List of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. The following is a list of notable members of the congregation.

The Martyrs of Laos, a group of Missionary Oblates killed in Laos who are candidates for sainthood

Superiors General

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Superiors General were elected for life until 1972, and are currently elected in 6 year terms.[1]

  1. 1816–1861 (died): Eugène de Mazenod (1782–1861), France. Founder, first Superior General, and Saint
  2. 1861–1892 (died): Joseph Fabre (1824–1892), France
  3. 1893–1897 (died): Louis Soullier (1826–1897), France
  4. 1898–1906 (resigned): Cassien Augier (1846–1927), France
  5. 1908–1931 (died): Augustin Dontenwill (1857–1931), Canada
  6. 1932–1944 (died): Théodore Labouré [fr] (1883–1944), France
  7. 1947–1972 (resigned): Léo Deschâtelets (1899–1974), Canada
  8. 1972–1974 (resigned): Richard Hanley (1931–?), USA
  9. 1974–1986 (resigned): Fernand Jetté (1921–2000), Canada
  10. 1986–1998 (resigned): Marcello Zago (1932–2001), Italy
  11. 1998–2010 (resigned): Heinz Wilhelm Steckling (born 1947), Germany
  12. 2010–2022: Louis Lougen (born 1952), USA
  13. 2022–present: Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso (born 1963), Spain

Candidates for sainthood

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Beatified

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Venerable

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Servant of God

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Cardinals

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Cardinal Guibert, co-founder of Sacré-Cœur, Paris

Archbishops

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Bishops

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Vicars

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Priests and religious

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  • Pierre Yves Kéralum (1817–1872), missionary priest and architect
  • Carl Kabat (1933–2022), American priest and peace activist
  • Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), French-Canadian missionary during the formation of Canada, broker of peace between the Cree and Blackfoot tribes
  • Lucien-Antoine Lagier (1814–1874), Canadian priest.
  • Adrien-Gabriel Morice (1859–1938), linguist, cartographer, and ethnologist
  • Émile Petitot (1838–1916), French cartographer and ethnologist
  • Alexis Joveneau [fr] (1926–1992), Belgian missionary priest, participant in five National Film Board of Canada documentaries on the Innu, accused of abuse of Innu congregants during his tenure in Northern Quebec.
  • Guy Mary-Rousselière (1913–1994) French-Canadian missionary priest, anthropologist and photographer, whose career was spent mostly in the Canadian Arctic.
  • Ronald Rolheiser (born 1947), Canadian-born author of several spiritual books
  • Larry Rosebaugh (1935–2009), American priest and activist
  • Constantine Scollen (1841–1902), Irish-born missionary priest among the Blackfoot, Cree and Métis peoples of Canada and US.

References

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  1. ^ Winter, Harry E. (February 26, 2020). "Oblate Missiologists: A Workbook 2019, Appendix 2 Revised 2020". Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, United States Province.
  2. ^ a b "Our Saints and Blessed", Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Assumption Province
  3. ^ "Archbishop Emeritus Adam Exner OMI". Archdiocese of Vancouver. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bishop Paul Durieu OMI". Archdiocese of Vancouver. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Bishop Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez, OMI". Archdiocese of Vancouver. Retrieved 7 June 2021.