Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 3 January 1941 Clerical Religious Congregation Web Site: http://www.legionofchrist.org/ Mailing Address: Via Aurelia, 677, 00165 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.66.49.91 Fax: 06.66.49.93.72

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 January 1941	Founded		Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	42	303	14	ap1967
1970	68	485	19	ap1971
1980	126	776	49	ap1981
1990	224	1,152	92	ap1991
1999	411	1,617	104	ap2000
2000	435	1,739	104	ap2001
2001	434	1,745	109	ap2002
2002	511	1,758	115	ap2003
2003	549	1,820	113	ap2004
2004	588	1,845	119	ap2005
2005	642	1,917	125	ap2006

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. (Priest: 15 Sep 1957 to 7 Dec 1973)
• Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (Member: Apr 1974; Priest: 24 Dec 1982 to 26 Oct 2004)
• Brian Farrell, L.C. (Priest: 26 Nov 1969 to 19 Dec 2002)
• Kevin Joseph Farrell (Priest: 24 Dec 1978 to 1984)