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.

JANUARY 2016 JANUARY 2017
Total Fr B1 B2 PD Schol. Total Fr B1 B2 PD Schol.
41 38 3 0 0 0 General Admin. 41 38 3 0 0 0
833 543 54 4 0 232 Africa-Madagascar 838 555 49 3 0 231
450 350 24 3 0 73 Latin America 436 354 26 3 0 53
801 580 27 0 2 192 Asia-Oceania 806 583 25 2 2 194
691 591 90 1 2 7 Canada-USA 657 564 85 0 2 6
960 788 98 4 4 66 Europe 931 773 96 3 3 56
3776 *2890 296 12 8 570 Total 3709 *2867 284 11 7 540

*Of whom 47 are bishops, 1 is an Apostolic Prefect and 1 is a priest 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, and “B2” the Brothers who are still in first formation. PD refers to an Oblate Brother who is a permanent deacon.

SUMMARY (as of January 2017)

MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE January 2016 January 2017
Cardinals 1 2
Archbishops 8 8
Bishops 37 37
Prefect Apostolic 1 1
Priests 2841 2818
Priests with temporary vows 2 1
Brothers with perpetual vows 296 284
Brothers who are permanent deacons 8 7
Brothers with temporary vows 12 11
Scholastics with perpetual vows 97 68
Scholastics with temporary vows 473 472
Total number of Oblates 3776 3709

 

PERSONNEL BY UNIT
(As of 17 January 2017)

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 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 13
Botswana 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 11
Camero0n 0 0 3 0 67 12 0 0 6 28 0 116
Central S. Africa 0 0 1 0 24 1 0 0 2 1 0 29
Congo 0 0 1 0 96 12 0 0 7 29 0 145
Kenya 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 4 0 14
Lesotho 1 2 2 0 74 10 0 0 4 23 0 116
Madagascar 0 0 0 0 40 3 2 0 5 28 0 78
Namibia 0 1 2 0 32 2 0 0 0 8 0 45
Natal 0 1 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 9 0 56
Nigeria 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 2 24 0 39
Northern S. Africa. 0 1 1 0 31 1 0 0 0 2 0 36
Sahara 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Senegal 0 0 0 0 36 2 1 0 1 17 0 57
Zambia 0 0 2 0 35 3 0 0 5 13 0 58
Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 1 10 0 23
Total: 1 5 13 1 534 49 3 1 33 198 0 838

 

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 33 2 0 0 0 1 0 36
Baja California 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Bolivia 0 0 0 0 18 7 0 0 2 0 0 27
Brazil 0 0 1 0 57 3 0 0 2 0 0 63
Colombia 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 15
Cuba 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
French Guyana 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 16 0 1 0 2 4 0 23
Haiti 0 0 1 0 93 7 2 0 3 21 0 127
Mexico 0 0 0 0 37 2 0 0 0 7 0 46
Paraguay 0 0 2 0 28 1 0 0 1 1 0 33
Peru 0 0 1 0 12 2 0 0 0 3 0 18
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Uruguay 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 14
Venezuela 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 10
Total: 0 0 6 0 348 26 3 0 10 43 0 436

 

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 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 41
Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 26 0 0 0 1 8 0 36
China 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 19
Colombo 0 0 1 0 110 8 0 0 0 24 2 145
India 0 0 0 0 87 1 0 0 2 38 0 128
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 0 1 11 0 46
Jaffna 0 0 0 0 92 2 0 0 1 25 0 120
Japan – Korea 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
Korea 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 8
Pakistan 0 0 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 10 0 39
Philippines 1 0 1 0 79 9 0 0 1 12 0 103
Thailand 0 0 1 0 19 1 0 0 0 5 0 26
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Vietnam 0 0 0 0 20 3 0 0 4 45 0 72
Total: 1 0 6 0 576 25 2 0 11 183 2 806

 

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 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 50
Lacombe 0 2 5 0 152 24 0 0 0 0 0 183
Notre-Dame-du-Cap 0 0 3 0 125 41 0 0 0 0 2 171
United States 0 1 1 0 228 17 0 0 0 6 0 253
Total: 0 3 9 0 552 85 0 0 0 6 2 657

 

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 69 4 0 0 0 0 0 73
Belgium/Holland 0 0 0 0 59 11 0 0 0 0 2 72
Byelorussia 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Central European 0 0 0 0 90 23 0 0 1 4 0 118
France 0 0 0 0 103 14 0 0 0 0 0 117
France & Benelux 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
Lourdes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mediterranean 0 0 1 0 149 9 1 0 2 4 1 167
Poland 0 0 0 0 235 32 2 0 11 33 0 313
Romania 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ukraine 0 0 2 0 27 3 0 0 0 1 0 33
Total: 0 0 3 0 770 96 3 0 14 42 3 931

 

Card. Ar.Ep. Ep. Pr.Ap. Fr. Br. Br.T Fr.T Sc.P. Sc.T. Deac. Tot.
Total: 2 8 37 1 2818 284 11 1 68 472 7 3709

Legenda: Card= 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 2016)

Number Family Name Name Date Dioc. of Origin Unit
14761 ZANDONDA Isaac Randal 16/01/2010 Masvingo Zimbabwe
14782 HERU SETYO SUHARTONO Robertus 21/05/2013 Yogyakarta Indonesia
14762 DEURNOUDJI Omdel Etienne 21/06/2015 Pala Cameroon
14772 MANDAVA Lucky 31/07/2015 Bulawayo Zimbabwe
14748 MIRANDA DUARTE Derlis Gualberto 01/08/2015 Villarrica Paraguay
14752 AMANCIO Rey Emmanuel 15/08/2015 Cotabato Philippines
14753 BARRETTO Alvin Vicente 15/08/2015 Cotabato Philippines
14754 BELEY Mark Yoniz Capili 15/08/2015 Sta Rosa, N. Ecija Philippines
14755 ONDOY Stephen Calungsod 15/08/2015 San Isidro Philippines
08302 MENGER Mathias 13/11/2015 San Antonio United States
14745 HALOHO Alya Denny 24/01/2016 Yogyakarta Indonesia
14746 MARYANTO Paulinus 24/01/2016 Yogyakarta Indonesia
14744 ARUL RAJ Casmir 26/01/2016 Chennai India
14747 PAPI Jacopo 03/04/2016 Frascati Mediterranean
14750 MEC Karel Frantisek 01/05/2016 Prague Central European.
14751 KIM OK KI Simeon 01/05/2016 Seoul Japan-Korea
14749 CHE PAAU Antonio 01/05/2016 Las Margaritas Paraguay
14757 KASSI Hermann 30/07/2016 Obala Cameroun
14758 MAKAU Jeremea Nkaiseng 30/07/2016 Bioemfontein Central S. Africa.
14759 MWANSA Godfrey 30/07/2016 Monze Zambia
14760 PHIRI Veliano Bright 30/07/2016 Mansa Zambia
14774 DE FARIAS Antonio Kleber 07/08/2016 São Paulo Brazil
14775 DE SANTANA Sergio 07/08/2016 São Paulo Brazil
14776 SIMSANG Sobuj 12/08/2016 Dhaka Bangladesh
14756 HERNANDEZ Carlos Catalino 13/08/2016 Chimaltenango Guatemala
14773 SARTORIO FRAGA Alberto Fredy 14/08/2016 Montevideo Uruguay
14763 DJEBARDE Gérald 08/09/2016 Moundou Cameroun
14764 EZETI TIZI Dieudonné 08/09/2016 Garoua Cameroun
14765 VONDOU Gérard 08/09/2016 Garoua Cameroun
14781 LAJOIE Adley 08/09/2016 Mazenod Haiti
14766 BIEGANSKI Pawel 08/09/2016 Pelplin Poland
14767 GAWLICZEK Blazej Mateusz 08/09/2016 Katowice Poland
14768 KLOS Lukasz 08/09/2016 Zielonogorsko-Gorzowska Poland
14769 KOTLARSKI Adrian Wojciech 08/09/2016 Poznanska Poland
14771 ZWIERZYCHOWSKI Dominik M. 08/09/2016 Poznan Poland
14770 WICHLACZ Hubert 11/09/2016 Gniezno Poland
14777 INDIBI Didier 25/09/2016 Kinshasa Congo
14780 KAMBINYAM Jerry Jeremie 25/09/2016 Kinshasa Congo
14779 KIKWETE MILANDU Benjamin 25/09/2016 Kinshasa Congo
14778 NGOY MPIANA Serge 25/09/2016 Kinshasa Congo
14784 BUI CONG DUNG Joseph 29/10/2016 Phan Thiet Vietnam
14785 NGUY?N VAN H?P Jean-Baptiste 29/10/2016 Phan Thiet Vietnam
14786 TR?N NG?C TU?N Antoine 29/10/2016 Phan Thiet Vietnam
14787 TR?N THANH TU?N Jean-Baptiste 29/10/2016 Phan Thiet Vietnam
14783 DIODATI Antonio 26/11/2016 Caserta Mediterranean
14788 DOMBEK Piotr 15/10/2016 Plasy Central European

 

Obediences – 2016
(* indicates first Obedience)

Date Title Surname Name Origin Destination
12/01 Sch.* DE SUOUZA VALADAO Manoel Brazil Brazil
12/01 Sch.* DIKANY Jules Cameroon Cameroon
12/01 Fr.* PIERRE Jonel Haiti Haiti
12/01 Fr. GALI BENJAMIN John Bosco India Assumption CA
12/01 Fr.* IIPINGE Bonaventure Namibia Namibia
12/01 Sch.* XAYAVONG Sayyane Thailand – Laos Thailand – Laos
28/01 Fr. ALUTHWATTE Joseph Argentina – Chile United States
29/01 Fr. TASAR Lepi Nene Congo Venezuela
29/01 Fr. CHODAGIRI Davidraj India Australia
01/02 Fr.* AMUDHAN JAMES Paul India India
01/02 Fr.* DHIVYANATHAN Yesuraj India India
01/02 Fr.* IRUTHAYARAJ John India India
07/02 Fr. SELVARAJ Pauldass India United States
10/02 Sch.* HAUSIKU Johannes Namibia Namibia
11/02 Fr. KOSCINSKI Kazimierz Cameroon Poland
11/02 Fr. HARDING Nicholas J. United States Peru
06/03 Fr. ANTONYSAMY Peter India United States
06/03 Fr. MARIASOOSAI Lawrence India United States
04/04 Fr. DURAND Andre Cameroon France
04/04 Bro. GIVELET Herve Cameroon France
04/04 Fr. MARTIN Raoul Cameroon France
04/04 Sch.* ZIEGLER Daniel United States United States
09/04 Sch.* KALALUKA Hector Zambia Zambia
09/04 Sch.* KUNDA Reagan Zambia Zambia
12/04 Sch.* ANTHONY Anton Xavier Jaffna Jaffna
26/04 Fr. MALU Basile Anglo Irish Argentina Chile
26/04 Fr. MUNIA Marc Anglo Irish Argentina Chile
26/04 Fr. SOWRIAPPAN Loorthusamy India Mexico
26/04 Fr. PACHCHEK Paul Jaffna Poland
04/05 Sch.* DRZEWICZAK Maciej M Poland Poland
04/05 Sch.* GRABWOSKI Dawid Poland Poland
04/05 Sch.* JEZAK Daniel J. Poland Poland
04/05 Sch.* LITVINOV Anton Poland Ukraine
04/05 Sch.* OSADNIK Patryk D. Poland Poland
04/05 Sch.* PAWLOWSKI Mateusz P. Poland Poland
04/05 Sch.* PRANDZIOCH Karol Poland Poland
04/05 Sch.* SZURA Tomasz Poland Poland
17/05 Sch.* BELEY Mark Philippines China
17/05 Sch.* KANDE Honore Congo Congo
17/05 Sch.* KIMBUNGU Theophile Congo Congo
17/05 Sch.* KINAGENI Betuel Congo Congo
17/05 Sch.* NTONI Noel Congo Congo
17/05 Sch.* NZIR Sebastien Congo Congo
17/05 Sch.* POLOTO Jean Congo Congo
17/05 Sch.* TOTOKANI Jean-Baptiste Congo Congo
17/05 Fr.* POLELO Luca Mediterranean Mediterranean
17/05 Fr.* RIZZARO Gianluca Mediterranean Mediterranean
17/05 Fr.* SCAGLIA Alessandro Mediterranean Mediterranean
17/05 Sch.* AMANCIO Rey Philppines China
17/05 Sch.* BARRETTO Alvin Philppines Philippines
31/05 Fr. MENGER Mathias United States United States
17/06 Fr. McMAHON Donald James General Admin. United States
05/07 Bro. DE MORAES GOMES José Diemeson Brazil Brazil
05/07 Bro. KLOS Lukasz Mateusz Poland Poland
05/07 Bro. WICHLACZ Hubert Poland Poland
06/07 Fr.* KIDARI Pascal Cameroon Cameroon
18/07 Sch.* SENADEERA Gihan Colombo Colombo
18/07 Sch.* THANDALGE Chamika Colombo Colombo
18/07 Fr.* BHARATH Nayagan Raji India India
18/07 Fr.* JOHNSON Susaj Raj India India
18/07 Bro. HERNÁNDEZ Carlos Catarino Mexico Mexico
19/07 Sch.* PÉREZ ESCALANTE Dario Guatemala Guatemala
22/08 Fr.* PRAKASH RAO Bejjam India India
22/08 Sch.* MAQABE Juliosu Moeketsi Lesotho Lesotho
22/08 Fr. NKUNYANE Puseletso Ananias Lesotho Nigeria
22/08 Sch.* NTONE Rethabile Lesotho Lesotho
22/08 Sch.* RAMAQELE George Rakotsoane Lesotho Nigeria
22/08 Fr. PAUCAR Heinner Peru OMI Lacombe
22/08 Fr. SCHROEDER Mauricio Peru OMI Lacombe
26/08 Fr. ROY Joseph Aloysius Colombo Jaffna
31/08 Fr. RAKOTRONDRAVELO Alphonse Madagascar General House
05/09 Fr. MARTINEZ VEGA Joaquin General Admin. Mediterranean
08/09 Fr. ILOMBUN Constant Asemion Congo OMI Lacombe
08/09 Sch.* NÚNEZ YÉPEZ Eduardo Mexico Anglo-Irish
08/09 Sch.* AYALA Aurelio Paraguay Zimbabwe
12/10 Fr. O’DONNELL William General Admin. United States
14/10 Fr. ROSTKOWSKI Marek General Admin. Poland
19/10 Fr. DZIEDZIC Marek Sweden Poland
25/10 Sch.* KHAWAR MEHBOOB Khadim Joseph Colombo Pakistan
25/10 Sch.* SARTORIO FRAGA Alberto Fredy Mediterranean Uruguay
05/12 Fr.* ALEX A. Don Joseph Colombo Anglo-Irish
14/12 Fr. ELOSES SING-A-NTAL Egide Congo Paraguay
21/12 Fr. ARCHBOLD John Anglo Irish Australia
21/12 Sch.* ISA Vincent Cameroon Brazil
21/12 Sch.* NYIOR Pius Cameroon Cameroon
21/12 Fr.* AROCKIASAMY Satheesh India India
21/12 Sch.* HALOHO Alya Indonesia Indonesia
21/12 Sch.* MARYANTO Paulinus Indonesia Indonesia
21/12 Sch.* TSITA Mahapela Lesotho Lesotho
22/12 Fr. JEYACHANDRAN James Korea Australia
28/12 Fr. JAROSZ Tomasz Guatemala Poland
30/12 Sch.* ANDRIAMONJISOA Jean Arthur Madagascar Madagascar
30/12 Sch.* BEARIVOZAFY Sergino Madagascar Madagascar
30/12 Sch.* RAFENOMANANTSOA Jacquot Madagascar Madagascar
30/12 Sch.* RAJAONARISON Yann Madagascar Madagascar
30/12 Sch.* CHIMESE Abraham Zambia Zambia
31/12 Sch.* RANDRIANASOLO Joseph Madagascar Madagascar

 

Oblates in First Formation – 2016
(Reported as of January 2017)

Year Scholastics Bros. In
Temp. vows
First
Vows
Perpetual
Vows
Ordinations
2016 540 11 90 46 65
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 2017.

Deaths and Departures – 2016

Deaths reported in
2016: 96 (2 Bishops, 77 Priests, 13 Brothers, 1 Deacon, 1 Scholastic)
2015: 94
2014: 108
2013: 95
2012:103
2011:108

Departures reported in
2016: 72 (17 priests, 54 scholastics, 1 Brother)
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)

2016:
-50 scholastics did not renew their temporary vows.
-3 scholastics were dispensed from temporary vows.
-1 scholastic was dismissed from the Congregation
-1 Brother was dispensed from perpetual vows
-1 priest was dismissed from the Congregation.
-13 priests were laicized
-3 priests were definitively incardinated into a diocese.