Consolata Missionaries

Institute of Consolata Missionaries
Institutum Missionum a Consolata
AbbreviationI.M.C.
Formation29 January 1901; 125 years ago (1901-01-29)
FounderSt. Giuseppe Allamano
Members947 members (737 priests) as of 2018
Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, I.M.C.
Parent organization
Roman Catholic Church
Websitehttps://www.consolata.org/

The Institute of Consolata Missionaries (Latin: Institutum Missionum a Consolata), commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a Catholic religious congregation of Pontifical right with branches for both men and women. Its members add the nominal I.M.C. after their names to indicate membership in the Institute.

The Institute was established in 1901 by the Italian priest Saint Giuseppe Allamano in Turin. He established a branch of the order for women, the Consolata Missionary Sisters, in 1910.

Its headquarters is in Viale della Mura Aurelie 11-13, Rome, Italy. In 2018, the congregation had 227 houses, 947 members (737 priests). Superiors of the institute include:

Prelates from their ranks

Deceased (by year of death)
Alive

References

  1. 1 2 "Consolata Missionaries (I.M.C.)".
  2. ↑ Bellagamba, Anthony (1999). "Allamano, Joseph". In Anderson, Gerald H. (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 9780802846808. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Jackson Murugara [Catholic-Hierarchy]".