093	1,544	270	ap2023

Affiliated Members, Living

• Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 13 Sep 1980 to 13 Dec 1997)
• Eugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 18 Dec 1972 to 1 Jun 1995)
• Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (Member: 5 May 1991; Priest: 10 Jun 1995 to 25 Oct 2016)
• António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I. (Member: 10 May 1997; Priest: 13 Jun 2001 to 13 Dec 2022)
• Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I. (Member: 19 Dec 2003; Priest: 4 Sep 2004 to 8 Mar 2021)
• Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I. (Member: 27 Sep 1991; Priest: 8 Aug 1992 to 5 Sep 2024)
• Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.I. (Member: 16 May 1998; Priest: 15 Aug 2002 to 25 Oct 2022)
• Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. (Member: 28 Apr 1977; Priest: 26 Jun 1978 to 17 Aug 2009)
• Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1963; Priest: 11 Mar 1967 to 1 Apr 2005)
• Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. (Deacon: 18 Nov 2003; Priest: 3 Oct 2004 to 18 Nov 2020)
• Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I. (Member: 1986; Priest: 26 Aug 1995 to 6 Nov 2024; Superior General: 30 Sep 2015 to 6 Nov 2024)
• Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J. (Member: 9 Sep 1950; Priest: 22 Dec 1956 to 18 May 1971)
• Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1962; Priest: 30 Mar 1963 to 13 Jul 2002)
• Juan González Núñez, M.C.C.I. (Member: 1964; Priest: 1968 to 29 Sep 2020)
• Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. (Member: 25 May 1985; Priest: 23 Sep 1989 to 20 Feb 2014)
• Claudio Lurati, M.C.C.I. (Member: 1985; Priest: 23 Sep 1989 to 6 Aug 2020)
• Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. (Member: 26 Jun 1988; Priest: 18 Oct 1992 to 11 Oct 2010)
• Léonard Ndjadi Ndjate, M.C.C.I. (Member: 10 Oct 2005; Priest: 13 Aug 2006 to 13 May 2023)
• Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 19 Mar 1970 to 10 Jun 1995)
• Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1965; Priest: 3 Jul 1966 to 16 Dec 2004)
• Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I. (Member: 25 May 1985; Priest: 11 Jul 1987 to 11 Jul 2017)
• Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 7 Jun 1975 to 28 Nov 1998)
• Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 18 Feb 1979 to 25 Jun 2001)
• Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. (Member: 29 Apr 1989; Priest: 25 Sep 1993 to 31 Mar 2021)

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Affiliated Members, Deceased

• Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. † (Member: Sep 1973; Priest: 20 Sep 1980 to 29 Jan 2016)
• Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 1965; Priest: 30 Mar 1969 to 14 Jul 2005)
• Angelo Barbisotti, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 15 Jul 1928 to 14 Nov 1957)
• Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930 to 29 Jun 1953)
• Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 7 Jun 1952 to 14 Jun 1973)
• Francesco Saverio Bini, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 27 Jul 1908 to 19 Nov 1930)
• Gaetano Briani, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 1925; Superior General: 1959 to 1969)
• Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 31 May 1947 to 12 Jan 1967)
• Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 6 Sep 1954; Priest: 2 Apr 1960 to 20 Dec 1993)
• Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 6 Jun 1925 to 1 Dec 1950)
• José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † (Member: 7 Oct 1937; Priest: 10 Apr 1943 to 9 May 1959)
• Domenico Ferrara, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 14 Jul 1929 to 11 Mar 1949)
• Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. † (Member: 7 Oct 1932; Priest: 16 Apr 1938 to 15 Mar 1979)
• Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 9 Sep 1957; Priest: 28 Jun 1964 to 4 Oct 1983)
• Franz Xaver Geyer, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 16 Nov 1882 to 6 Aug 1903)
• Júan Giordani, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 22 Mar 1931 to 15 Apr 1958)
• Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 9 Sep 1967; Priest: 12 Apr 1970 to 12 Dec 1974)
• Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 11 Jul 1926 to 8 May 1947)
• Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 26 Mar 1966 to 22 Nov 1995)
• Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 9 Sep 1955; Priest: 17 Mar 1962 to 31 Dec 1989)
• Sisto Mazzoldi, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1922 to 8 Jul 1950)
• Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 9 Sep 1950; Priest: 15 Jun 1957 to 15 Dec 1995)
• Giovanni Migliorati, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 19 Sep 1965; Priest: 12 Apr 1969 to 21 Mar 2009)
• Stjepan Mlakić, F.S.C.J. † (Member: 1915 to 21 Oct 1938)
• Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 10 Aug 1912 to 10 Dec 1934)
• Rodolfo Orler, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 23 Dec 1916 to 11 Dec 1933)
• Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 7 Oct 1943; Priest: 11 Jun 1949 to 6 Nov 1984)
• Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 19 Jun 1940; Priest: 7 Jul 1940 to 16 Jul 1955)
• Anton Reiterer, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1933 to 29 Feb 1956)
• Antonio Maria Roveggio, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 29 Mar 1884 to 8 Feb 1895)
• Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 9 Sep 1969; Priest: 18 Mar 1970 to 6 Mar 1989)
• Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. † (Member: 15 Aug 1968; Priest: 27 May 1972 to 6 Nov 2009)
• Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 1 Jun 1900 to 29 Oct 1924)
• Olindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Mar 1952 to 2 Feb 1990)
• Antonio Stoppani, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 4 Aug 1895 to 30 May 1913)
• Angelo Tarantino, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 19 Mar 1932 to 12 Feb 1959)
• Antonio Vignato, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 3 Aug 1902; Superior General: 2 May 1937 to 2 May 1947)
• Pietro Villa, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 13 Nov 1923 to 25 Mar 1946)
• Giuseppe Zambonardi, F.S.C.J. † (Priest: 8 Aug 1909 to 1 Feb 1928)

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