Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life United: 22 June 1979 Clerical Religious Congregation Mailing Address: Via Luigi Lilio 80, C.P. 10733, 00142 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.519.12.24 Fax: 06.519.13.33

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
22 June 1979	United		Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	1,311	1,907		ap1991
2000	1,311	2,239		ap2001
2001	1,312	2,218		ap2002
2002	1,316	2,250	309	ap2003
2004	1,318	2,225	350	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 13 Sep 1980 to 13 Dec 1997)
• Eugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 18 Dec 1972 to 1 Jun 1995)
• Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1968; Priest: 30 Mar 1969 to 14 Jul 2005)
• Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 2 Apr 1960 to 20 Dec 1993)
• Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1963; Priest: 11 Mar 1967 to 1 Apr 2005)
• Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1957; Priest: 28 Jun 1964)
• Aldo Gerna, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 22 Dec 1956 to 18 May 1971)
• Vittorino Girardi, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1962; Priest: 30 Mar 1963 to 13 Jul 2002)
• Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 12 Apr 1970)
• Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 17 Mar 1962 to 1990)
• Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 15 Jun 1956)
• Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 19 Mar 1970 to 10 Jun 1995)
• Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1965; Priest: 3 Jul 1966 to 16 Dec 2004)
• Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. (Member: 9 Sep 1969; Priest: 18 Mar 1970 to 6 Mar 1989)
• Miguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 7 Jun 1975 to 28 Nov 1998)
• Olindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 29 Mar 1952 to 2 Feb 1990)
• Menghistear Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I. (Priest: 18 Feb 1979 to 25 Jun 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930 to 29 Jun 1953)
• Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 7 Jun 1952 to 14 Jun 1973)
• Francesco Saverio Bini, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 26 Jul 1908 to 20 Nov 1930)
• Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 31 May 1947 to 12 Jan 1967)
• Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 6 Jun 1925 to 1 Dec 1950)
• St. Daniele Comboni, M.C.C.I. †
• José Dalvit, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 10 Apr 1943 to 9 May 1959)
• Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 14 Jul 1929 to 11 Mar 1949)
• Armido Gasparini, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 17 Apr 1938 to 15 Mar 1979)
• Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 16 Nov 1882 to 6 Aug 1903)
• Daniele Kauczor, M.C.C.I. †
• Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1938 to 15 May 1958)
• Edoardo Mason, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 11 Jul 1926 to 8 May 1947)
• Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 26 Mar 1966 to 22 Nov 1995)
• Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1922 to 8 Jul 1950)
• Matteo Michelon, M.C.C.I. †
• Stephen Mlakic, M.C.C.I. †
• Luigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. †
• Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 10 Aug 1912 to 10 Dec 1934)
• Rodolfo Orler, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 23 Dec 1916 to 11 Dec 1933)
• Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 11 Jun 1949 to 6 Nov 1984)
• Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 7 Jul 1940 to 9 May 1959)
• Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1933 to 29 Feb 1956)
• John Riegler, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1926 to 9 Dec 1948)
• Antonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Mar 1884 to 8 Feb 1895)
• Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 1 Jun 1900 to 29 Oct 1924)
• Francesco Sogaro, M.C.C.I. †
• Antonio Stoppani, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 4 Aug 1895 to 30 May 1913)
• Angelo Tarantino, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 19 Mar 1932 to 12 Feb 1959)
• Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 30 Apr 1950 to 13 Mar 1969)
• Antonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 3 Aug 1902 to 16 Jul 1923)
• Pietro Villa, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1911 to 25 Mar 1946)
• Giuseppe Zambonardi, M.C.C.I. † (Priest: 8 Aug 1909 to 1 Feb 1928)