Society of the Divine Word
Divine Word Missionaries

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. † (28 Mar 1958 Appointed - 15 Dec 1967 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		5,232		ap1960
1966	3,003	5,744	206	ap1967
1971	3,229	5,538	158	ap1972
1976	3,204	5,222	227	ap1977
1981	3,271	5,290	258	ap1982
1986	3,358	5,504	280	ap1987
1990	3,487	5,648		ap1991
1991	3,500	5,707	276	ap1992
2000	3,769	5,962		ap2001
2001	3,799	6,003		ap2002
2002	3,800	6,075	383	ap2003
2004	3,865	6,051	384	ap2005
2007	3,961	6,096	335	ap2008
2009	4,047	6,131	333	ap2010
2010	4,107	6,105	341	ap2011
2011	4,124	6,067	335	ap2012

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• John Barwa, S.V.D. (Member: 14 Oct 1984; Priest: 14 Apr 1985 to 4 Feb 2006)
• Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (Priest: 28 Nov 1970 to 3 Jul 1997)
• José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (Priest: 18 Dec 1971 to 26 May 1998)
• Krzysztof Białasik Wawrowska, S.V.D. (Member: 8 Sep 1980; Priest: 15 Jun 1985 to 30 Jun 2005)
• Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D. (Priest: 3 Oct 1961 to 4 Jul 1979)
• Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (Priest: 23 Dec 1972 to 24 Aug 2005)
• Vincent Boi-Nai, S.V.D. (Priest: 13 Aug 1977 to 16 Mar 1999)
• Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. (Priest: 2 Feb 1960 to 16 Dec 1992)
• Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. (Priest: 21 Sep 1963 to 28 Feb 1974)
• Leo Cornelio, S.V.D. (Priest: 14 Nov 1972 to 3 Jun 1999)
• Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D. (Priest: 12 Jun 1954 to 17 Jun 1989)
• Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D. (Member: 12 Jun 1984; Priest: 8 May 1985 to 11 May 2009)
• Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. (Member: 8 Jun 1974; Priest: 27 Oct 1982 to 11 May 2009)
• Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D. (Priest: 16 Dec 1972 to 29 Dec 1987)
• John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (Member: 1973; Priest: 23 Jun 1973 to 16 Jan 2006)
• António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. (Priest: 29 Sep 1990 to 6 Jun 2007)
• Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D. (Member: 7 Jun 1981; Priest: 1 Mar 1988 to 5 Jan 2007)
• Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. (Member: 1987; Priest: 7 May 1988 to 20 Jun 2009)
• Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. (Priest: 25 Oct 1969 to 17 Nov 1986)
• Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (Member: Mar 1985; Priest: 15 Mar 1986 to 29 Apr 2004)
• Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. (Member: 8 Dec 1980; Priest: 14 Jul 1985 to 12 Jun 2007)
• William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. (Priest: 28 Jan 1962 to 8 Jun 1982)
• Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. (Priest: 15 Aug 1977 to 5 Mar 1994)
• Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. (Member: 1986; Priest: 22 Nov 1987 to 22 Dec 2012)
• Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (Priest: 22 Apr 1979 to 23 Mar 1998)
• Michael Meier, S.V.D. (Priest: 30 May 1957 to 2 Jul 1984)
• Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. (Member: 8 Jan 1972; Priest: 2 Aug 1972 to 30 Mar 1987)
• Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. (Priest: 8 Dec 1968 to 13 Dec 1997)
• László Német, S.V.D. (Member: 8 Sep 1982; Priest: 1 May 1983 to 23 Apr 2008)
• Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D. (Priest: 26 Jul 1980 to 27 Jun 1998)
• Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D. (Priest: 29 Jun 1951 to 10 Nov 1988)
• Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. (Priest: 17 Aug 1958 to 2 Apr 1982)
• Antonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D. (Priest: 8 Jul 1972 to 25 Mar 2002)
• Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. (Member: 15 Aug 1970; Priest: 22 Aug 1971 to 21 Dec 1985)
• Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (Member: 23 Apr 1978; Priest: 9 Nov 1985 to 25 Mar 2006)
• Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (Priest: 22 May 1952 to 15 Dec 1981)
• Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (Priest: 20 Aug 1986 to 6 Dec 1995)
• Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (Priest: 3 Aug 1958 to 4 Jan 1975)
• Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. (Member: 1 May 1965; Priest: 18 Dec 1965 to 12 Oct 1988)
• James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (Priest: 6 Jan 1967 to 6 Dec 1983)
• Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (Priest: 4 Aug 1966 to 20 Dec 1980)
• Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (Priest: 31 Jan 1960 to 10 May 2000)
• Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (Priest: 11 May 1979 to 25 Mar 2002)
• Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. (Member: 1 Mar 1983; Priest: 22 Dec 1984 to 20 Feb 2010)
• Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (Priest: 13 Aug 1977 to 14 Apr 2000)
• Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. (Member: 1 Oct 1994; Priest: 6 Aug 1995 to 19 May 2012)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. † (Priest: 2 Oct 1959 to 18 Dec 1972)
• Johann Baptist von Anzer, S.V.D. † (Member: 1875; Priest: 15 Aug 1876 to 8 Jan 1882)
• Stephen Anthony Appelhans, S.V.D. † (Priest: 5 May 1932 to 8 Jul 1948)
• Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. † (Priest: 15 Aug 1943 to 8 Jul 1948)
• George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † (Priest: 13 Aug 1939 to 19 Dec 1959)
• Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. † (Priest: 17 Sep 1938 to 11 May 1968)
• Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. † (Priest: 22 Jan 1939 to 27 Nov 1952)
• Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. † (Member: 1901; Priest: 24 Feb 1905 to 25 Nov 1924)
• Antonio Buenafe, S.V.D. † (Priest: 30 Mar 1963 to 9 Feb 1976)
• John Bukovsky, S.V.D. † (Priest: 3 Dec 1950 to 18 Aug 1990)
• Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. † (Priest: 4 Jun 1961 to 13 Jul 1978)
• Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. † (Priest: 19 Mar 1953 to 11 Dec 1974)
• Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. † (Priest: 19 Aug 1937 to 11 May 1968)
• Anton Ceska, S.V.D. † (Priest: 24 Feb 1905 to 28 Jun 1926)
• Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. † (Member: 1926; Priest: 16 Mar 1930 to 8 Jul 1941)
• Miguel C. Cinches, S.V.D. † (Priest: 22 Oct 1961 to 10 Jan 1973)
• John Edward Cohill, S.V.D. † (Priest: 20 Mar 1936 to 15 Nov 1966)
• Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. † (Priest: 3 Aug 1958 to 13 Dec 1974)
• Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. † (Priest: 28 Aug 1949 to 19 Dec 1968)
• Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. † (Priest: 14 Jan 1959 to 17 Mar 1973)
• Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. † (Priest: 29 May 1930 to 12 Jul 1951)
• Enrique (Henry) Ederle, S.V.D. †
• Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. † (Priest: 14 May 1942 to 20 Aug 1956)
• Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. † (Priest: 5 Mar 1955 to 5 May 1978)
• Wilhelm Finnemann, S.V.D. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1911 to 8 Feb 1929)
• Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † (Priest: 7 Oct 1950 to 3 May 1976)
• Georg Froewis, S.V.D. † (Member: 1892; Priest: 3 Dec 1893 to 1 Aug 1928)
• Julian Gbur, S.V.D. † (Priest: 21 Jun 1970 to 30 Mar 1994)
• Hieronymus Haberstroh, S.V.D. † (Member: 1906; Priest: 28 Jan 1923 to 12 Nov 1937)
• Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. † (Priest: 31 Oct 1937 to 19 Mar 1966)
• Augustin Henninghaus, S.V.D. † (Member: 11 Oct 1879; Priest: 30 May 1885 to 7 Aug 1904)
• Uberto Hermens, S.V.D. †
• François Hoenen, S.V.D. † (Priest: 8 Aug 1948 to 6 Jul 1963)
• Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. † (Member: 1893; Priest: 24 Feb 1905 to 12 Nov 1934)
• Peter Janser, S.V.D. † (Priest: 1902 to 11 Jul 1935)
• Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D. † (Priest: 15 Aug 1954 to 24 Apr 1980)
• Jorge Kémérer, S.V.D. † (Priest: 30 Oct 1932 to 13 Mar 1957)
• Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † (Priest: 29 Sep 1910 to 17 Feb 1940)
• Heinrich Leven, S.V.D. † (Priest: 29 Sep 1910 to 25 Apr 1933)
• Carlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. † (Priest: 24 Feb 1949 to 22 Jun 1965)
• Everardo Limbrock, S.V.D. †
• Federico G. Limon, S.V.D. † (Priest: 14 May 1942 to 7 Jan 1972)
• Joseph Lörks, S.V.D. † (Priest: 28 Jan 1910 to 23 May 1933)
• Ferdinand Loy, S.V.D. † (Member: 1913; Priest: 14 Nov 1920 to 20 Nov 1931)
• Martin Lucas, S.V.D. † (Priest: 26 Oct 1924 to 14 Sep 1945)
• Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. † (Priest: 28 Jan 1941 to 8 Mar 1951)
• Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D. † (Priest: 24 Oct 1951 to 13 Apr 1967)
• Vicente C. Manuel, S.V.D. † (Priest: 1 Dec 1968 to 17 Mar 1983)
• Thomas Megan, S.V.D. † (Member: 1920; Priest: 29 May 1926 to 7 Jul 1936)
• Enrique José Mühn, S.V.D. † (Priest: 20 Sep 1930 to 13 Sep 1934)
• Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. † (Priest: 12 Oct 1955 to 28 Feb 1974)
• Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. † (Priest: 27 Sep 1925 to 12 Jun 1947)
• Jorge Novak, S.V.D. † (Priest: 10 Jan 1954 to 7 Aug 1976)
• Pietro Noyen, S.V.D. †
• Augustin Olbert, S.V.D. † (Member: 1920; Priest: 13 May 1926 to 8 Jul 1948)
• Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. † (Priest: 6 Jan 1944 to 29 Sep 1965)
• Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1922 to 1 Jun 1937)
• Antonio Pott, S.V.D. † (Priest: 30 Sep 1932 to 8 Mar 1951)
• Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. † (Priest: 12 Mar 1932 to 29 Oct 1946)
• Hermann Raich, S.V.D. † (Priest: 29 Apr 1962 to 8 Mar 1982)
• Joseph Reiners, S.V.D. † (Priest: 15 Aug 1898 to 19 Nov 1912)
• Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. † (Member: 28 Jun 1970; Priest: 28 Nov 1970 to 28 Jun 1993)
• Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. † (Priest: 12 Jul 1972 to 3 Dec 1984)
• Paul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. † (Priest: 20 Aug 1950 to 4 Jul 1961)
• Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. † (Priest: 14 Sep 1947 to 19 Dec 1959)
• Nicola Schoenig, S.V.D. †
• Hermann Schoppelrey, S.V.D. † (Member: 1889; Priest: 28 Jan 1900 to 13 Dec 1933)
• Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. † (Member: 1913; Priest: 23 Sep 1916 to 19 Nov 1936)
• Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. † (Member: 1934; Priest: 24 Aug 1939 to 1948; Superior General: 28 Mar 1958 to 15 Dec 1967)
• Frans Simons, S.V.D. † (Priest: 30 Oct 1932 to 15 May 1952)
• Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. † (Priest: 31 Jan 1932 to 8 Mar 1951)
• Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † (Priest: 8 Mar 1929 to 11 Jul 1939)
• Simeon O. Valerio, S.V.D. † (Priest: 16 Jun 1946 to 26 Nov 1973)
• Augustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. † (Priest: 28 Apr 1941 to 25 Jul 1972)
• Wilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. † (Priest: 18 Aug 1935 to 8 Mar 1951)
• Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. † (Priest: 18 Aug 1935 to 14 Nov 1957)
• Jean Van der Heyden, S.V.D. †
• Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. † (Priest: 24 Feb 1907 to 13 Mar 1922)
• Charles (Karl) Weber, S.V.D. † (Member: 1907; Priest: 29 Sep 1910 to 2 Dec 1937)
• Georg Weig, S.V.D. † (Member: 31 Oct 1906; Priest: 10 Feb 1907 to 15 Jun 1928)
• Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. † (Priest: 22 May 1932 to 20 Mar 1948)
• Johannes Wiesen, S.V.D. † (Priest: 27 Oct 1935 to 2 Feb 1964)
• Franz Wolf, S.V.D. † (Priest: 5 Feb 1899 to 16 Mar 1914)