Somaschi Fathers

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Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca

Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha
Coat of arms of the Somascan Fathers
Abbreviation	CRS
Nickname	Somascans
Formation	1534; 490 years ago (1534)
Founder	Jerome Emiliani
Founded at	Venice, Italy
Type	Order of Clerics Regular of Pontifical Right for men
Headquarters	Generalate Via Casal Morena 8, Morena - Rome, Italy[1]
Coordinates	41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E / 41.901361°N 12.460611°E / 41.901361; 12.460611
Members	517 members (includes 338 priests) as of 2024[1]
Superior General	José Antonio Nieto Sepúlveda[1]
Motto	Latin: Onus Meum Leve English: Lighten my Burden
Continents served	Europe, Americas, Asia Africa
Parent organization	Catholic Church
Website	https://somascans.org/
Formerly called	The Company of the Servants of the Poor

The Somaschi Fathers, also known as the Somascans and officially as the Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca (Latin: Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha), are a Catholic order of Clerics Regular of Pontifical Right for men. It was founded in Italy in the 16th century by Jerome Emiliani and named after the motherhouse at Somasca.

As of 2024^[update], 517 Somascans served around the world.^[1] They provide staff for boys' homes, serve in 95 parishes, and engage in other ministries.