Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 14 September 1211 Order of Canons Regular Mailing Address: Via del Velabro, 19, 00186 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.69.20.451 Fax: 06.69.20.45.27

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14 September 1211	Founded		Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross
1248	Approbation		Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
2001	304	464		ap2002
2002	311	458	49	ap2003
2004	309	444	63	ap2005
2005	292	434	55	ap2006

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Wilhelm von Alhaus, O.S.C. † (Member: 1734; Priest: 19 Sep 1739 to 2 Oct 1758)
• Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.C. † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917 to 2 Dec 1937)
• André Creemers, O.S.C. † (Priest: 1 Aug 1933 to 1 Jan 1955)
• Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. (Priest: 31 May 1958 to 29 May 1969)