Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross
Crosier Fathers

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 14 September 1211 Order of Canons Regular Official Web Site: http://www.oscgeneral.org/ Mailing Address: Via del Velabro, 19, 00186 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.90.28.64.53 Fax: 06.69.79.75.36

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Wilhelmus Joannes Leo Antonius van Hees, O.S.C. † (25 Jun 1946 Appointed - 22 Sep 1981 Resigned)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14 September 1211	Founded		Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross
1248	Approbation		Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1954		618		ap1955
1963		700		ap1964
1966	476	773	55	ap1967
1967	476	773	55	ap1968
1971	467	660	65	ap1972
1974	453	632	66	ap1975
1976	456	620	66	ap1977
1977	450	612	66	ap1978
1981	443	583	66	ap1982
1986	406	533	66	ap1987
1991	356	505	47	ap1992
1995	330	503	40	ap1996
2001	304	464		ap2002
2002	311	458	49	ap2003
2004	309	444	63	ap2005
2005	292	434	55	ap2006
2010	269	425	46	ap2011
2012	250	399	44	ap2013
2013	246	392	40	ap2014
2014	241	383	39	ap2015
2017	223	341	33	ap2018

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antonius Franciskus Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. (Member: 28 Aug 1994; Priest: 26 Jun 1996 to 3 Jun 2014)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Wilhelm von Alhaus, O.S.C. † (Member: 1734; Deacon: 20 Sep 1738; Priest: 19 Sep 1739 to 2 Oct 1758)
• Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.C. † (Priest: 1 Aug 1934 to 10 Jan 1952)
• Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.C. † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917 to 2 Dec 1937)
• Giovanni Chericato, O.S.C. †
• André Creemers, O.S.C. † (Priest: 1 Aug 1933 to 1 Jan 1955)
• Jacques Hubert Goumans, O.S.C. † (Priest: 22 Dec 1906 to 16 Oct 1941)
• Giovanni Matteo Konings, O.S.C. †
• Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. † (Priest: 31 May 1958 to 29 May 1969)
• Henri Sylvius, O.S.C. † (Priest: 16 Jun 1612 to 19 Apr 1638)
• Wilhelmus Joannes Leo Antonius van Hees, O.S.C. † (Member: 28 Aug 1928; Priest: 18 Jul 1930; Master General: 25 Jun 1946 to 22 Sep 1981)

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,377

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