Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 1856 Clerical Religious Congregation Web Site: http://www.americisss.it/sacramentini.htm Mailing Address: Via G. B. De Rossi, 46, 00161 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.44.23.81.76 Fax: 06.44.23.79.58

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1856	Founded		Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		1,521		ap1960
1990	742	1,080		ap1991
2000	683	978		ap2001
2001	677	979		ap2002
2002	683	973	139	ap2003
2004	674	931	132	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S. (Priest: 2 May 1977 to 24 May 2001)
• Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (Member: 5 Jan 1982; Priest: 10 Aug 1985 to 21 May 2008)
• Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. (Member: 1964; Priest: 8 Dec 1969 to 25 Oct 1995)
• Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (Priest: 8 Dec 1985 to 10 Sep 1997)
• Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (Priest: 6 Sep 1975 to 3 Mar 1997)
• Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. (Priest: 7 Jun 1981 to 29 Oct 1999)
• Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. (Priest: 6 Jan 1968 to 31 May 1976)
• Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. (Priest: 2 Sep 1972 to 24 Feb 1986)
• Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S. (Priest: 15 Mar 1964 to 24 Jun 2000)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Abraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. † (Priest: 21 Apr 1861 to 28 Oct 1884)