The Institute of Consolata Missionaries (Latin: Institutum Missionum a Consolata), commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men. Its members add the nominal I.M.C. after their names to indicate membership in the Institute.[1]
| Institutum Missionum a Consolata | |
 The Logo of the Consolata Missionaries | |
| Abbreviation | I.M.C. |
|---|---|
| Formation | 29 January 1901 |
| Founder | Fr. Giuseppe Allamano |
Members | 947 members (737 priests) as of 2018 |
| Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, IMC | |
Parent organization | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | http://www.consolata.org/ |
The Institute was established on 29 January 1901 by the beatified Italian priest Giuseppe Allamano in Turin. Its headquarters is in Viale della Mura Aurelie 11-13, Rome, Italy. In 2018, the congregation had 227 houses, 947 members (737 priests). Superiors of the institute include:[1]
- Bishop Filippo Perlo (1926–1929)
- Domenico Fiorina (1949–1969)
- Mario Bianchi (1970–1981)
- Giuseppe Inverardi (1982–1993)
- Pietro Trabucco, I.M.C. (1993–2005)
- Aquileo Fiorentini, I.M.C. (2005–2011)
- Fr. Stefano Camerlengo, I.M.C. (2011–2023)
- Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, I.M.C (2023–present)
Prelates from their ranks
edit- Deceased (by year of death)
- 1930: Fr. Giuseppe Balbo, Apostolic Prefect of Meru (Kenya)
- 1933: Fr. Gaudenzio Barlassina, Apostolic Prefect of Kaffa (Ethiopia)
- 1935: Fr. Francesco Cagliero, Prefect Apostolic of Iringa (Tanzania)
- 1944: Bishop Giuseppe Perrachon, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Nyeri (Kenya)
- 1948: Bishop Gabriele Perlo, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Mogadishu (Somalia)
- 1948: Bishop Filippo Perlo, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Kenya (Kenya) and Superior General emeritus of Consolata Missionaries
- 1953: Bishop Luigi Santa, Bishop of Rimini (Italy)
- 1960: Bishop Antonio Torasso, Apostolic Vicar of Florencia (Colombia)
- 1965: Bishop Attilio Beltramino, Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)
- 1966: Bishop José Nepote-Fus, Bishop-prelate emeritus of Roraima (Brazil)
- 1976: Bishop Lawrence Victor Bessone, Bishop of Meru (Kenya)
- 1978: Bishop Carlo Re, Bishop emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio (Italy)
- 1990: Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya)
- 2012: Bishop Angelo Cuniberti, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Florencia (Colombia)
- 2014: Bishop José Luis Serna Alzate, Bishop emeritus of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)
- 2014: Bishop Servílio Conti, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Roraima (Brazil)
- Alive
- Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbataar
- Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia
- Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)
- Bishop Giovanni Crippa, Bishop of Estância (Brazil)
- Bishop Carillo Gritti, Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil)
- Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, Apostolic Vicar of Isiolo (Kenya) and Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ
- Bishop Peter Munguti Makau, Coadjutor Bishop of Isiolo (Kenya)
- Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya)
- Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique)
- Bishop Aldo Mongiano, Bishop emeritus of Roraima (Brazil)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, Apostolic Vicar of San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia
- Bishop Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, Bishop of Maralal (Kenya)
- Bishop Virgilio Pante, Bishop emeritus of Maralal (Kenya)
- Bishop Joaquím Humberto Pinzón Güiza, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Otočac
- Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, Bishop of Manzini (Swaziland).
- Bishop Elio Rama, Bishop of Pinheiro (Brazil)
- Bishop Ambrogio Ravasi, Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya)
- Bishop Inácio Saure, Bishop of Tete (Mozambique)
- Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, Bishop emeritus of Joaçaba (Brazil)
- Fr. Alberto Trevisiol, Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Urbaniana University