Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 28 June 1878 Clerical Religious Congregation Official Web Site: http://www.scj.org/ Mailing Address: Via Casale S. Pio V, 20, 00165 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.66.05.60 Fax: 06.66.05.63.17

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. † (20 Jan 1926 Appointed - 25 Apr 1935 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Luxembourg)
• Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. † (15 Jul 1959 Appointed - 13 Apr 1967 Appointed, Bishop of De Aar)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 June 1878	Founded		Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
4 July 1906	Approbation		Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		2,997		ap1960
1990	1,823	2,550		ap1991
2000	1,684	2,389		ap2001
2001	1,679	2,394		ap2002
2002	1,666	2,393	404	ap2003
2004	1,637	2,319	414	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. (Priest: 20 Jul 1947 to 17 Dec 1973)
• Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. (Member: 29 Sep 1964; Priest: 17 Dec 1966 to 19 Feb 2005)
• José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. (Priest: 28 Dec 1980 to 30 Oct 2000)
• Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. (Priest: 16 Dec 1984 to 23 Dec 1997)
• Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. (Priest: 18 Dec 1957 to 18 Feb 1998)
• Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. (Priest: 29 Jun 1975 to 24 Apr 2001)
• Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (Priest: 29 Jun 1961 to 26 Mar 1998)
• Andreas Henrisusanta, S.C.I. (Priest: 2 Jul 1961 to 29 Aug 1975)
• Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (Priest: 17 Dec 1977 to 11 Jun 2003)
• Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. (Priest: 29 Jun 1969 to 3 Dec 1999)
• Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (Priest: 8 Dec 1973 to 24 Oct 1997)
• Stanislaw Kazimierz Nagy, S.C.I. (Priest: 8 Jul 1945 to 7 Oct 2003)
• Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I. (Member: 29 Sep 1969; Priest: 12 Jun 1977 to 30 Jun 2000)
• Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I. (Priest: 27 Jun 1970 to 11 Jul 1995)
• Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. (Priest: 21 Sep 1966 to 23 Jan 1992)
• Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. (Priest: 3 Jul 1960 to 11 Feb 1981)
• Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. (Priest: 16 Dec 1962 to 15 Mar 1976)
• António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. (Priest: 27 May 1970 to 9 Apr 1996)
• Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. (Priest: 14 Dec 1972)
• José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (Member: 2 Feb 1962; Priest: 28 Jun 1964 to 11 May 1991)
• Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. (Priest: 12 Jun 1980 to 30 Nov 2000)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † (Priest: 26 Jul 1925 to 28 May 1934)
• Johannes Michael Buckx, S.C.I. † (Priest: 9 Jun 1906 to 23 May 1923)
• Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I. † (Priest: 19 Apr 1924 to 19 Dec 1933)
• Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. † (Priest: 25 Apr 1905 to 27 Jan 1936)
• Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. † (Priest: 20 May 1944; Superior General: 15 Jul 1959 to 13 Apr 1967)
• José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. † (Priest: 1 Jul 1956 to 5 Jun 1974)
• Émile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. † (Priest: 30 Nov 1883 to 12 Mar 1908)
• Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I. † (Priest: 19 Jul 1925 to 19 Jul 1961)
• Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. † (Priest: 12 Jul 1931 to 7 May 1958)
• Gerhard Lennartz, S.C.I. †
• Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. † (Priest: 11 Jul 1937 to 13 Mar 1947)
• Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † (Priest: 18 Jul 1926 to 11 Jul 1939)
• Harrie van Oort, S.C.I. †
• Joseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. † (Priest: 28 May 1904; Superior General: 20 Jan 1926 to 25 Apr 1935)
• Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † (Priest: 30 Nov 1936 to 11 Jul 1959)
• Joseph Donatien Plissonneau, S.C.I. †
• Enrico Smeets, S.C.I. †
• Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. † (Priest: 11 Sep 1949 to 3 Jan 1961)
• Pierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1959 to 17 Mar 1983)
• Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I. † (Priest: 13 Jul 1924 to 1 Feb 1934)
• Paul Verschuren, S.C.I. † (Priest: 19 Mar 1950 to 21 Apr 1964)
• Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. † (Priest: 11 Jul 1937 to 10 Mar 1949)