Oblates of Saint Joseph
The Oblates of Saint Joseph (also Josephiner von Asti ; Latin: Congregatio Oblatorum S. Ioseph (Astæ Pompejæ) , order abbreviation : OSI or OSJ , from Latin oblatus 'sacrificed', 'offered') are a religious community within the Catholic Church .
The order was founded on March 14, 1878 by Giuseppe Marello (Joseph Marello) and was recognized as an institute of papal law on April 11, 1909, as well as the final recognition of the Roman Curia on December 1, 1929. The seat of the order is in Rome (via Boccea 364 ) at the titular church of San Giuseppe all'Aurelio .
The Josephinians of Asti are involved in pastoral care, in missionary apostolate, for the education of young people and in youth work. They are currently active in Africa (Nigeria), America (Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, USA), Asia (Philippines, India), Europe (Italy, Spain, Poland) and Oceania (Australia).
Superior
- Giuseppe Marello , 1878–1895
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- Mario S. Buttini, 1969-1975
- Vito Calabrese, 1988-2000
- Lino Mela, 2000-2006
- Michele Piscopo , since 2006–2018
- Jan Pelczarski , since 2018
Web links
- Oblati di San Giuseppe (Italian / English)
- Oblates of St. Joseph (English)
- Entry on gcatholic.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Pope Francis: "Christianity is threatened by rampant relativism" - Vatican News. August 31, 2018, accessed on December 21, 2018 .
- ↑ "Ks. Jan Pelczarski z Lipnicy Wielkiej, misjonarz w Boliwii, zostaje przełożonym generalnym Józefitów “ , lipnicawielka.pl , 23 August 2018 (Polish)