Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
Legionaries of Christ

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Leader(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life - Men Founded: 3 January 1941 Clerical Religious Congregation Official Web Site: http://www.legionariesofchrist.org/ Mailing Address: Via Aurelia, 677, 00165 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.88.961 Fax: 06.66.49.93.100

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Past and Present Leaders

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 January 1941	Founded		Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
6 February 1965	Decretum Laudis		Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Houses	Source
1966	42	303	14	ap1967
1967	51	405	15	ap1968
1970	68	485	19	ap1971
1971	68	605	24	ap1972
1974	91	856	30	ap1975
1976	109	799	30	ap1987
1977	112	761	47	ap1978
1980	126	776	49	ap1981
1981	140	794	51	ap1982
1986	187	922	124	ap1987
1990	224	1,152	92	ap1991
1991	224	1,217	92	ap1992
1995	343	1,410	101	ap1996
1999	411	1,617	104	ap2000
2000	435	1,739	104	ap2001
2001	434	1,745	109	ap2002
2002	511	1,758	115	ap2003
2003	549	1,820	113	ap2004
2004	588	1,845	119	ap2005
2005	642	1,917	125	ap2006
2006	664	1,960	125	ap2007
2007	713	2,059	125	ap2008
2008	763	2,161	126	ap2009
2009	814	2,273	128	ap2010
2010	867	2,262	124	ap2011
2011	892	2,136	123	ap2012
2012	923	1,993	122	ap2013
2013	956	1,888	109	ap2014
2014	958	1,818	104	ap2015
2015	948	1,729	122	ap2016
2016	963	1,650	121	ap2017
2017	965	1,582	117	ap2018
2018	993	1,577	110	ap2019
2020	974	1,455	104	ap2021
2022	983	1,385	106	ap2023

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Affiliated Members, Living

• Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (Member: 26 Nov 1968; Priest: 24 Dec 1982 to 26 Oct 2004)
• Brian Farrell, L.C. (Deacon: 15 Sep 1969; Priest: 26 Nov 1969 to 19 Dec 2002)
• Kevin Joseph Farrell (Priest: 24 Dec 1978 to 1984)
• Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo (Member: 29 Apr 1982; Deacon: 29 Jun 1987; Priest: 24 Dec 1987 to 17 Jun 2004)
• Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (Member: 25 Dec 1965; Deacon: 15 Sep 1969; Priest: 26 Nov 1969 to 15 Oct 2013)

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Affiliated Members, Deceased

• Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † (Priest: 15 Sep 1957 to 7 Dec 1973)

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,411 Annuario Pontificio, Year 2019, Page 1,411 Annuario Pontificio, Year 2021, Page 1,386 Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,420

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