The Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Congregatio Sacerdotum a Sacro Corde Iesu), also called the Dehonians, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men in the Catholic Church founded in northern France in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Picardy, by Léon Dehon in 1878.[2]
| Congregatio Sacerdotum a Sacro Corde Iesu (Latin) | |
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| Abbreviation | SCI |
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| Nickname | Dehonians |
| Formation | June 28, 1878 |
| Founder | Léon Dehon |
| Founded at | St. Quentin, France |
| Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for Men |
| Headquarters | Via Casale S. Pio V, 20, Rome, Italy |
Membership | 2,212 members (includes 1,579 priests) as of 2020 |
Continents served | Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia |
| Carlos Luis Suárez Codorniú | |
Motto | Latin: Adveniat regnum tuum English: Thy Kingdom come |
Parent organization | Catholic Church |
| Website | dehoniani |
Formerly called | Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
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The congregation is present in over 40 countries on five continents (Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia). It is headquartered in Rome. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú is the current superior general. In the United States, it is based in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. There it also operates the Sacred Heart School of Theology, the largest seminary in the United States for men over the age of 30 who are preparing for the priesthood.
Among other facilities, the Institute has owned and operated St. Joseph's Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota, since 1927. This is an off-reservation boarding school for grades K-8 that serves largely Lakota students.
Superiors general
edit- Léon Dehon (28 June 1878 – 12 August 1925)
- Joseph Philippe (20 January 1926 – 24 October 1935)
- Theodorus Govaart (24 October 1935 – 7 September 1953)
- Alphons Lellig (11 January 1954 – 13 December 1958)
- Joseph de Palma (15 July 1959 – 6 June 1967)
- Albert Bourgeois (6 June 1967 – 6 June 1979)
- Antonio Panteghini (6 June 1979 – 24 May 1991)
- Virginio Bressanelli (24 May 1991 – 27 May 2003)
- José Ornelas Carvalho (27 May 2003 – 25 May 2015)
- Heiner Wilmer (25 May 2015 – 6 April 2018)
- Carlos Enrique Caamaño Martín (6 April 2018 – 20 July 2018)
- Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú (20 July 2018 – )