Introduction: The source for Oblate statistics is the database of members in the General Secretariat at the General House, updated and adjusted with reports which come in from the various Oblate provinces, delegations and missions. The records of first vows, final vows, ordinations, departures and deaths which are received daily in Rome go to make up the annual report.

For various reasons, these records sometimes do not arrive at the Secretariat in a timely fashion. The numbers included in this publication, especially related to scholastics, vows, ordinations and departures, reflect not only the statistics of the year that has just passed, but also of some previous years.

GENERAL STATISTICS –January 2016

JANUARY 2015 JANUARY 2016
Total Fr B1 B2 PD Schol. Total Fr B1 B2 PD Schol.
36 33 3 0 0 0 General Admin. 41 38 3 0 0 0
833 547 57 5 0 222 Africa-Madagascar 833 543 454 4 0 232
450 353 24 3 0 70 Latin America 450 350 24 3 0 73
771 580 26 2 2 161 Asia-Oceania 801 580 27 0 2 192
718 608 99 1 2 8 Canada-USA 691 591 90 1 2 7
986 815 103 2 4 63 Europe 960 788 98 4 4 66
3792 *395 312 13 8 524 Total 3776 *2890 296 12 8 570

*Of whom 46 are bishops, 1 is an Apostolic Prefect and 2 are priests in temporal vows

In the above table, each Oblate is counted in the Region to which he belongs. For example, the Oblates in Zambia are counted only in Africa-Madagascar, although they are members of the United States Province. The scholastics in Rome are listed in their home Region.
“B1.” indicates perpetually professed Brothers.
“B2” the Brothers who are still in first formation.
PD refers to an Oblate Brother who is a permanent deacon.

SUMMARY (as of January 2016)

MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE January 2015 January 2016
Cardinals 2 1
Archbishops 9 8
Bishops 38 37
Prefect Apostolic 1 1
Priests 2884 2841
Priests with temporary vows 1 2
Brothers with perpetual vows 312 296
Brothers who are permanent deacons 8 8
Brothers with temporary vows 13 12
Scholastics with perpetual vows 97 97
Scholastics with temporary vows 427 473
Total number of Oblates 3792 3776

 

PERSONNEL BY UNIT
(as of 15 January 2016)

The next table shows the number of Oblates according to the Unit to which they belong. For example, all the Oblates attached to the Zambia Delegation are listed there, even though they are juridically members of the United States Province, or may be temporarily living elsewhere. Some of the Zambian scholastics are in Cedara, others in the U.S. etc.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac Tot
0 0 0 0 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 41
Total: 0 0 0 0 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 41

 

AFRICA-MADAGASCAR

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac. Tot.
Angola 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Botswana 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
Cameroun 0 0 3 0 67 13 0 0 3 41 0 127
Central S. A. 0 0 2 0 24 1 1 0 1 1 0 30
Congo 0 0 1 0 95 12 0 1 10 30 0 149
Kenya 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 12
Lesotho 0 2 3 0 73 12 0 0 6 28 0 124
Madagascar 0 0 0 0 40 3 2 0 5 26 0 76
Namibia 0 1 2 0 31 3 0 0 2 9 0 48
Natal 0 1 1 0 45 0 0 0 1 4 0 52
Nigeria 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 8 0 22
Northern S. A. 0 1 1 0 32 1 0 0 1 1 0 37
Sahara 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Senegal 0 0 0 0 37 2 1 0 1 13 0 54
Zambia 0 0 1 0 30 4 0 0 5 16 0 56
Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 1 9 0 21
Total: 0 5 14 1 522 54 4 1 42 190 0 833

 

LATIN AMERICA

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac. Tot.
Argentina-Chile 0 0 0 0 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 36
Baja California 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Bolivia 0 0 0 0 19 7 0 0 2 0 0 28
Brazil 0 0 1 0 56 3 0 0 1 2 0 63
Colombia 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 16
Cuba 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
French Guyana 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 11 0 27
Haiti 0 0 1 0 92 7 1 0 8 20 0 129
Mexico 0 0 0 0 37 1 1 0 3 10 0 52
Paraguay 0 0 2 0 27 1 0 0 1 2 0 33
Peru 0 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 1 5 0 24
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Uruguay 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 14
Venezuela 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
Total: 0 0 5 0 345 24 3 0 17 56 0 450

 

ASIA-OCEANIA

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac. Tot.
Australia 0 0 1 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 7 0 34
China 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Colombo 0 0 1 0 111 10 0 0 2 32 2 158
India 0 0 0 0 93 1 0 0 2 27 0 123
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 1 0 11 0 43
Jaffna 0 0 0 0 88 2 0 0 5 23 0 118
Japan – Korea 0 0 0 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Korea 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 8
Pakistan 0 0 1 0 28 0 0 0 1 12 0 42
Philippines 1 0 1 0 79 9 0 0 1 16 0 107
Thailand 0 0 1 0 17 1 0 0 2 5 0 26
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Vietnam 0 0 0 0 16 3 0 0 8 35 0 62
Total: 1 0 6 0 572 27 0 1 22 170 2 801

 

CANADA-UNITED STATES

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac. Tot.
Assumption 0 0 0 0 48 2 0 0 0 1 0 51
Lacombe 0 2 5 0 160 26 0 0 0 0 0 193
Notre-Dame-du-Cap 0 0 3 0 127 45 0 0 0 0 2 177
United States 0 1 1 0 244 17 1 0 1 5 0 270
Total: 0 3 9 0 579 90 1 0 1 6 2 691

 

EUROPE

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac. Tot.
Anglo-Irish 0 0 0 0 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 79
Belgium/Holland 0 0 0 0 61 12 0 0 0 0 3 76
Byelorussia 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Central European 0 0 0 0 97 25 0 0 0 6 0 128
France 0 0 0 0 112 15 0 0 0 0 0 127
France Benelux 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
Lourdes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mediterranean 0 0 1 0 149 9 1 0 1 6 1 168
Poland 0 0 0 0 228 30 3 0 14 38 0 313
Romania 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ukraine 0 0 2 0 26 3 0 0 0 1 0 32
Total: 0 0 3 0 785 98 4 0 15 51 4 960
Total: 1 8 37 1 2841 296 12 2 97 473 8 3776

KeyCard=Cardinal; Ar.Ep.=Archbishop; Ep.=Bishop; Pr.Ap.=Prefect Apostolic; Fr.=Father; Br.=Brother; Br.T.=Brother with temp. vows; Fr.T.=Father without Oblation No.; Sc.P.=Scolastics with perp. vows; Sc.T.= Scolastics with temp. vows; Deac= Perm. Deac.

Perpetual Oblations – (reported in 2015)

14697 SARR Marcel 28.02 Dakar Senegal
14696 CHIMESE Abraham 23.01 Ndola Zambia
14698 SCAGLIA Alessandro 28.02 Ivrea Mediterranean
14699 GARDINER Rusty 22.07.2014 Keewatin- Le Pas Lacombe
14700 NUÑEZ YÉPEZ Eduardo 10.04 México Mexico
14701 AYALA Aurelio 01.05 Villarica Paraguay
14702 DIKANY Jules 01.05 Maroua-Mokolo Cameroun
14703 DUVERSEAU Jean 01.05 Les Cayes Haiti
14704 KALALUKA Hector 01.05 Livingstone Zambia
14705 KUNDA Reagan 01.05 Ndola Zambia
14706 NIYONKURU Léon 01.05 Windhoek Namibia
14707 RAFENOMANANTSOA Mamilalaina 01.05 Fianarantsoa Madagascar
14708 MAQABE Julius 01.05 Maseru Lesotho
14709 NKUNYANE Puseletso 01.05 Mohale’s Hoek Lesotho
14710 NTONE Rethabile 01.05 Maseru Lesotho
14711 RAMAQELE George 01.05 Maseru Lesotho
14712 THIBINYANE Moabi 01.05 Mohale’s Hoek Lesotho
14713 TSITA Mahapela 01.05 Maseru Lesotho
14714 ZIEGLER Daniel 05.09 Boston United States
14715 DUDEK Karol 08.09 Kielecka Poland
14716 GRABKA Robert 08.09 Sandomierz Poland
14717 KONIECZNY Jaroslaw 08.09 Pazemyska Poland
14718 LEMEKH Pavel 08.09 Minsk- Mohilev Byelorussia
14719 PILARCZYK Pawel 08.09 Plock Poland
14720 TRAN DUY DAI Joseph 21.05 Bui Chu Vietnam
14721 NGUYEN THINH VUONG Vincent 21.05 Xuan Loc Vietnam
14722 LAJOIE Rosembert 08.09 Les Cayes Haiti
14723 VALCOURT Eric 08.09 Les Cayes Haiti
14724 SAMEDY Louiseau 08.09 Les Cayes Haiti
14725 ANDRIAMAMONJISOA Jean Arthur 08.09 Antsirabe Madagascar
14726 BEARIVOZAFY Gildas 08.09 Ambanja Madagascar
14727 RAJAONARISON Yann 08.09 Port-Bergé Madagascar
14728 RANDRIANASOLO Joseph 08.09 Miarinarivo Madagascar
14729 MPIA BELENDA Claude 08.09 Inongo Congo
14730 NGAMABWINI Steve 08.09 Kikwit Congo
14731 NGONGA Faustin 08.09 Idiofa Congo
14732 GOSSAMBAYE Christian 08.09 Ndjaména Cameroun
14733 BACHEKA DJONLAÏ Thaddée 08.09 Yagoua Cameroun
14734 ISA Vincent 08.09 Jos Nigeria
14735 DAO XUAN HA Louis 22.10 Hue Vietnam
14736 SENADEERA Gihan 11.10 Chilaw Colombo
14737 THANDALGE Chamika 11.10 Chilaw Colombo
14738 KHAWAR MEHBOOB Khadim 06.11 Lahore Pakistan
14739 PRAKASH RAO Bejjam 19.11 Guntur India
14740 JOHNSON Susai Raj 19.11 Vellore India
14741 BHARATH Nayagan 19.11 Dharmapuri India
14742 PIERRE Jonel 08.09.2010 Les Cayes Haiti
14743 THERISPUSPAN Jenistan 08.12 Jaffna Jaffna

 

Obediences – 2015

Date Title Surname Name Origin Destination
13.01 Sch. MAKUNKA Bright Zambia Kenya
14.01 Sch. HERRERA Humberto Mexico Mexico
15.01 Sch. MOTHIBA Thabo S. Africa, Northern S. Africa, Northern
16.01 Sch. MWALA Cornhill Zambia Paraguay
23.01 Sch. ANDRIANARISOA Olivier Madagascar Madagascar
23.01 Sch. ANDRIAMIHAJA Cristophe Madagascar Madagascar
23.01 Sch. RATOLONJANAHARY Georges Madagascar Madagascar
25.02 Sch. LUCAS Regini Jaffna Jaffna
25.02 Sch. MANUELPILLAI Patrick Jaffna Jaffna
25.02 Sch. SEEMANPILLAI Alston Jaffna Jaffna
25.02 Sch. CHIMHOWA Ernest Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
25.02 Sch. CHIPEMBERE Themba Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
04.03 Bro. MHLANGA John Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
04.03 Sch. MALLO Jaime Philippines Philippines
06.03 Sch. TORRES Ronnie Philippines Thailand-Laos
06.03 Fr. ZEVOLA Giovanni Korea China
19.03 Fr. TAILLEZ Daniel United States France
29.03 Fr. RAKOTOARISOA Johnny Madagascar China
29.03 Sch. TCHOUTSEMA ZEOU Anicet Cameroon Cameroon
29.03 Sch. CASTILLO ESCOMILLA Lucio United States United States
19.04 Sch. SILVA CASTILLO Cesar Mexico Mexico
19.04 Sch. LOPEZ ORTIZ Feliciano United States United States
19.04 Bro. GARDINER Rusty OMI Lacombe OMI Lacombe
01.05 Sch. IORKYA’A Godwin Cameroon Cameroon
01.05 Sch. KOYE Joachim Cameroon Cameroon
03.05 Sch. XIAOLONG Paul China China
04.05 Sch. DIAZ MARQUEZ Miguel Argentina-Chile Argentina-Chile
04.05 Sch. KROL Marcin Poland Poland
04.05 Sch. WRZOS Krzysztof Poland Poland
04.05 Sch. SAWICKI Bogdan Ukraine Ukraine
04.05 Sch. OSUJI CHIGOZIE John Nigeria Cameroon
04.05 Sch. PATRICK Paul Assumption Assumption
29.05 Fr. KOWOL Eugeniusz Cameroon Poland
31.05 Sch. MUSILIZO Pius Zambia Zambia
04.06 Fr. SOOSAIPILLAI Alren Jaffna Poland
29.06 Fr. POPIELEWSKI Wojciech Poland Int’l Schol. Rome
29.06 Sch. LETSOELA Julius Lesotho Lesotho
29.06 Sch. FERNANDO Dhunushka Colombo Colombo
29.06 Sch. WIJEKOON Philip Colombo Peru
29.06 Fr. BARBOSA Joao Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. BRADY Michael Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. COLGAN Bernard Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. DE LUCENA SOARES Francisco Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. FELIX DA SILVA Lindomar Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. GOMES Armando Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. McCARTHY Daniel Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. MURPHY Patrick Brazil Central Brazil
29.06 Fr. O’SHEA Thomas Brazil Central Brazil
06.07 Sch. MATKUMBA Gabriel Congo Congo
11.08 Fr. KIENGE-KIENGE Constant Congo General House
12.08 Sch. SOKI Pascal Congo Congo
12.08 Sch. ZAPATA ZURITA Gary Bolivia Bolivia
16.08 Sch. CHAJON OVALLE Federico Guatemala Guatemala
21.09 Fr. ANTHONY David India General House
21.09 Fr. FOLEY Peter Natal General House
21.09 Fr. KHATHALI Callistus Natal Int’l Schol. Rome
23.09 Fr. SAVARIPILLAI Edmund Jaffna Scandinavia
07.10 Sch. GOSSAMBAYE Christian Cameroon Cameroon
12.10 Bro. VANDENEEDE Leo Congo Belgium-Netherlands
09.11 Fr. PELLETIER Jean-Rene Bolivia Notre Dame du Cap
29.11 Fr. VALERE Yves Haiti Haiti
29.11 Sch. PANIZALES Monimar Philippines Philippines
29.11 Sch. FLORES NAVA Juan Mexico Mexico
30.11 Fr. LAWRENCE SELLATHURAI Renald Jaffna Pakistan
30.11 Fr. JAYA RAJ Mathewraj India Australia
30.11 Sch. NAMBONDI Ignatius Namibia Namibia
30.11 Bro. NGUYEN THINH VUONG Vincent Vietnam Vietnam
30.11 Sch. PHAM HUUN CHI Pierre Vietnam Vietnam
30.11 Sch. NGUYEN HUU THAI Joseph Vietnam Vietnam
30.11 Sch. VU DUY TAN Nicolas Vietnam Vietnam
30.11 Sch. NGUYEN QUOC VONG Jean-Baptiste Vietnam Vietnam
03.12 Sch. MANDAVA Lucky Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
09.12 Sch. NIYONKURU Leon Namibia Namibia

 

Oblates in First Formation – 2015
(Reported as of January 2016)

Year Scholastics Bros. In
Temp. vows
First
Vows
Perpetual
Vows
Ordinations
2015 570 12 107 49 50
2014 524 13 129 79 55
2013 558 3 101 49 76
2012 627 9 87 100* 84
2011 685 17 132 72 74
2010 672 19 82 47 32
2009 632 28 104 76 46

*Please note that these numbers include Oblates who either professed vows or were ordained in previous years but the fact had not been reported to the General Secretariat before January 2016.

 

Deaths and Departures – 2015

Deaths in 201594 (1 Cardinal, 2 Bishops, 72 Priests, 19 Brothers)

2014: 108
2013: 95
2012:103 
2011:108 
2010: 92

Departures reported in 2015: 43 (18 priests, 21 scholastics, 4 Brothers)

2014: 131 (19 priests, 105 scholastics, 7 Brothers)

2013: 116 (19 priests, 91 scholastics, 6 Brothers)

2012: 74 (22 priests, 49 scholastics, 3 Brothers)

2011: 47 (16 priests, 31 scholastics)

2010: 51 (12 priests, 39 scholastics)

2009: 49 (11 priests, 35 scholastics, 3 Brothers) 2015: 

-14 scholastics did not renew their temporary vows.

-3 scholastics were dispensed from temporary vows.

-2 scholastics were dispensed from perpetual vows

-1 scholastic was dismissed from the Congregation

-1 scholastic was laicized

-1 Brother did not renew their temporary vows.

-1 Brother was dispensed from perpetual vows

-1 Brother was dispensed from temporary vows

-1 Brother was dismissed from the Congregation

-1 priest did not renew temporary vows

-3 priests were dismissed “ipso jure” from the Congregation.

-2 priests were dismissed from the Congregation.

-6 priests were laicized

-6 priests were definitively incardinated into a diocese.