Sons of the Holy Family
The sons of the Holy Family ( Latin : Filii Sacrae Familiae Iesu, Mariae et Josephi , order abbreviation : SF ) are a clerical religious community in the Roman Catholic Church . It was founded in 1864 by St. Josep Manyanet i Vives (1833–1901) founded.
history
The Spanish priest Josep Manyanet y Vives founded this institute of consecrated life in 1864 . The tasks of the new community consisted in the Catholic education and family formation on the model of the Holy Family of Nazareth . He opened a small building in Tremp ( Spain ) on March 19, 1864 and named it “Colegio San José”. In the years that followed, schools modeled on Father Josep were opened across Catalonia . On February 2, 1870, the bishop of Urgell gave Josep Caixal i Estradé episcopal permission. On April 30, 1887, Pope Leo XIII. the Decretum laudis and on June 22, 1901, the Congregation received papal approbation also from Leo XIII. Pope Benedict XV confirmed on October 26, 1921 the name designation "Sons of the Holy Family".
organization
The congregation has offices in Spain, the United States , Italy , Argentina , Colombia , Mexico , Brazil and Venezuela . The General House is based in Barcelona , the Chapter is currently led by the Superior General Father Jesús Díaz Alonso , who succeeded Lluís i Ustrell Picazo in 2011 . Jesús Díaz Alonso In 2005 the Congregation had 137 priests and 196 friars , who are distributed among 43 houses. The order currently provides the auxiliary bishop Francisco González Valer SF in Washington .