Consolata Missionaries

Institute of Consolata Missionaries
Institutum Missionum a Consolata
AbbreviationI.M.C.
Formation29 January 1901; 123 years ago (1901-01-29)
FounderFr. Giuseppe Allamano
Members
947 members (737 priests) as of 2018
Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, IMC
Parent organization
Roman Catholic Church
Websitehttp://www.consolata.org/

The Institute of Consolata Missionaries (Latin: Institutum Missionum a Consolata), commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men. Its members add the nominal I.M.C. after their names to indicate membership in the Institute.[1]

The Institute was established on 29 January 1901 by the beatified Italian priest Giuseppe Allamano in Turin. Its headquarters is in Viale della Mura Aurelie 11-13, Rome, Italy. In 2018, the congregation had 227 houses, 947 members (737 priests). Superiors of the institute include:[1]

  • Bishop Filippo Perlo (1926–1929)
  • Domenico Fiorina (1949–1969)
  • Mario Bianchi (1970–1981)
  • Giuseppe Inverardi (1982–1993)
  • Pietro Trabucco, I.M.C. (1993–2005)
  • Aquileo Fiorentini, I.M.C. (2005–2011)
  • Fr. Stefano Camerlengo, I.M.C. (2011–2023)
  • Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, I.M.C (2023–present)
  1. ^ a b "Consolata Missionaries (I.M.C.)".