Society of African Missions

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Paul Pellet, S.M.A. † (9 Sep 1907 Appointed - 11 Mar 1914 Died)
• Augustin Duret, S.M.A. † (Oct 1914 Appointed - 20 Aug 1920 Died)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1954		1,478		ap1955
1959		1,778		ap1960
1963		1,820		ap1964
1966		1,861		ap1967
1967		1,861		ap1968
1971	1,420	1,670	43	ap1972
1974	1,352	1,553	36	ap1975
1976	1,323	1,483	68	ap1977
1977	1,291	1,440	62	ap1978
1981	1,226	1,399	69	ap1982
1986	1,105	1,239	65	ap1987
1990	1,179	1,239		ap1991
1991	1,020	1,102	72	ap1992
1995	957	1,039	75	ap1996
2000	874	1,023		ap2001
2001	868	1,010		ap2002
2002	870	1,007	80	ap2003
2004	851	971	81	ap2005
2009	825	936	100	ap2010
2010	818	955	100	ap2011
2011	794	943	100	ap2012
2012	782	947	100	ap2013

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. (Member: 29 Jun 1996; Priest: 12 Jul 1997 to 14 May 2012)
• Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. (Priest: 7 Dec 1954 to 28 Nov 1992)
• John Francis Brown, S.M.A.
• Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (Priest: 20 Dec 1965 to 30 Apr 2002)
• Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. (Priest: 1 Jul 1979 to 18 May 1999)
• Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. (Priest: 16 Dec 1964 to 17 Feb 2000)
• Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. (Priest: 14 May 1978)
• Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A. (Member: 1994; Priest: 23 Aug 1998 to 14 May 2012)
• Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A. (Priest: 18 Dec 1967 to 10 Jul 1995)
• Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. (Member: 10 Apr 1977; Priest: 17 Jun 1978 to 18 May 2010)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Maximilien Albert, S.M.A. † (Priest: 14 Jul 1889 to 27 May 1901)
• Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. † (Priest: 22 Dec 1923 to 15 Mar 1939)
• Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1924 to 11 Mar 1953)
• Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † (Priest: 15 Jul 1906 to 24 Aug 1918)
• Francis Carroll, S.M.A. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1936 to 20 Dec 1960)
• Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. † (Priest: 19 Jul 1908 to 11 Jan 1921)
• Jean-Baptiste Chausse, S.M.A. † (Priest: 21 Aug 1871 to 12 May 1891)
• Robert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. † (Priest: 6 Jan 1945 to 4 Jan 1957)
• John Collins, S.M.A. † (Priest: 15 Jun 1913 to 9 Apr 1934)
• Louis-Auguste Dartois, S.M.A. † (Priest: 3 Jul 1888 to 27 May 1901)
• Joseph Diss, S.M.A. † (Priest: 7 Jul 1901 to 8 Jul 1921)
• André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. † (Priest: 6 Jan 1934 to 26 Oct 1951)
• Augustin Duret, S.M.A. † (Priest: 17 Dec 1870 to 10 Dec 1885; Superior General: Oct 1914 to 20 Aug 1920)
• Emile Durrheimer, S.M.A. † (Priest: 8 Jan 1933 to 15 May 1952)
• Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1925 to 29 Feb 1956)
• François Faroud, S.M.A. † (Priest: 13 Nov 1910 to 5 Sep 1963)
• William Richard Field, S.M.A. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1934 to 16 Jan 1958)
• Richard Finn, S.M.A. † (Priest: 14 Dec 1941 to 13 Mar 1953)
• Jules Girard, S.M.A. † (Priest: 19 Sep 1886 to 1916)
• Nicholas Grimley, S.M.A. † (Priest: 6 Feb 1954 to 7 May 1962)
• Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. † (Priest: 5 Jul 1896 to 13 Feb 1925)
• Augustin Hermann, S.M.A. † (Priest: 20 Jul 1902 to 26 Mar 1923)
• Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1928 to 11 Jul 1946)
• Amand Louis Marie Antoine Hubert, S.M.A. † (Priest: 28 Jun 1924 to 7 Apr 1959)
• Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. † (Priest: 16 Jun 1927 to 12 Jan 1943)
• Ignace Hummel, S.M.A. † (Priest: 18 Jul 1896 to 20 Mar 1906)
• Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1921 to 11 Dec 1939)
• Pietro Maria Kernivinen, S.M.A. †
• Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. † (Priest: 10 Jul 1910 to 9 Apr 1940)
• Isidore Klaus, S.M.A. † (Priest: 13 Jul 1890 to 4 Mar 1904)
• Antoon Konings, S.M.A. † (Priest: 15 Jun 1935 to 21 Feb 1954)
• Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. † (Priest: 19 Jul 1891 to 23 Jul 1902)
• Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A. † (Priest: 3 Jan 1932 to 7 Jun 1946)
• William Lumley, S.M.A. †
• John MacCarthy, S.M.A. † (Priest: 9 Jun 1929 to 14 May 1943)
• William Mahony, S.M.A. † (Priest: 17 Jun 1947 to 6 Dec 1960)
• Enrico Mondè, S.M.A. †
• John Francis Moore, S.M.A. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1965 to 5 Jul 1996)
• Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. † (Priest: 30 May 1896 to 17 Nov 1911)
• Jean Ogé, S.M.A. † (Priest: 13 Jul 1890 to 3 Jan 1911)
• Francis O’Rourke, S.M.A. † (Priest: 15 Jul 1906 to 14 May 1929)
• Louis Parisot, S.M.A. † (Priest: 17 Oct 1909 to 11 Mar 1935)
• Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. † (Priest: 12 Jun 1904 to 29 Nov 1932)
• Paul Pellet, S.M.A. † (Priest: 19 May 1883 to 15 Jul 1895; Superior General: 9 Sep 1907 to 11 Mar 1914)
• François Person, S.M.A. † (Priest: 11 Jul 1920 to 9 Dec 1935)
• William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. † (Priest: 14 Jul 1918 to 25 Apr 1933)
• John J. Reddington, S.M.A. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1934 to 10 Apr 1954)
• Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. † (Priest: 9 Feb 1950 to 10 Feb 1964)
• Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. † (Priest: 4 Jul 1948 to 4 Jul 1956)
• François Steinmetz, S.M.A. † (Priest: 13 Jul 1890 to 27 Jun 1906)
• Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. † (Priest: 10 Jul 1921 to 8 Nov 1945)
• Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. † (Priest: 21 Jun 1914 to 26 Feb 1934)
• Ferdinand Terrien, S.M.A. † (Priest: 15 Jul 1900 to 1 Mar 1912)
• André van den Bronk, S.M.A. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1931 to 30 Jul 1946)
• Louis Wach, S.M.A. † (Priest: 21 Jun 1931 to 9 Feb 1940)
• Joseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. †
• Edmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. † (Priest: 1926 to 1939)
• Carlo Zappa, S.M.A. †