Society of Mary
Marist Fathers

(Institute of Consecrated Life - Men)

Societas Mariae

Leader(s)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life - Men
Founded: 23 July 1816
Clerical Religious Congregation
Official Web Site: https://www.maristsm.org/
Mailing Address: Villa S. Maria, Via Alessandro Poerio, 63, 00152, Roma, Italia
Telephone: 06.58.99.041

Past and Present Leaders

Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. † (26 Aug 1961 Appointed - 8 Dec 1969 Ceased)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
23 July 1816	Founded		Society of Mary
9 March 1822	Decretum Laudis		Society of Mary
29 April 1836	Approbation		Society of Mary

Statistics

Year Religious Priests Male Religious Houses Source

1954 1,898 ap1955

1959 2,200 ap1960

1963 2,320 ap1964

1966 1,674 2,446 370 ap1967

1967 1,967 2,530 377 ap1968

1971 1,701 2,266 381 ap1972

1974 1,654 2,081 366 ap1975

1976 1,618 2,047 336 ap1977

1977 1,597 2,013 366 ap1978

1981 1,548 1,930 319 ap1982

1986 1,482 1,811 261 ap1987

1990 1,408 1,647 ap1991

1991 1,366 1,638 253 ap1992

1995 1,240 1,522 247 ap1996

2000 1,133 1,360 ap2001

2001 1,114 1,321 ap2002

2002 1,043 1,251 222 ap2003

2004 984 1,179 211 ap2005

2009 893 1,062 193 ap2010

2010 858 1,027 191 ap2011

2011 828 977 189 ap2012

2012 803 943 176 ap2013

2013 776 905 171 ap2014

2014 760 882 161 ap2015

2017 684 782 154 ap2018

2020 605 685 136 ap2021

2022 563 645 114 ap2023

Affiliated Members, Living

Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M. (Member: 18 Jan 1981; Priest: 4 Dec 1987 to 18 Nov 2009)
Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. (Priest: 16 Dec 1971 to 24 May 2002)
Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M. (Priest: 28 Apr 1973 to 4 Jul 1979)
Paul Patrick Donoghue, S.M. (Member: 7 Jan 1969; Priest: 29 Jun 1975 to 11 Apr 2011)
Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M. (Member: 1975; Deacon: 1978; Priest: 19 May 1979 to 5 Feb 2018)
Paul Gerard Martin, S.M. (Member: 1985; Deacon: 15 Nov 1992; Priest: 4 Sep 1993 to 5 Dec 2017)
Yvan Mathieu, S.M. (Member: 31 Jul 1980; Priest: 15 Aug 1987 to 17 Mar 2022)
Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. (Priest: 6 Feb 1971 to 20 Jun 2005)
Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. (Priest: 28 Nov 1993 to 24 Dec 2018)
Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M. (Priest: 26 Mar 1966 to 19 Feb 1983)
Alan Stephen Williams, S.M. (Member: 8 Sep 1976; Priest: 30 Apr 1983 to 14 Apr 2014)

Affiliated Members, Deceased

Jean-Marie Aubin, S.M. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1906 to 8 Apr 1935)
Pierre Maria Bataillon, S.M. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1835 to 23 Aug 1842)
Jean-Ephrem Bertreux, S.M. †
Joseph Félix Blanc, S.M. † (Priest: 23 Jun 1895 to 17 Feb 1912)
James Hubert Blenk, S.M. † (Priest: 16 Aug 1885 to 12 Jun 1899)
Maurice Boch, S.M. †
Jean-Baptiste Breheret, S.M. †
Édouard Bresson, S.M. † (Priest: 4 Jul 1909 to 1 Jul 1937)
Pierre Jean Broyer, S.M. † (Priest: 15 Jul 1874 to 30 Mar 1896)
Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. † (Member: 12 Sep 1925; Priest: 4 Apr 1931; Superior General: 26 Aug 1961 to 8 Dec 1969)
Claude-Marie Chanrion, S.M. † (Member: 27 Sep 1887; Priest: 1889 to 1 Dec 1905)
Jean Georges Collomb, S.M. † (Priest: 25 May 1839 to 13 Feb 1846)
Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. † (Priest: 10 Feb 1946 to 22 Dec 1961)
Joseph Darnand, S.M. † (Priest: 16 Jul 1905 to 4 Aug 1919)
Camille DesRosiers, S.M. † (Member: 8 Sep 1950; Priest: 4 Jun 1955 to 14 Jul 1986)
Jean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. † (Member: 14 Apr 1929; Priest: 29 Jun 1933 to 16 Nov 1953)
John Doaninoel, S.M. † (Member: 2 Feb 1974; Priest: 20 Dec 1980 to 6 Dec 2007)
Guillaume Marie Douarre, S.M. † (Member: 8 Sep 1842)
Isidore-Marie-Victor Douceré, S.M. † (Priest: 1881 to 26 Mar 1904)
Aloys Elloy, S.M. † (Priest: 19 Jun 1853 to 11 Aug 1863)
Jean Baptiste Epalle, S.M. † (Priest: Jul 1838 to 19 Jul 1844)
Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. † (Priest: 21 Jul 1959 to 15 Oct 1971)
Victor Frederick Foley, S.M. † (Priest: 7 Jun 1936 to 11 May 1944)
Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. † (Priest: 21 Jul 1959 to 10 Jun 1994)
Giuseppe Forestier, S.M. †
Alphonse-Hilarion Fraysse, S.M. † (Member: 1864; Priest: 6 Aug 1865 to 6 Apr 1880)
John Joseph Grimes, S.M. † (Priest: 22 Aug 1869 to 13 May 1887)
John Edward Gunn, S.M. † (Member: 23 Aug 1884; Priest: 2 Feb 1890 to 1 Jul 1911)
Jules Halbert, S.M. † (Member: 29 Sep 1910; Priest: 29 Jun 1911 to 11 Jul 1939)
Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. † (Member: 3 Nov 1929; Priest: 28 Mar 1936 to 1 Jan 1955)
Michael Joseph Keyes, S.M. † (Priest: 21 Jun 1907 to 27 Jun 1922)
Henk Kronenberg, S.M. † (Priest: 18 Oct 1961 to 19 Apr 1999)
Jean-Amand Lamaze, S.M. † (Priest: 24 Sep 1862 to 23 May 1879)
Francis Roland Lambert, S.M. † (Member: 15 Sep 1939; Priest: 29 Jun 1946 to 31 Dec 1976)
Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M. † (Priest: 21 Jul 1958 to 9 Jan 1984)
Leo Lemay, S.M. † (Priest: 15 Apr 1933 to 14 Jun 1960)
Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. † (Priest: 20 Jul 1958 to 5 Dec 1983)
Jacques Mangers, S.M. † (Priest: 3 Apr 1920 to 12 Jul 1932)
Max Takuira Matthew Mariu, S.M. † (Member: 1976; Priest: 30 Apr 1977 to 30 Jan 1988)
Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. † (Priest: 1 Oct 1939 to 9 Nov 1956)
Charles-Joseph Nicolas, S.M. † (Priest: 22 Sep 1888 to 12 Aug 1918)
Stuart France O’Connell, S.M. † (Priest: 27 Jul 1960 to 8 Nov 1996)
Armand Olier, S.M. † (Priest: 8 Aug 1880 to 22 Dec 1903)
Thomas O’Shea, S.M. † (Priest: 3 Dec 1893 to 9 May 1913)
George Hamilton Pearce, S.M. † (Priest: 3 Feb 1947 to 29 Feb 1956)
Alexandre Poncet, S.M. † (Priest: 4 Jul 1909 to 11 Nov 1935)
Franz Justus Rarkowski † (Member: 1896; Priest: 9 Jan 1898 to 7 Jan 1938)
Louis-Marie Raucaz, S.M. † (Priest: 7 Jun 1903 to 13 Jul 1920)
Francis Mary Redwood, S.M. † (Priest: 6 Jun 1865 to 10 Feb 1874)
John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. † (Priest: 15 Dec 1940 to 29 Jun 1953)
Pierre Rougeyron, S.M. † (Priest: 23 Apr 1843 to 15 Nov 1902)
José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. † (Priest: 22 Dec 1951 to 18 May 1970)
Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. † (Member: 24 Sep 1958; Priest: 23 Apr 1962 to 21 Nov 1992)
Gerald Shaughnessy, S.M. † (Priest: 20 Jun 1920 to 1 Jul 1933)
Daniel Willem Stuyvenberg, S.M. † (Priest: 23 Feb 1936 to 27 Nov 1958)
Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. † (Priest: 8 Sep 1962 to 11 Jan 1968)
Philippe-Joseph Viard, S.M. † (Priest: 19 May 1839 to 7 Feb 1845)
Julien Vidal, S.M. † (Member: 8 Dec 1869 to 13 May 1887)
Pierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S.M. † (Member: 1846; Priest: 1847 to 4 Apr 1873)
Thomas James Wade, S.M. † (Member: 19 Jun 1920; Priest: 15 Jun 1922 to 3 Jul 1930)

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,393
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2021, Page 1,368
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,402

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