Carthusian Order

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Leader(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life - Men Founded: 1084 Monastic Order Official Web Site: http://www.chartreux.org/ Mailing Address: La Grande Chartreuse, St-Pierre de Chartreuse, F-38380 Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Francia Telephone: 4.76.88.60.30 Fax: 4.76.88.61.08

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Past and Present Leaders

• Charles-Maria Saisson, O. Cart. † (2 Feb 1863 Elected - 17 Apr 1877 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1084	Founded		Carthusian Order
2 September 1176	Approbation		Carthusian Order

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Houses	Source
1963		582		ap1964
1966		597	22	ap1967
1967		602	22	ap1968
1971	276	466	19	ap1972
1974	267	450	19	ap1975
1976	254		19	ap1977*
1977	244	417	19	ap1978
1981	225	391	17	ap1982
1986	198	393	18	ap1987
1991	195	384	19	ap1992
1995	187	364	18	ap1996
2003	170	342	18	ap2004
2004	167	340	18	ap2005
2005	170	335	18	ap2006
2010	157	318	18	ap2011
2012	149	310	17	ap2013
2013	153	304	17	ap2014
2014	152	296	17	ap2015
2017	149	294	17	ap2018
2020	144	278	21	ap2021
2022	140	280	21	ap2023

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Affiliated Members, Living

• None

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Affiliated Members, Deceased

• Bl. Niccolò Albergati, O. Cart. † (Priest: Jun 1404 to 4 Jul 1417)
• St. Hugh of Avalon, O. Cart. † (Member: 1160; Priest: 1165 to 10 Aug 1186)
• Andrés Capilla, O. Cart. †
• Antoine de Cea, O. Cart. †
• St. Stefano de Châtillon, O. Cart. †
• Angelus Maria Cittadini, O. Cart. †
• Gozewijn Comhaer, O. Cart. †
• Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu, O. Cart. † (Member: 1602 to 27 Apr 1626)
• Zacharias Ferrari, O.S.B. † (Member: 1508 to 1509)
• Juvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. † (Member: 29 May 1919 to 4 Oct 1957)
• John Ingleby, O. Cart. †
• Francesco de Lavello, O. Cart. †
• Luis Mercader Escolano, O. Cart. †
• Guglielmo di Modena, O. Cart. †
• Alexandre de Montecatini, O. Cart. †
• Salvador (Bernardo) Montes de Oca, O. Cart. † (Member: 5 Sep 1942)
• Leone Niccolai, O. Cart. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1806 to 5 Nov 1849)
• Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós † (Priest: 1942 to 1949)
• Raimundo Rubí, O. Cart. † (Priest: 17 Dec 1689 to 26 Nov 1727)
• Charles-Maria Saisson, O. Cart. † (Member: 13 Sep 1835; Minister General: 2 Feb 1863 to 17 Apr 1877)
• António de São José de Castro, O. Cart. † (Priest: 3 Dec 1775 to 13 Nov 1798)
• Diego de Sarmiento, O. Cart. †
• Mathias Schach, O. Cart. †
• François de Simiane, O. Cart. †
• Jean de Sirac (Siret), O. Cart. †
• Antonio Surian, O. Cart. †
• Richard Viel, O. Cart. †

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,385 Annuario Pontificio, Year 2021, Page 1,360 Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,394

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