Statistics of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate – 2023

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Statistics of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate – 2023

 

Introduction: The source for Oblate statistics is the database of members in the General Secretariat at the General House, updated and adjusted with reports which come in from the various Oblate Provinces, Delegations and Missions. The records of first vows, final vows, ordinations, departures and deaths which are received daily in Rome go to make up the annual report.

For various reasons, these records sometimes do not arrive at the Secretariat in a timely fashion. The numbers included in this publication, especially related to scholastics, vows, ordinations and departures, reflect not only the statistics of the year that has just passed, but also of some previous years.

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GENERAL STATISTICS COMPARISON – January 2022  January 2023)

JANUARY 2022 JANUARY 2023
TOTAL FR B1 B2 PD SCHOL. TOTAL FR B1 B2 PD SCHOL.
38 36 2 0 0 0 General Administration 41 39 2 0 0 0
908 595 44 3 0 266 Africa-Madagascar 919 597 45 6 0 271
412 327 27 1 0 57 Latin America 405 325 25 1 0 54
848 597 24 10 2 215 Asia-Oceania 844 610 24 14 2 194
500 437 59 0 0 4 Canada-USA 475 415 54 0 0 6
787 656 78 5 3 45 Europe 746 632 70 5 4 35
3493 *2648 234 19 5 595 Total 3430 *2618 220 26 6 560

*Of whom 1 is cardinal, 8 are Archbishops, 36 are bishops, 2 are Apostolic Prefects.

In the above table, each Oblate is counted in the Region to which he belongs. For example, the Oblates in Zambia are counted only in Africa-Madagascar, although they are members of the United States Province. The scholastics in Rome are listed in their home Region. “B1.” indicates perpetually professed Brothers, and “B2” the Brothers who are still in first formation. PD refers to an Oblate Brother who is a permanent deacon.

SUMMARY (as of January 2023)

MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE JANUARY 2023 JANUARY 2022
Cardinals 1 1
Archbishops 8 7
Bishops 36 36
Prefect Apostolic 2 2
Priests 2571 2602
Brothers with perpetual vows 220 234
Brothers who are permanent deacons 6 5
Brothers with temporary vows 26 19
Scholastics 560 587
Total number of Oblates 3430 3493

PERSONNEL BY UNIT (As of January 2023)

The next table shows the number of Oblatesaccording to the Unitto which they belong. For example, all the Oblates attached to the Senegal Delegation are listed there, even though they are juridically members of the Mediterranean Province or may be temporarily living elsewhere. Some of the Senegalese scholastics are in Cameroon, others in Congo. etc.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION     

FR. FR.T BR. BR.T SC. P.D PR.AP. EP. AREP. CARD. TOT.
Total 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41

AFRICA – MADAGSCAR

FR. FR.T. BR, BR.T. SC. P.D. PR.AP. EP. AR.EP. CARD. TOT.
Angola 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14
Botswana 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Cameroon 74 0 11 1 47 0 0 1 0 0 134
Southern Africa 93 0 5 1 20 0 0 4 2 0 125
Congo 99 0 10 1 45 0 0 1 0 0 156
Ghana 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Kenya 12 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 26
Lesotho 74 0 5 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 88
Madagascar 50 0 2 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 92
Namibia 35 0 1 1 11 0 0 2 1 0 51
Nigeria 11 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 58
Sahara 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Senegal–Guinea Bissau 43 0 3 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 68
Zambia 43 0 2 0 16 0 0 2 0 0 63
Zimbabwe 17 0     1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 23
Total 580 0 45 6 271 0 1 12 4 0 919

LATIN AMERICA

FR. FR.T. BR. BR.T. SC. P.D. PR.AP. EP. AREP. CARD. TOT.
Baja California 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Bolper 24 0 8 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 41
Brazil 57 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 65
Colombia 12 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15
Cruz del Sur 53 0 3 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 64
Cuba 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Guatemala 11 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18
French Guyana 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Haiti 98 0 7 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 121
Mexico 38 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 50
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Venezuela 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 12
Total 319 0 25 1 54 0 0 6 0 0 405

ASIA – OCEANIA

FR. FR.T. BR. BR.T. SC. P.D. PR.AP. EP. AREP. CARD. TOT.
Australia 37 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 38
Bangladesh 28 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 31
China 13 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18
Colombo 99 0 5 1 29 2 0 1 0 0 137
India 114 0 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 135
Indonesia 30 0 0 7 20 0 0 0 0 0 57
Jaffna 87 0 2 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 111
Japan – Korea 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Korea 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10
Pakistan 33 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 41
Philippines 78 0 7 0 13 0 0 2 0 1 101
Thailand & Laos 22 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26
Turkmenistan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Vietnam 37 0 7 5 71 0 0 0 0 0 120
Total 602 0 24 14 194 2 1 5 1 1 844

CANADA – UNITED STATES

FR FR.T BR. BR.T SC. P.D. PR.AP. EP. AREP. CARD. TOT.
Assumption 51 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 55
Lacombe 98 0 14 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 119
Notre-Dame-du-Cap 75 0 26 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 106
United States 178 0 11 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 195
Total 402 0 54 0 6 0 0 10 3 0 475

EUROPE

FR. FR.T. BR. BR.T SC. P.D. PR.AP. EP. AREP. CARD. TOT.
Anglo-Irish 59 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 64
Belgium & Netherlands 32 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40
Byelorussia 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Central European 75 0 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 94
France 72 0 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 85
France & Benelux 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Mediterranean 127 1 5 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 142
Poland 205 0 28 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 252
Romania 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ukraine 26 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 35
Total 628 1 70 5 35 4 0 3 0 0 746
FR. FR.T. BR. BR.T SC. P.D. PR.AP. EP. AREP. CARD. TOT.
TOTAL 2570 1 220 26 560 6 2 36 8 1 3430

Legenda:

Fr.=Father; Fr.T.=Father with temp. vows; Br.=Brother; Br.T.=Brother with temp. vows; Sc.=Scholastic; P.D.=Permanent Deacon; Pr.Ap.=Prefect Apostolic; Ep.=Bishop; ArEp.=Archbishop; Card.=Cardinal.

Oblates in First Formation – 2022 (Reported as of January 2023)

YEAR SCHOLASTICS BROS. IN TEMP. VOWS FIRST VOWS PERPETUAL VOWS ORDINATIONS
2022 560 26 77 63 61
2021 587 19 85 81 70
2020 598 24 96 71 55
2019 598 23 103 50 55
2018 601 20 106 69 42

Deaths and Departures – 2022

Deaths reported in 2022: 97 (84 Priests, 12 Brothers, Scholastics 1)

2021: 93 2020: 87           2019: 87           2018: 92           2017: 91

Departures reported in 2022: 49 (2 priests, 47 scholastics)

  • Expiration of Temporary Vows (44 Scholastics)
  • Dispensation from Temporary Vows (3 Scholastics)
  • Laicization Completed (1 Priest)
  • Secularization (1 Priest)

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