Consolata Missionaries :29/01/1901-29/01/2013

Also known as: Misioneros de la Consolata (español) / Missionnaires de la Consolata (français) /  

Istituto Missioni Consolata (Italiano) / Missionário da Consolata (Português) /

 Institutum Missionum a Consolata (latine)

We are an international religious and missionary family of about 1,000 priests and brothers, 900 sisters and lay people consecrated for life to the missions. We work with local churches to help them mature in faith, become self-sufficient in personnel and ministries. We help the poor and marginalized populations in society around the world to improve their living conditions through provision of health care, education, food production, skills training, clean water, humanitarian aid during emergencies, infrastructure, etc.


Our Origin
Blessed Joseph Allamano, founded a congregation of Priests and Brothers in 1901. The need for feminine aspect within the work of evangelization for non-Christians gave birth to the foundation of the Consolata Sisters in 1910.We can therefore, note that the Consolata missionaries consist of priests, brothers, sisters and laity. The founder placed both congregations under the special protection of the Virgin Consolata. From the very beginning, the aim of the society was to gather together young priests, clerics and lay men who wanted to dedicate themselves to the mission in order to prepare them and make them fit for the work of evangelization in those regions that would be assigned to the society or congregation by the Holy See.

In 1902 the first missionaries that is two priests namely Tommaso Gays, 31 years and Filippo Perlo, 29 years plus two brothers that is Luigi Falda, 19 years and Celeste Lusso, 18 years were sent to the missions from Italy and they landed in Kenya and started their first evangelization activity in Central province at a place called Tuthu which is within the present Muranga Catholic Diocese. Pope Pius X on 6^th July 1909 elevated this independent mission to the status of apostolic vicariate and Fr. Philipo Perlo was consecrated as Episcopal vicar on 23^rd October 1909. He later founded the local congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Nyeri.

Superiors

Superior General:	Fr. Stefano Camerlengo, I.M.C. (56) (2011.06.08 – ...)
Superior General:	Fr. Aquileo Fiorentini, I.M.C. (61) (2005.05.10 – 2011.06.08)
Superior General:	Fr. Pietro Trabucco, I.M.C. (1993 – 2005.05.10)
Superior General:	Fr. Domenico Fiorina, I.M.C. (1949.09.01 – 1969)
Superior General:	Bishop Filippo Perlo, I.M.C. (1926.02.16 – 1929.01.11)
Founder:	Blessed Fr. Giuseppe Allamano, I.M.C. (1901.01.29)

Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 15 Bishops)

Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (70) , Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia), Apostolic Administrator of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. (72) , Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

Bishop Servílio Conti, I.M.C. (96) , Titular Bishop of Thuburbo maius, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Roraima (Brazil)

Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. (54) , Titular Bishop of Accia, Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. (63) , Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo (Kenya), Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ

Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. (58) , Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya)

Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. (68) , Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique)

Bishop Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (93) , Bishop emeritus of Roraima (Brazil)

Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. (56) , Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente–Puerto Leguízamo (Colombia), Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia

Bishop Virgilio Pante, I.M.C. (66) , Bishop of Maralal (Kenya)

Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. (51) , Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa), Titular Bishop of Maturba, Apostolic Administrator of Manzini (Swaziland)

Bishop Elio Rama, I.M.C. (59) , Bishop of Pinheiro (Brazil)

Bishop Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. (83) , Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya)

Bishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C. (52) , Bishop of Tete (Mozambique)

Bishop José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. (76) , Bishop emeritus of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)

Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. (74) , Bishop emeritus of Joaçaba (Brazil)

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Deceased Bishops (10 Bishops)

2012: Bishop Angelo Cuniberti, I.M.C. , Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Florencia (Colombia)

1990: Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. , Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya)

1978: Bishop Carlo Re, I.M.C. , Bishop emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio (Italy)

1976: Bishop Lawrence Bessone, I.M.C. , Bishop of Meru (Kenya)

1966: Bishop José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. , Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Roraima (Brazil)

1960: Bishop Antonio Torasso, I.M.C. , Vicar Apostolic of Florencia (Colombia)

1953: Bishop Luigi Santa, I.M.C. , Bishop of Rimini (Italy)

1948: Bishop Filippo Perlo, I.M.C. , Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kenya (Kenya), Superior General emeritus of Consolata Missionaries

1948: Bishop Gabriele Perlo, I.M.C. , Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mogadishu (Somalia)

1944: Bishop Giuseppe Perrachon, I.M.C. , Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Nyeri (Kenya)

Other Former Prelates (2)

1933: Fr. Gaudenzio Barlassina, I.M.C. , Prefect Apostolic of Kaffa (Ethiopia)

1930: Fr. Giuseppe Balbo, I.M.C. , Prefect Apostolic of Meru (Kenya)