Mariannhillers

This article is about the Catholic religious order. For the geographic region, see Mariannhill. For the Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill.

Mariannhillers
Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill
Congregatio Missionariorum de Mariannhill
AbbreviationCMM
Formation1909; 115 years ago (1909)
FounderFranz Pfanner
Founded atMariannhill, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
TypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)[1]
HeadquartersVia S. Giovanni Eudes 91, 00163 Rome, Italy[1]
Locations
Membership
320 members (214 priests) as of 2018[1]
Michael Mass[1]
Websitemariannhill.org

The Mariannhillers,[2][3][4] officially named the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (Latin: Congregatio Missionariorum de Mariannhill; abbreviated CMM)[5] are a religious institute of the Catholic Church founded by Franz Pfanner. They were originally a monastery of Trappist monks founded in 1882 by Pfanner, but were later branched off as a separate congregation by decree of the Holy See.

The name of the congregation comes from Mariannhill, a suburb near Pinetown in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, where the congregation was first established.

  1. ^ a b c d Profile, gcatholic.org. Accessed 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ Balling, Adalbert Ludwig (30 October 2015). The Apostle of South Africa. Engelsdorfer Verlag. p. 52. ISBN 9781481785488.
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  4. ^ Garrett, John (1997). Where Nets Were Cast: Christianity in Oceania Since World War II. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies. ISBN 9789820201217.
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