Augustinians of the Assumption

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 1845 Clerical Religious Congregation Mailing Address: Via San Pio V, 55, 00165 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.662.39.98 Fax: 06.66.35.924

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1845	Founded		Augustinians of the Assumption
26 November 1864	Approbation		Augustinians of the Assumption

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		1,960		ap1960
1990	821	1,076		ap1991
2000	641	949		ap2001
2001	630	946		ap2002
2002	623	944	120	ap2003
2004	600	921	123	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (Priest: 1 May 1969 to 4 Jun 2003)
• Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (Priest: 24 May 1969 to 9 Jul 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• George Andrew Beck, A.A. † (Priest: 24 Jul 1927 to 7 Aug 1948)
• Michel-Henri Canonne, A.A. † (Priest: 12 Jun 1943 to 25 Apr 1959)
• Vasile Cristea, A.A. † (Priest: 27 Mar 1932 to 2 Jul 1960)
• Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. † (Priest: 4 Jun 1944 to 14 Dec 1978)
• Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. † (Priest: 26 Feb 1939 to 13 Feb 1960)
• Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † (Priest: 1972 to 11 Jun 1990)
• Pie Eugène Joseph Neveu, A.A. † (Priest: 18 Mar 1905 to 11 Mar 1926)
• Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. † (Priest: 26 Jul 1925 to 1934)
• Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † (Priest: 26 Jul 1942 to 28 Apr 1963)
• Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. † (Priest: 11 Jan 1953 to 30 May 1962)
• Antonio Gregorio Vuccino, A.A. † (Priest: 11 May 1918 to 9 Jun 1937)