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 2017 JANUARY 2018
Total Fr B1 B2 PD Schol. Total Fr B1 B2 PD Schol.
41 38 3 0 0 0 General Admin. 38 35 3 0 0 0
838 555 49 3 0 231 Africa-Madagascar 843 559 48 3 0 233
436 354 26 3 0 53 Latin America 437 345 26 3 0 64
806 583 25 2 2 194 Asia-Oceania 812 578 23 5 2 204
657 564 85 0 2 6 Canada-USA 622 534 79 0 2 7
931 773 96 3 3 56 Europe 914 761 92 4 3 54
3709 *2867 284 11 7 540 Total 3666 *2812 271 14 7 562

* Of whom 47 are bishops, 1 is an Apostolic Prefect.

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 2018)

MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE January 2017 January 2018
Cardinals 2 2
Archbishops 8 8
Bishops 37 35
Prefect Apostolic 1 1
Priests 2818 2766
Priests with temporary vows 1 0
Brothers with perpetual vows 284 271
Brothers who are permanent deacons 7 7
Brothers with temporary vows 11 14
Scholastics 540 562
Total number of Oblates 3709 3666


PERSONNEL BY UNIT
(As of 17 January 2018)

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

Fr. Fr.T Br. Br.T Sc. Dea. Pr.Ap. Ep. ArEp. Card. Tot.
General Administration 35 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38

 

AFRICA – MADAGSCAR

Fr. Fr.T Br. Br.T Sc. Dea. Pr.Ap. Ep. ArEp. Card. Tot.
Angola 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16
Botswana 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11
Cameroun 69 0 11 0 44 0 0 2 0 0 126
Central S. A. 26 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 31
Congo 96 0 12 0 30 0 0 1 0 0 139
Kenya 10 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 17
Lesotho 75 0 9 0 23 0 0 2 2 1 112
Madagascar 43 0 3 2 28 0 0 0 0 0 76
Namibia 30 0 1 0 9 0 0 2 1 0 43
Natal 44 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 56
Nigeria 11 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 35
Northern S. A. 31 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 37
Sahara 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Senegal 37 0 2 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 58
Zambia 34 0 3 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 59
Zimbabwe 10 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 24
Total 541 0 48 3 233 0 1 11 5 1 843

 

LATIN AMERICA

Fr. Fr.T Br. Br.T Sc. Dea. Pr.Ap. Ep. ArEp. Card. Tot.
Argentina-Chile 31 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35
Baja California 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Bolivia 17 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26
Brazil 58 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 65
Colombia 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16
Cuba 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
French Guyana 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Guatemala 15 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 21
Haiti 90 0 8 0 28 0 0 1 0 0 127
Mexico 38 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 51
Paraguay 25 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 30
Peru 13 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 21
Puerto Rico 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Uruguay 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
Venezuela 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10
Total 339 0 26 2 64 0 0 6 0 0 437


ASIA – OCEANIA

Fr. Fr.T Br. Br.T Sc. Dea. Pr.Ap. Ep. ArEp. Card. Tot.
Australia 39 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 42
Bangladesh 26 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 37
China 16 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19
Colombo 107 0 6 0 26 2 0 1 0 0 142
India 92 0 1 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 136
Indonesia 33 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 46
Jaffna 89 0 2 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 119
Japan – Korea 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
Korea 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
Pakistan 30 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 38
Philippines 76 0 9 0 17 0 0 1 0 1 104
Thailand 19 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 26
Turkmenistan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Vietnam 19 0 3 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 75
Total 571 0 23 5 204 2 0 6 0 1 812


CANADA – UNITED STATES

Fr. Fr.T Br. Br.T Sc. Dea. Pr.Ap. Ep. ArEp. Card. Tot.
Assumption 47 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
Lacombe 141 0 24 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 172
N.D.-du-Cap 116 0 36 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 157
United States 218 0 16 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 243
Total 522 0 79 0 7 2 0 9 3 0 622


EUROPE

Fr. Fr.T Br. Br.T Sc. Dea. Pr.Ap. Ep. ArEp. Card. Tot.
Anglo-Irish 66 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Belg./Holland 54 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 67
Byelorussia 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Central European 90 0 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 119
France 100 0 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 116
France/ Benelux 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31
Mediterranean 148 0 8 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 164
Poland 237 0 30 2 39 0 0 0 0 0 308
Romania 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ukraine 26 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 32
Total 758 0 92 4 54 3 0 3 0 0 914

 

Total 2766 0 271 14 562 7 1 35 8 2 3666

Legenda: Fr.=Father; Fr.T.=Father without Oblate No.; Br.=Brother; Br.T.=Brother with temp. vows; Sc.=Scholastics; Dea.=Perm. Deacon; Pr.Ap.=Prefect Apostolic; Ep.=Bishop; ArEp.=Archbishop; Card.=Cardinal.

Perpetual Oblations – (reported in 2017)

No. Title SURNAME NAME DATE UNIT
14805 Bro. NDIAYE Joseph Diamé 11.12.2016 Senegal
14806 Fr. SADIO Joseph 11.12.2016 Senegal
14792 Sch. DEVA DASS Augustine Bernard 24.01.2017 India
14793 Sch. JESURAJ Sebastian 25.01.2017 India
14794 Sch. NICHOLAS Pravin Pascal Raja 25.01.2017 India
14790 Sch. BARKAT Adnan 17.02.2017 Pakistan
14788 Sch. IMTIAZ Rizwan 17.02.2017 Pakistan
14789 Sch. MASIH Naeem Yousaf 17.02.2017 Pakistan
14791 Sch. SENARATHNE Dinusha Savindhu 23.02.2017 Colombo
14795 Sch. ANTHONYPILLAI Jude Carowf 25.03.2017 Jaffna
14796 Sch. AMIRTHANATHAR Siyanstan Jenis 01.05.2017 Jaffna
14797 Sch. SAHAYATHASAN James Surenthirarajah 01.05.2017 Jaffna
14798 Sch. MWAMBA Elvis Ngosa 01.05.2017 Zambia
14799 Sch. ZULU Mathews 01.05.2017 Zambia
14801 Sch. MUCHIRA Zachary Mwenda 21.05.2017 Kenya
14800 Sch. JEAN-LOUIS Germéus 25.05.2017 Colombia
14724 Sch. SAMEDY Louiseau 25.05.2017 Haiti
14802 Sch. MIRANDA ATOCHE Samuel David 06.08.2017 Peru
14830 Sch. BOON Dannis Jr. Tabella 15.08.2017 Philippines
14831 Sch. DIGNOS Ian 16.08.2017 Philippines
14832 Sch. DIHAIR Paul Udomsak 17.08.2017 Thailand
14833 Sch. LAGNAODA Harold Horlador 18.08.2017 Philippines
14834 Sch. ORNOPIA Dennis 19.08.2017 Philippines
14835 Sch. PACIENTE Roy 20.08.2017 Philippines
14836 Sch. SOTOMIL Peter Anthony Divinagracia 21.08.2017 Philippines
14812 Sch. COSTA Pinto Louis 25.08.2017 Bangladesh
14804 Fr. DLADLA Andile Christian 26.08.2017 Zimbabwe
14817 Sch. NYAMBE Felix 02.09.2017 Zambia
14818 Sch. PATRICIO SILVA Victor Manuel 02.09.2017 Zambia
14821 Sch. MBADI NYEK NTEP Luc-Raymond 08.09.2017 Cameroun
14824 Sch. SA’A NGOUNI Simplice 08.09.2017 Cameroun
14819 Sch. BALEMO BADJOKO Fiston César Eugene 08.09.2017 Congo
14814 Sch. FAVARD Nelio 08.09.2017 Haiti
14815 Sch. GASPAR Louis Kendy 08.09.2017 Haiti
14816 Bro. MARIUS François 08.09.2017 Haiti
14837 Sch. RAKOTONDRANAIVO Andre Emile 08.09.2017 Madagascar
14838 Sch. RANDRIAMAMPIANINA Jean Bruno 08.09.2017 Madagascar
14822 Sch. OBIEJE Basil Ebubechukwu 08.09.2017 Nigeria
14823 Sch. ONYEMA Christian Michael Chigozie 08.09.2017 Nigeria
14826 Sch. DYRDA Marcin 08.09.2017 Poland
14827 Sch. KLOCEK Cezary 08.09.2017 Poland
14828 Sch. LICHACZEWSKI Piotr 08.09.2017 Poland
14829 Sch. ZIÓLKOWSKI Daniel 08.09.2017 Poland
14807 Fr. DIENG Hyacinthe 08.09.2017 Senegal
14825 Sch. DOROSH Vadym 08.09.2017 Ukraine
14808 Sch. FAYE Jean Pierre 09.09.2017 Senegal
14809 Sch. GUEYE Jean Noël 10.09.2017 Senegal
14810 Sch. SAMBOU Louis Barthelemy Koutakone 11.09.2017 Senegal
14811 Sch. SENE SAMBA Pierre 12.09.2017 Senegal
14842 Fr. KIABILUA LANDANA Jean-Bosco 16.09.2017 Angola
14841 Sch. SANGO PINDALI Paulo 16.09.2017 Angola
14813 Bro. TAVODZERA Mathias Njabulo 23.09.2017 Zimbabwe
14843 Sch. LE KHAC Tuyen Paul 07.10.2017 France
14844 Sch. NGUYEN TRONG MANH Joseph 07.10.2017 France
14845 Sch. NGUYEN VAN NGHIEU Antoine 07.10.2017 France
14846 Sch. TRAN ANH DUNG Joseph 07.10.2017 France
14839 Sch. SHEELEKENI Josef Hafeni 14.10.2017 Namibia
14820 Sch. MZOLO Nqobile Robert 14.10.2017 Natal
14840 Sch. JOHANNES Vitalis Shimwetheleni 08.12.2017 Namibia


Obediences – 2017
(* indicates first Obedience)

DATE TITLE SURNAME NAME ORIGIN DESTINATION
16.01 Sch.* KEETHAPONGALAN Bede Sujaharan Jaffna Mexico
18.01 Sch.* MIRANDA DUARTE Derils Gualberto Paraguay Paraguay
02.02 Sch.* SIMSANG Sobuj Samuel Colombo Japan-Korea
01.03 Sch.* ONDOY Stephen Calungsod Philippines Philippines
29.03 Fr.* PAPI Jacopo Uruguay Mediterranean
10.05 Sch.* DUDEK Karol Zbigniew Poland Poland
10.05 Sch.* GRABKA Robert Poland Poland
10.05 Sch.* HETMAN Adam Poland Poland
10.5 Sch.* KONIECZNY Jaroslaw Mariusz Poland Poland
10.05 Sch.* LEMEKH Pawel Poland Poland
10.05 Sch.* MATORYN Slawomir Stanislaw Poland Poland
10.05 Sch.* PILARCZYK Pawel Poland Assumption
10.05 Sch.* CHE PAAU Antonio Guatemala Guatemala
23.06 Fr.* DUVERSEAU Jean Dielhomme Haiti Haiti
30.06 Sch.* THIBINYANE Peter Moabi Lesotho Lesotho
14.07 Fr.* DLADLA Bongani Patrick S. Afr. Northern S. Afr. Northern
28.07 Fr.* MPHANA Simon Kefuwe S. Africa Central S. Africa Central
01.08 Sch.* LIPALATA Benny Kupangula Zambia Zambia
24.08 Sch.* ANTONYPILLAI Jude Carowf Jaffna Jaffna
11.09 Sch.* SENARATHNE Dinusha Savindhu Colombo Colombo
25.09 Sch.* BERCHMANS Jerman Jesuraj India India
25.09 Sch.* DEVA DASS Augustine Bernard India India
25.09 Sch.* JESURAJ Sebastian India India
25.09 Sch.* NICHOLAS Pravin Pascal Raja India India
25.09 Sch.* ARUL RAJ Casmir India Australia
28.09 Fr.* MEC Karel Central European Natal
07.10 Sch.* BARKAT Adnan Pakistan Pakistan
07.10 Sch.* IMTIAZ Rizwan Pakistan Pakistan
07.10 Sch.* MASIH Naeem Yousaf Pakistan Pakistan
24.11 Sch.* NGUYEN NGOC THANH Casimir France France
24.11 Bro.* DLADLA Andile Christian Natal Natal
02.01 Fr. CORDEIRO DE OLIVEIRA Antonio Genivaldo Colombo Brazil
06.01 Fr. PINON GAYTAN Gilberto Florent General Admin. Mexico
06.01 Fr. ROIS ALONSO Luis Ignacio General Admin Mediterranean
13.01 Fr. NDJOKO BWATU Dominique Savio Congo France
31.01 Fr. KEDAH Martin Cameroon France
10.02 Fr. FERNANDO Santhiyogu Christy Jaffna Poland
11.04 Fr. RENAUD Daniel Lucien N.D. du Cap USA
20.04 Fr. FRITZ Miguel General Admin Paraguay
27.04 Fr. DUKOWSKI Jaime G. US Province OMI Lacombe
09.05 Fr. MOSOEU Emmanuel Maphoma General Admin S. Africa Central
09.05 Fr. WAIDYASEKARA Clement General Admin Colombo
13.05 Fr. FILION Robert OMI Lacombe N.D. du Cap
20.06 Fr. ABRANAM Jerome Velichor Jaffna General Admin
20.06 Fr. SAEZ MARTIN Diego Ukraine General Admin
23.06 Fr. BELEY Mark Yoniz Capili China Philippines
10.07 Fr. AUGOSTINE Velankanni Uruguay India
10.07 Fr. MARK Antony Raj Uruguay India
16.07 Fr. CRUGNOLA Gabriel Cameroon France
28.07 Fr. MICHALAK Paul N.D. du Cap France
01.08 Fr. CONCARDI Mauro General Admin Mediterranean
01.08 Bro LOIN Ryszard Adam Poland General Admin
11.09 Fr MICHALSKI Maciej General Admin Poland
25.09 Fr. OSIECKI Bogdan OMI Lacombe Assumption


Oblates in First Formation – 2017
 (Reported as of January 2018)

Year Scholastics Bros. In
Temp. vows
First
Vows
Perpetual
Vows
Ordinations
2017 562 14 94 60 46
2016 540 11 90 46 65
2015 570 12 107 49 50
2014 524 13 129 79 55
2013 558 03 101 49 76
2012 627 09 87 100 84
2011 685 17 132 72 74
2010 672 19 82 47 32


Deaths and Departures – 2017

Deaths reported in
2017: 91 (1 Bishop, 78 Priests, 12 Brothers)
2016: 96
2015: 94
2014: 108
2013: 95
2012:103

Departures reported in
2017: 44 (19 priests, 23 scholastics, 2 Brothers)
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)

2017:

  • 18 scholastics did not renew their temporary vows.
  • 5 scholastics were dispensed from temporary vows.
  • 2 Brothers were dispensed from perpetual vows
  • 6 priests were dismissed from the Congregation
  • 7 priests were laicized
  • 6 priests were definitively incardinated into a diocese.