Order of the Minims
Minimi

(Institute of Consecrated Life - Men)

Ordo Minimorum

Leader(s)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life - Men
Founded: 1435
Mendicant Order
Official Web Site: http://www.ordinedeiminimi.it/
Mailing Address: Piazza S. Francesco di Paola, 10, 00184 Roma, Italia
Telephone: 06.48.80.250
Fax: 06.48.82.613

Past and Present Leaders

Francesco Maria Savarese, O.M. † ( 1952 Appointed - 1970 Resigned)
Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. ( 1994 Appointed - 13 Jul 2006 Ceased)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1435	Founded		Order of the Minims
1474	Approbation		Order of the Minims

Statistics

Year Religious Priests Male Religious Houses Source

1959 265 ap1960

1963 265 ap1964

1966 155 306 35 ap1967

1967 175 326 35 ap1968

1971 190 286 39 ap1972

1974 183 264 40 ap1975

1976 171 240 40 ap1977

1977 171 233 40 ap1978

1981 156 205 40 ap1982

1986 153 199 41 ap1987

1990 148 189 41 ap1991

1991 145 192 42 ap1992

1995 138 207 44 ap1996

2002 124 179 44 ap2003

2004 113 174 43 ap2005

2005 109 173 44 ap2006

2010 114 176 45 ap2011

2011 112 174 46 ap2012

2012 120 184 48 ap2013

2013 120 189 45 ap2014

2014 120 183 45 ap2015

2017 125 170 45 ap2018

2020 118 167 43 ap2021

2022 117 169 41 ap2023

2024 114 178 40 ap2025

Affiliated Members, Living

Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. (Member: 8 Dec 1966; Priest: 2 Aug 1969 to 20 Mar 2008; Superior General: 1994 to 13 Jul 2006)
Taras Senkiv, O.M. (Priest: 1 Oct 2006 to 22 May 2008)

Affiliated Members, Deceased

Gonzalo de Angulo, O.M. †
Francesco Arrigua, O.M. †
Bernardino Antonio Diego Bernardi, O.M. † (Deacon: 7 Jun 1721; Priest: 30 May 1722 to 16 Dec 1743)
Antoine de Bologne, O.M. †
Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (Priest: 24 Jul 1785 to 21 Feb 1820)
Luigi Canestrari, O.M. † (Priest: 17 Dec 1796 to 19 Dec 1825)
Luis de Cañizares, O.M. † (Member: 20 Jan 1599 to 1 Jul 1624)
Gregorio Carbonelli, O.M. †
Angelo Castellari, O.M. †
Francesco Cereo de Mayda, O.M. †
Paolo Collia, O.M. † (Priest: 24 Mar 1708 to 1 Sep 1725)
Louis-Doni d’Attichy, O.M. †
Francisco del Rincón, O.M. †
Eustachius Entreri, O.M. † (Deacon: 28 Feb 1711; Priest: 20 Feb 1712 to 21 Jul 1732)
Miguel Estela, O.M. †
Francisco Galindo Sanz, O.M. †
Francisco de Paula Garcés Marcilla, O.M. †
José Gasch (Casch), O.M. † (Member: 23 Apr 1671 to 26 Nov 1703)
François (Lopis) de La Fare, O.M. †
René Leclerc, O.M. †
Antonio Manso, O.M. †
Giovanni Battista Mantovano, O.M. † (Member: 3 Feb 1843; Deacon: 8 Mar 1845; Priest: 17 May 1845 to 15 Mar 1883)
Jan Chrzciciel Louis Masclet, O.M. † (Deacon: 24 Mar 1787; Priest: 22 Dec 1787 to 26 Sep 1814)
Gennaro Maria Maselli, O.M. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1856 to 22 Jun 1877)
Gennaro Mattei, O.M. † (Priest: 21 Sep 1680 to 10 Jan 1718)
Francesco de’ Notari, O.M. †
Girolamo Orsaja, O.M. †
Pedro Pardo de Figueroa, O.M. † (Deacon: 30 May 1725; Priest: 11 Jun 1725 to 2 Dec 1735)
Juan Pastor, O.M. †
Philippe Paternay, O.M. †
Alfonso Lorenzo de Pedraza, O.M. †
Giuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.M. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1693 to 11 Apr 1707)
Tarcisio Pisani, O.M. † (Priest: 28 Nov 1954 to 28 Jun 1982)
Isidoro Pitellia, O.M. † (Priest: 22 May 1717 to 15 Jul 1743)
Raffaele Pizzorno, O.M. †
Bernardino Plastina, O.M. † (Priest: 17 Dec 1667 to 25 Jan 1694)
Francisco Polanco (Palanco), O.M. †
Raphael Ricca, O.M. †
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. † (Priest: Nov 1521 to 17 May 1548)
Antonio Maria Santoro, O.M. † (Priest: 10 Aug 1704 to 21 Mar 1725)
Francesco Maria Savarese, O.M. † (Superior General: 1952 to 1970)
Giovanni de Soglio, O.M. †
Nicolò Antonio Spínola, O.M. † (Member: 2 Oct 1735; Priest: 14 Apr 1739 to 20 Nov 1769)
Paolo Stabile, O.M. † (Priest: 21 Apr 1685 to 8 Jun 1718)
Diego de Sylva, O.M. †
Giacomo Maria de Tarsia, O.M. † (Priest: 4 Apr 1733 to 12 Mar 1770)
Francesco Tortora, O.M. † (Priest: 25 Jul 1937 to 19 Mar 1962)
Francesco Saverio d’Urso, O.M. † (Priest: 30 Nov 1793 to 20 Dec 1824)
Juan de Zuazo y Tejada, O.M. †

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,389
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2021, Page 1,364
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,398
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2025, Page 1,626

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