553 - March 2015
February 2nd, 2015 - March 6th, 2015

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Our Elder Brothers

The last time we published the names of our elder brothers who have reached the age of 90 was in 2012. At that time, there were 116 names on the list. As of 19 February 2015, there were 128 names. We publish these names as a sign of our gratitude for the missionary zeal and example these men have been to us in their long lives.

Name	OMI Unit	Birth	1st Vows	Ordination	Age
Fr. Pigeon Léo-Paul	N.D.-du-Cap	07.03.1914	02.08.1935	15.06.1941	101
Fr. Wittenbrink Boniface	United States	30.06.1914	15.08.1936	20.09.1941	101
Bro. Rioux Louis	N.D.-du-Cap	09.08.1915	08.09.1937		100
Fr. Montgrain Philippe	N.D.-du-Cap	18.08.1917	15.08.1939	18.06.1944	98
Fr. Protopapas George	United States	09.12.1917	04.09.1937	03.06.1943	98
Bro. Raymond Robert	N.D.-du-Cap	15.01.1918	11.05.1938		97
Fr. Croft George	United States	02.12.1918	08.09.1938	05.06.1944	97
Fr. Turenne Edmond	Lacombe	04.03.1919	15.08.1940	10.06.1945	96
Fr. Girouard Jean	N.D.-du-Cap	03.04.1919	15.08.1941	15.06.1946	96
Msgr. Dupont Georges-H.	Cameroun	16.11.1919	08.09.1938	09.05.1943	96
Bro. Mothetsi Dionysius	Lesotho	01.01.1920	06.01.1948		95
Fr. Lechat Robert	N.D.-du-Cap	17.01.1920	10.08.1943	01.06.1945	95
Fr. Nijsten Kees	Belg./Neth.	26.01.1920	08.09.1939	21.02.1948	95
Fr. Hehn Joseph-Etienne	France	03.02.1920	15.08.1938	29.08.1943	95
Bro. D'Orazio Giuseppe	Amm. Gen.	24.02.1920	12.06.1941		95
Fr. Domínguez Olegario	Paraguay	06.03.1920	15.08.1938	10.03.1946	95
Fr. Brouillet Roger	N.D.-du-Cap	22.03.1920	02.08.1940	15.06.1946	95
Fr. Cantin Léo	N.D.-du-Cap	10.07.1920	02.08.1942	13.06.1948	95
Fr. Gauthier Roger	N.D.-du-Cap	04.09.1920	02.08.1941	31.05.1947	95
Bro. Comtois Gaston	N.D.-du-Cap	12.09.1920	01.05.1940		95
Fr. Shahun Alexander	Lacombe	19.10.1920	08.09.1941	04.06.1948	95
Fr. Goulet Lionel	N.D.-du-Cap	28.10.1920	02.08.1941	31.05.1947	95
Fr. Zachman Clarence	United States	02.11.1920	15.08.1943	05.06.1948	95
Fr. Michalak Paul	N.D.-du-Cap	21.11.1920	08.09.1943	23.02.1947	95
Fr. Saison Léon	France	25.12.1920	08.09.1942	18.04.1945	95
Fr. Mercier Pierre	France	08.01.1921	15.08.1938	27.02.1944	94
Fr. Pielorz Jozef	Poland	22.01.1921	25.01.1946	02.07.1950	94
Bro. Elsbernd Hermann	Cent. European	03.03.1921	02.07.1949		94
Fr. Langelier Rosaire	N.D.-du-Cap	11.05.1921	17.05.1943	16.06.1950	94
Fr. Healy Patrick	United States	01.06.1921	08.09.1941	02.06.1947	94
Fr. de Nobrega John	Northern S.A.	25.06.1921	28.02.1949	04.07.1954	94
Fr. Fuseau Alexis	France	08.09.1921	08.09.1949	04.07.1954	94
Fr. Careil Adolphe	France	30.10.1921	15.10.1940	15.04.1945	94
Fr. Chaigneau Henri	France	01.01.1922	10.08.1943	04.07.1948	93
Fr. Crevacore Savio	Mediterranean	04.01.1922	01.11.1942	23.02.1947	93
Fr. Maboge Jean	Belg./Neth.	13.05.1922	08.09.1943	14.07.1946	93
Fr. McSweeney William	United States	22.05.1922	08.09.1946	02.06.1952	93
Fr. Sun Stanislaus	China	17.06.1922	01.03.1965	08.06.1952	93
Fr. Dumont Lionel	Lacombe	20.06.1922	15.08.1943	19.06.1949	93
Fr. Mohan Oliver	Lacombe	26.06.1922	15.09.1942	29.06.1948	93
Bro. Thirion Charles	France	04.08.1922	19.03.1940		93
Fr. Guiziou Marc	France	14.10.1922	08.09.1942	29.02.1948	93
Fr. Buteau François	N.D.-du-Cap	17.10.1922	02.08.1946	16.06.1950	93
Fr. Montalbano Francis	United States	31.10.1922	29.06.1941	14.02.1947	93

Fr McMahon Maurice	Lacombe	25.11.1922	15.08.1943	19.06.1949	93
Fr Svobodny Aloysius	United States	13.01.1923	26.08.1944	04.06.1949	92
Bro. Loranger Jules	Lacombe	04.02.1923	15.08.1946		92
Fr. Domínguez Tomás	Mediterranean	27.03.1923	15.08.1941	22.03.1947	92
Fr. Ciccone Renato	Mediterranean	27.05.1923	15.08.1942	15.02.1948	92
Bro. Chauvat René	France	31.05.1923	01.11.1947		92
Fr. Baers Joris	Belg./Neth.	26.06.1923	08.09.1944	10.07.1949	92
Bro. Demers Majella	N.D.-du-Cap	10.07.1923	15.08.1951		92
Fr. Chai John	China	18.07.1923	08.12.1959	29.04.1951	92
Fr. Daley Archibald	Lacombe	21.07.1923	08.09.1943	24.07.1949	92
Fr. Michal Jean	France	30.07.1923	08.09.1941	01.03.1947	92
Fr. Barbeau Hugues	N.D.-du-Cap	01.08.1923	15.08.1943	01.07.1950	92
Fr. Atangana Alexis	Cameroun	08.08.1923	26.07.1954	08.12.1957	92
Fr. Matias Felipe	United States	08.08.1923	26.07.1951	14.10.1956	92
Fr. Puzynski Piotr	France-Benelux	10.08.1923	26.09.1951	08.07.1956	92
Fr. Peña Roberto	United States	03.09.1923	18.07.1949	31.05.1955	92
Fr. Deveau Adhemar	United States	12.09.1923	02.08.1947	12.06.1952	92
Fr. Rebuffet André	France	09.10.1923	15.09.1944	16.10.1949	92
Fr. Marton Antonio	Mediterranean	26.11.1923	15.08.1953	29.06.1948	92
Fr. Hemann Maurice	Philippines	11.02.1924	29.06.1945	28.05.1950	91
Fr. Döing Heinrich	Cent. European	12.02.1924	29.09.1947	06.07.1952	91
Fr. Matton André	Belg./Neth.	13.02.1924	23.10.1943	16.06.1949	91
Fr. Patterson John	Natal	22.02.1924	15.09.1943	29.06.1950	91
Fr. Tessier Roland	N.D.-du-Cap	01.04.1924	17.02.1949	27.06.1954	91
Fr. Pirson Joseph	N.D.-du-Cap	20.04.1924	08.09.1943	30.01.1949	91
Fr. Dufault Norbert	Lacombe	11.05.1924	15.08.1948	21.06.1953	91
Fr. Boisseau Joseph	France	24.05.1924	15.08.1944	19.02.1950	91
Fr. Demers Jean-Paul	N.D.-du-Cap	01.06.1924	15.08.1947	01.06.1951	91
Fr. Rademaker Jan	Lacombe	02.06.1924	15.08.1966	20.12.1969	91
Fr. LaPlante Vincent	Lacombe	13.06.1924	08.09.1949	29.05.1954	91
Fr. Guéguen Jean	France	20.06.1924	08.09.1943	17.02.1949	91
Fr. Blackburn Maurice	Lacombe	03.07.1924	15.08.1944	09.07.1950	91
Fr. Sawyer Lucien	United States	07.07.1924	02.08.1943	24.02.1949	91
Bro. Bergeron Robert	N.D.-du-Cap	12.07.1924	19.03.1942		91
Msgr. Verstraete Daniel	Central S. A.	31.07.1924	08.09.1944	19.02.1950	91
Fr. Col Jean	France	25.08.1924	15.09.1947	01.07.1951	91
Fr Roy Louis-Philippe	Lacombe	14.09.1924	02.08.1944	29.01.1950	91
Fr Wisselmann Lucien	France	20.09.1924	08.09.1943	27.02.1949	91
Fr. Keyzer Jacques	Belg./Neth.	28.09.1924	08.09.1945	29.09.1950	91
Fr. Balthazard Joseph	Belg./Neth.	03.10.1924	08.09.1946	08.07.1951	91
Fr. Charrier René	France	08.10.1924	29.09.1944	19.02.1950	91
Fr. Guidon Patrick	United States	11.11.1924	15.09.1944	19.11.1950	91
Fr. Drolet Jacques	N.D.-du-Cap	15.11.1924	02.08.1948	12.06.1954	91
Fr. Glintzboeckel Marcel	France	25.11.1924	15.08.1948	05.07.1953	91
Fr. Bilodeau Marc	N.D.-du-Cap	16.12.1924	02.08.1945	01.06.1951	91
Fr. Vantroys Jean-Paul	Lacombe	16.01.1925	25.03.1946	18.02.1951	90
Fr. Alonso Fortunato	Mediterranean	02.02.1925	25.07.1944	25.03.1950	90
Fr. Hébette Joao	Belg./Neth.	15.02.1925	03.10.1943	20.02.1949	90
Fr. Alarie Laurent	Lacombe	01.03.1925	15.08.1947	15.06.1952	90
Fr. Louatron Jean	France	03.03.1925	08.09.1947	15.06.1952	90
Fr. Leca Noël	France	11.03.1925	15.09.1944	26.02.1950	90
Bro. Delanghe Oscar	Lacombe	07.04.1925	08.09.1946		90
Bro. Capek Victor	United States	26.04.1925	15.08.1963		90

Fr. Reignat Henri	France	11.05.1925	08.12.1945	18.02.1951	90
Bro. Kanzler Jean	France	24.06.1925	01.07.1941		90
Fr. Baratto Virgilio	Lacombe	26.06.1925	06.01.1948	29.06.1952	90
Fr. Beaudoin Henri	N.D.-du-Cap	29.06.1925	08.09.1944	15.09.1951	90
Fr. Dherbomez Jacques	France	04.07.1925	08.09.1946	24.04.1949	90
Fr. Cavagne Daniel	France	07.07.1925	15.09.1944	26.02.1950	90
Fr. Morin Jean	United States	08.07.1925	16.07.1946	29.07.1951	90
Fr. Risse Max	Cent. European	09.07.1925	01.05.1949	17.12.1955	90
Fr. Gorniak Waclaw	France-Benelux	10.07.1925	15.08.1950	10.07.1955	90
Fr. O'Sullivan Brendan	Anglo-Irish	11.07.1925	29.09.1945	15.07.1951	90
Fr. Cousineau Gérard	N.D.-du-Cap	23.07.1925	15.08.1955	24.06.1960	90
Fr. Frémaux Michel	France	31.07.1925	29.09.1946	06.07.1952	90
Bro. Fortin Luc	N.D.-du-Cap	03.08.1925	19.03.1946		90
Fr. Haight Neil	Lacombe	06.08.1925	06.08.1977	17.11.1979	90
Bro. Gagné Almas	N.D.-du-Cap	14.08.1925	15.09.1953		90
Fr. Bonadio Angelo	Mediterranean	29.08.1925	15.08.1944	12.02.1950	90
Bro. Fernández Nicolás	Mediterranean	10.09.1925	25.07.1955		90
Bro. Mailhot Urbain	N.D.-du-Cap	19.09.1925	06.05.1948		90
Fr. Correa Hernán	Argent.-Chile	20.09.1925	01.05.1961	17.12.1966	90
Fr. Kubitza Clemens	Cent. European	23.09.1925	15.08.1948	12.07.1953	90
Fr. McHugh William	United States	30.09.1925	08.09.1945	02.06.1952	90
Bro. Savard Fernand	N.D.-du-Cap	30.09.1925	16.07.1945		90
Fr. Hurtubise Paul	N.D.-du-Cap	03.10.1925	15.08.1946	07.06.1952	90
Fr. McCluskey Peter	Anglo-Irish	05.10.1925	29.09.1946	22.06.1952	90
Fr. Bradley Michael	Poland	13.10.1925	15.08.1961	17.12.1966	90
Fr. Doazan Louis	France	19.10.1925	15.11.1945	24.02.1951	90
Fr. Didon André	Colombo	01.11.1925	08.09.1943	27.02.1949	90
Fr. Pelletier Gustave	N.D.-du-Cap	15.11.1925	02.08.1947	22.12.1951	90
Fr. Crowe Raymond	United States	04.12.1925	08.09.1949	30.05.1954	90
Fr. Plouffe Paul-Eugène	Lacombe	10.12.1925	15.08.1956	24.06.1961	90
Fr. Van Helden Eugeen	Belg./Neth.	17.12.1925	08.09.1947	13.07.1952	90
Fr. Dalverny Marcel	France	19.12.1925	15.09.1944	26.02.1950	90
Fr. Lynde Michel	France	26.12.1925	24.02.1946	19.02.1950	90

Continuing the Historical Dictionary

One of the first objectives assumed by the Association of Oblate Studies and Research at its inception was the writing of a Historical Dictionary of the Oblates. The originator of the idea was Robrecht BOUDENS (†2003). The realization of the first two volumes was the work of a handful of scholars, coordinated by Fr. Yvon BEAUDOIN. The two volumes were published in French, respectively in 2004 and 2009 (followed by an English translation); they covered the years of the life of the Founder.

In the meantime, other articles have been prepared in order to continue the project. At the moment, there are about 200 articles ready, written by about 90 authors. Some have been ready for many years and their authors have already died, without having seen their work published.

The General Service for Oblate Studies and Research would like to continue the preparation and publication of the Historical Dictionary in the following way:

1. In every Unit of the Congregation, there will be someone in charge of coordinating the choice of articles and writers and to assure the completion of the writing. The General Service will be the principal coordinator and supervisor.

2. As the various articles are ready, they will be published in French and in English, beginning with those that are already on file, following their eventual updating.

3. The publication will be in a sector of the website, omiworld.org. This will make it possible to eventually update articles and add photos.

4. The feasibility and manner of publication in printed volumes will be evaluated later.

The continuation of the Dictionary for the period beginning with the death of the Founder until today will be an encyclopedic undertaking but with the collaboration of all, it will be possible.

This will allow us to put into practice what Pope Francis asked for on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life: To look to the past with gratitude: Recounting our history is essential for preserving our identity, for strengthening our unity as a family and our common sense of belonging.

Our Oblate Bishops

The very first Oblate of Mary Immaculate was a bishop in the Catholic Church. St. Eugene de Mazenod, our Founder, was ordained Titular Bishop of Icosium on 14 October 1832. He became the Bishop of Marseille in 1837. Already during the lifetime of the Founder, his own young Congregation would be called upon to provide bishops for the Church. The Dictionary of Oblate Values states, under the rubric “Bishops”: “Indeed, the Church soon came calling to request that the Congregation provide a number of bishops. For the Founder the Holy See’s choice was flattering, but in some ways he felt it was a loss for the Congregation still too few in number. He was being asked to give up some of his best subjects, talented and wise men, good administrators, whose loyalty to the society was beyond reproach.”

Some of those named to this office were reluctant. “The bishops who had been named protested that above all they wanted to remain Oblates. The Founder's reply was unanswerable. To Bishop Taché he wrote: ‘No one is more a bishop than I am, and rest assured that no one is more an Oblate than I am. Am I ignorant, then, of the spirit that I wanted to instill in my Congregation? You will be a bishop; I will it. Do not force me to write to the Pope about this, and you will even be more an Oblate because of it [...]’” (Oblate Values)

Including the Founder, 106 Oblate bishops have entered eternal life. Today, there are 48 living Oblate bishops, including two Cardinals, 9 archbishops, and 37 bishops.

Cardinals

GEORGE Francis Eugene (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Chicago (USA)

QUEVEDO Orlando Beltran (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Mundi» a Torre Spaccata, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

Archbishops

EXNER Adam Joseph (86), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vancouver (Canada)

LAVOIE Sylvain (67), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

LEROTHOLI Gerard Tlali (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho), President of Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference

MOHLALISI Bernard (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maseru (Lesotho)

NASHENDA Liborius Ndumbukuti (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Windhoek (Namibia), President of Namibian Catholic Bishop’s Conference

NXUMALO Jabulani Adatus (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

SCHWIETZ Roger Lawrence (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage (USA)

SUTTON Peter Alfred (80), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

TLHAGALE Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Bishops

ALFERT Lucio (73), Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay), Titular Bishop of Tubyza

ANDRADI Norbert Marshall (65), Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

BANE Augustinus Tumaole, Bishop of Leribe (Lesotho)

BOUCHARD Jean-Claude (74), Bishop of Pala (Chad), President of Episcopal Conference of Chad

CADIEUX Vincent (74), Bishop of Hearst (Canada), Bishop of Moosonee (Canada)

CAZABON Gilles (81), Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada)

CHAMPAGNE Claude (67), Bishop of Edmundston (Canada)

CHINYEMBA Evans Chinyama (47), Bishop of Mongu (Zambia)

CROSBY David Douglas (66), Bishop of Hamilton (Canada), Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CROTEAU Denis (82), Bishop emeritus of MacKenzie–Fort Smith (Canada)

D’CRUZE Bejoy Nicephorus (58), Bishop of Sylhet (Bangladesh)

DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ Ramiro (80), Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Machiques (Venezuela)

DUPONT Georges-Hilaire (95), Bishop emeritus of Pala (Chad)

EDWARDS Mark Stuart (56), Titular Bishop of Garba, Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

GNANAPRAGASAM Victor (74), Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan), Titular Bishop of Thimida

HECHT Erwin (81), Bishop emeritus of Kimberley (South Africa)

JURETZKO Eugeniusz (75), Bishop of Yokadouma (Cameroon)

KHOARAI Sebastian Koto (85), Bishop emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek (Lesotho)

KOT Jan (52), Bishop of Zé Doca (Brazil)

KRÓTKI Wieslaw (50), Bishop of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

LAMPON Angelito R. (64), Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines), Titular Bishop of Valliposita

MBWÔL-MPASI Louis (83), Bishop emeritus of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

PAULO Pierre-Antoine (70), Bishop of Port-de-Paix (Haiti), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti

PFEIFER Michael David (77), Bishop emeritus of San Angelo (USA)

PÖLLITZER Phillip (75), Bishop of Keetmanshoop (Namibia)

PYL Jacek (52), Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna, Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

RISI Edward Gabriel (66), Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)

ROULEAU Reynald (79), Bishop emeritus of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

SEPHAMOLA Joseph Mopeli (54), Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho)

SHIKONGO Joseph Shipandeni (66), Vicar Apostolic of Rundu (Namibia), Titular Bishop of Capra

STACCIOLI Alessandro (83), Titular Bishop of Tauriano, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Luang Prabang (Laos), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)

STECKLING Heinz Wilhelm (67), Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

VERSTRAETE Daniel Alphonse Omer (90), Bishop emeritus of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

VITHAVONG Jean Khamsé (72), Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos), Titular Bishop of Moglæna

WIESNER Gerald William (77), Bishop emeritus of Prince George (Canada)

WOOD Barry Alexander (72), Titular Bishop of Babra, Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa)

ZMITROWICZ Radoslaw (52), Titular Bishop of Gypsaria, Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine)

Other prelates

LEÓN DORADO Fr. Mario (40), Prefect Apostolic of Western Sahara (Western Sahara)

MADEJ Fr. Andrzej (63), Ecclesiastical Superior of Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan)

TE DORSHORST Fr. Antonius, Apostolic Administrator of Paramaribo (Suriname)

(Source: http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/011.htm)