Augustinian Canons of the Immaculate Conception

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The Augustinian Canons of the Immaculate Conception ( Latin : Congregatio Canonicorum Regularium Immaculatae Conceptionis , abbreviation : CRIC ), also known as "Regulated Canons of the Immaculate Conception", are a congregation of priests and friars in the Roman Catholic Church .

history

The founding of the religious order goes back to the French priest Adrien Gréa (1828-1917). He founded the first community in Saint-Claude ( France ) together with two other canons . The founding members had made their perpetual vows in 1866 and received from Popes Pius IX. and Leo XIII. the first permits. The Decretum laudis took place in 1876. On February 11, 1913, the congregation received final papal approbation from Pius X. The first motherhouse was built in Saint-Claude in 1890, and in 1890 it was moved to Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye . It stayed here until 1903, as a result of the French legislation of 1901, the members were expelled and moved to the province of Genoa ( Italy ). In 1922 the present General House was built in Rome .

The expansion

The small community developed into an international congregation, in 1891 the first canons moved to Canada , in 1905 they set up a mission station in Peru , and since 1932 they had a delegation in England . The members took on educational tasks and provided training for young people.

present

The Augustinian Canons of the Immaculate Conception have delegations in Brazil , Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy and Peru. They lead about 23 parishes and institutions. They have 54 members (as of 2005), 43 of whom are clergy . The General House has its seat in Rome, the Presidium includes the General Superior , a Vicar General and two advisors. The secretariat consisted of the general secretary , a general representative and the head of the training institutions. The Congregation has been a member of the Confederation of Augustinian Canons since 1961 . Riccardo Belleri has been the general superior since June 30, 2006, who succeeded Andrea-Italo Sorsoli.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ augustiniancanons.org: Confederation of the Canons Regular of St , accessed March 12, 2011

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