Resurrectionist Congregation

Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Latin: Congregatio a Resurrectione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi
AbbreviationCR
NicknameResurrectionists
Formation17 February 1836
(188 years ago)
 (1836-02-17)
FoundersFr. Piotr Semenenko, CR
Fr. Hieronim Kajsiewicz, CR
Fr. Bogdan Jański, CR
Founded atParis, France
TypeClerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men
HeadquartersVia S. Sebastianello 11, Rome, Italy
Membership
309 members (includes 264 priests) as of 2020[1]
Fr. Paul Voisin, C.R
Countries served
Parent organization
Roman Catholic Church
Websiteresurrectionists.com

The Resurrectionists officially named the Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio a Resurrectione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi), abbreviated CR is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men (Priest, Brother or Permanent Deacon). It was founded in 1836 by three men, Bogdan Jański, Peter Semenenko and Hieronim Kajsiewicz on the heels of the Polish Great Emigration.[2]

  1. ^ "Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (C.R.)".
  2. ^ Grzechowiak CR, Francis. "History", Congregation of the Resurrection-US Province