Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (O. de M.)

Mercedarians

Also known as: Order of Our Lady of Ransom (English) / Mercedarier (Deutsch) / Orden de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (español) / Ordre de Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci (Mercédaires) (français) / Ordine di Santa Maria della Mercede (Mercedari) (Italiano) / Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników (Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników) (polski) / Ordem de Nossa Senhora das Mercês (Português) / Ordo Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede (latine)

Type: Mendicant Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Statistics: 156 houses, 645 members (503 priests) (2018)

Address: Via Monte Carmelo 3, 00166 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.662.97.91

Website:

History

1218: Established as Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians) (English) / Order of Our Lady of Ransom (English) / Mercedarier (Deutsch) / Orden de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (español) / Ordre de Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci (Mercédaires) (français) / Ordine di Santa Maria della Mercede (Mercedari) (Italiano) / Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników (Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników) (polski) / Ordem de Nossa Senhora das Mercês (Português) / Ordo Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede (latine) / O. de M.

Churches

13 churches

Superiors

Master General:	Fr. Juan Carlos Saavedra Lucho, O. de M. (57) (2016.05.10 – ...)
Master General:	Fr. Bernardo Ordoñe Borges, O. de M. (2010.05.18 – 2016.05.10)
Master General:	Fr. Giovannino Tolu, O. de M. (81) (2004.10.15 – 2010.05.18)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro Mariano Labarca Araya, O. de M. (1998 – 2004.10.15)
Master General:	Fr. Emilio Aguirre, O. de M. (1986 – 1998)
Master General:	Fr. Domingo Acquaro, O. de M. (1974 – 1986)
Master General:	Fr. Bernardo Navarro, O. de M. (1962 – 1974)
Master General:	Fr. Sante Gattuso, O. de M. (1956 – 1962)
Master General:	Fr. Alfredo Scotti, O. de M. (1937 – 1956)
Master General:	Fr. Juan Del Carmelo Garrido, O. de M. (1925 – 1937)
Master General:	Fr. Innocencio Lopez, O. de M. (1914 – 1925)
Master General:	Fr. Mariano Alcalá, O. de M. (1911 – 1914)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro Armengol Valenzuela, O. de M. (1880 – 1911)
Vicar General:	Fr. Magin Bertran, O. de M. (1879 – 1880)
Vicar General:	Fr. José M. Rodriguez, O. de M. (1869 – 1879)
Vicar General:	Fr. José Reig, O. de M. (1868 – 1869)
Vicar General:	Fr. Buenaventura Cano, O. de M. (1835 – 1838)
Vicar General:	Fr. Tomas Miquel, O. de M. (1834 – 1868)
Master General:	Fr. Juan B. Granell, O. de M. (1833 – 1834)
Vicar General:	Fr. Agustin Serres, O. de M. (1832 – 1833)
Master General:	Fr. Juan J. Tejada, O. de M. (1827 – 1832)
Vicar General:	Fr. Raimundo Mallasies, O. de M. (1826 – 1827)
Master General:	Fr. Gabriel Miró, O. de M. (1824 – 1826)
Master General:	Fr. José Garcia Palomo, O. de M. (1817 – 1824)
Vicar General:	Fr. Gabriel Miró, O. de M. (1812 – 1817)
Master General:	Fr. Domingo Fabregat, O. de M. (1801 – 1812)
Master General:	Fr. Diego Lopez Dominguez, O. de M. (1794 – 1801)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro Nolasco Mora, O. de M. (1788 – 1794)
Master General:	Fr. José Gonzalez, O. de M. (1782 – 1788)
Master General:	Fr. Martin De Torres, O. de M. (1776 – 1782)
Master General:	Fr. Antonio M. De Hartalejo, O. de M. (1770 – 1776)
Master General:	Fr. Basilio Gil de Bernabé, O. de M. (1764 – 1770)
Master General:	Fr. Cristobal M. Jimenez, O. de M. (1759 – 1764)
Master General:	Fr. Juan Cavallero, O. de M. (1753 – 1759)
Master General:	Fr. Diego Chamochin De Ribera, O. de M. (1747 – 1753)
Vicar General:	Fr. José Vila, O. de M. (1746 – 1747)
Master General:	Fr. Miguel Leranoz, O. de M. (1744 – 1746)
Master General:	Fr. José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. (later Bishop) (1738 – 1744)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco S. Gilaberte, O. de M. (1732 – 1738)
Master General:	Fr. José Campusano, O. de M. (1729 – 1731)
Vicar General:	Fr. José Ribera, O. de M. (1728 – 1729)
Master General:	Fr. Gabriel Barbastro, O. de M. (1723 – 1728)
Master General:	Fr. José Pereto, O. de M. (1718 – 1723)
Master General:	Fr. Pantaleon Garcia Troncon, O. de M. (1712 – 1718)
Master General:	Fr. José Montes de Porres, O. de M. (1704 – 1712)
Master General:	Fr. Juan Navarro, O. de M. (1698 – 1704)
Master General:	Fr. Juan A. De Velasco, O. de M. (1692 – 1697)
Master General:	Fr. José Linas, O. de M. (1686 – 1692)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco A. De Issasi, O. de M. (1682 – 1685)
Master General:	Fr. Sebastian De Velasco, O. de M. (1676 – 1682)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro de Salazar, O. de M. (1670 – 1676)
Master General:	Fr. Jose Sanchis, O. de M. (1664 – 1670)
Master General:	Fr. Juan Asensio, O. de M. (1658 – 1664)
Master General:	Fr. Martin Allué, O. de M. (1658 – 1658)
Master General:	Fr. Alonso Sotomayor, O. de M. (1652 – 1657)
Master General:	Fr. Antonio Garuz, O. de M. (1648 – 1651)
Master General:	Fr. Marcos Salmeron, O. de M. (1642 – 1648)
Master General:	Fr. Dalmacio Sierra, O. de M. (1636 – 1642)
Master General:	Fr. Diego Serrano, O. de M. (1632 – 1635)
Vicar General:	Fr. Francisco Llac, O. de M. (1632 – 1632)
Master General:	Fr. Juan Cebrian, O. de M. (1627 – 1632)
Master General:	Fr. Gaspar Prieto, O. de M. (1622 – 1627)
Master General:	Fr. Ambrogio Machin, O. de M. (later Archbishop) (1618 – 1621)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco Ribera, O. de M. (1615 – 1618)
Master General:	Fr. Felipe Guimeran, O. de M. (1609 – 1615)
Master General:	Fr. Alonso Monroy, O. de M. (1602 – 1609)
Vicar General:	Fr. Luis De Heredia, O. de M. (1600 – 1602)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco Medina, O. de M. (1600 – 1600)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro Balaguer, O. de M. (1599 – 1599)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco Zumel, O. de M. (1593 – 1599)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco Salazar, O. de M. (1587 – 1593)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco Maldonado, O. de M. (1576 – 1582)
Master General:	Fr. Francisco De Torres, O. de M. (1574 – 1575)
Vicar General:	Fr. Bernardo Duran, O. de M. (1568 – 1574)
Master General:	Fr. Matias Papiol, O. de M. (1568 – 1568)
Master General:	Fr. Miguel Puig, O. de M. (1546 – 1567)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro Sorell, O. de M. (1535 – 1546)
Master General:	Fr. Benito Safont, O. de M. (1522 – 1535)
Master General:	Fr. Jaime Llorens De La Mata, O. de M. (1513 – 1522)
Master General:	Fr. Juan De Urgel, O. de M. (1492 – 1513)
Master General:	Fr. Antonio Morell, O. de M. (1480 – 1492)
Master General:	Fr. Lorenzo Company, O. de M. (1474 – 1479)
Master General:	Fr. Pedro De Huete, O. de M. (1452 – 1474)
Master General:	Fr. Nadal Gaver, O. de M. (1441 – 1452)
Master General:	Fr. Antonio Dullan, O. de M. (1429 – 1441)
Master General:	Fr. Jaime Aymerich, O. de M. (1419 – 1428)
Master General:	Fr. Bernardo De Plano, O. de M. (1417 – 1419)
Master General:	Fr. Antonio Caxal, O. de M. (1405 – 1417)
Master General:	Fr. Jaime Taust, O. de M. (1401 – 1405)
Master General:	Fr. Nicolas Perez, O. de M. (1365 – 1401)
Master General:	Fr. Poncio De Barellis, O. de M. (1348 – 1364)
Master General:	Cardinal Dominique Serra, O. de M. (1345.04.17 – 1348.07.09)
Master General:	Fr. Vicente Riera, O. de M. (1344 – 1345)
Master General:	Fr. Berenguer Cantull, O. de M. (1331 – 1343)
Master General:	Fr. Ramón Albert, O. de M. (1317 – 1330.11.18)
Master General:	Fr. Arnaldo Rosinol, O. de M. (1308 – 1317)
Master General:	Fr. Arnaldo De Amer, O. de M. (1301 – 1308)
Master General:	Br. Pedro de Amer, O. de M. (1271 – 1301)
Master General:	Br. Guillermo de Bas II, O. de M. (1267 – 1270)
Master General:	Br. Bernardo de San Román, O. de M. (1260 – 1267)
Master General:	Br. Guillermo de Bas, O. de M. (1245.06.12 – 1260)
Master General:	Saint Br. Pierre Nolasque (Peter Nolasco), O. de M. (1218 – 1245)
Founder:	Saint Br. Pierre Nolasque (Peter Nolasco), O. de M. (1218)

Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 3 Bishops)

Archbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)

Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. (74), Bishop emeritus of San Felipe (Chile)

Bishop Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M. (48), Bishop of Copiapó (Chile)

Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. (63), Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique)

Saints (5 saints, 19 blesseds)

1304: Saint Pedro Armengol, religious

1300: Saint Pedro Pascual, bishop and martyr

1256: Saint Peter Nolasco (Pierre Nolasque), religious

1240: Saint Raymond Nonnatus (Ramón Nonato), cardinal

1240: Saint Serapion of Algiers, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Enrique Morante Chic, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Jesús Eduardo Massanet Flaquer, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Amancio Marín Mínguez, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Tomás Carbonell Miquel, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Francisco Gargallo Gascón, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Manuel Sancho Aguilar, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Mariano Pina Turón, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed José Reñé Prenafeta, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Tomás Campo Marín, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Francisco Llagostera Bonet, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Mariano Alcalá Pérez, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed Lorenzo Moreno Nicolás, priest and martyr

1936: Blessed José Trallero Lou, religious and martyr

1936: Blessed Jaime Codina Casellas, religious and martyr

1936: Blessed Antonio González Penín, religious and martyr

1936: Blessed Serapio Sanz Iranzo, religious and martyr

1936: Blessed Pedro Esteban Hernández, religious and martyr

1936: Blessed Antonio Lahoz Gan, religious and martyr

1936: Blessed Francisco Mitjá Mitjá, religious and martyr

Deceased Bishops (5 Cardinals, 13 Archbishops, 84 Bishops)

2020: Bishop Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M., Bishop of Huacho (Peru)

2019: Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M., Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

2018: Bishop Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M., Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

2013: Bishop Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Cusco (Peru)

2012: Bishop Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

2003: Bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M., Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil)

2002: Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Calama (Chile) and Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta (Chile)

1998: Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

1998: Bishop José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M., Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

1995: Bishop Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

1980: Bishop Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

1975: Bishop Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M., Bishop of Alghero (Italy)

1958: Bishop Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil)

1949: Bishop Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil)

1928: Bishop Michael O’Farrell, O. de M., Bishop of Bathurst (Australia)

1926: Bishop Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil)

1922: Archbishop Pedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M., Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud (Chile)

1852: Bishop Basilio Antonio Carrasco Hernando, O. de M., Bishop of Ibiza (Spain)

1842: Bishop Felipe González Abarca, O. de M., Bishop of Santander (Spain)

1838: Bishop Juan José Tejada Sáenz, O. de M., Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

1834: Bishop Luis García Guillén, O. de M., Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)

1831: Bishop Pedro Rodriguez Miranda, O. de M., Bishop of Jaca (Spain)

1827: Bishop Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M., Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

1823: Bishop José Higinio Durán y Martel, O. de M., Bishop of Panamá (Panama)

1811: Bishop Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M., Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

1803: Bishop Raimundo Melchor Magi Gómez, O. de M., Bishop of Guadix–Baza (Spain)

1802: Bishop Juan Bautista de Zengotita y Bengoa, O. de M., Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

1782: Bishop Antonio Manuel Hartalejo López, O. de M., Bishop of Vic (Spain)

1774: Bishop Juan Manuel Garcia de Vargas y Ribera, O. de M., Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)

1772: Bishop José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M., Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

1766: Bishop Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M., Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain)

1766: Bishop José Vidal de Moctezuma y Tobar, O. de M., Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)

1766: Bishop Diego Rivera Higuera, O. de M., Bishop of Barbastro (Spain)

1752: Bishop José Cubero Ramírez de Arellano, O. de M., Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)

1748: Bishop Francisco Gutiérrez Galeano, O. de M., Bishop of Ayacucho (Peru)

1744: Bishop Antonio Monroy Meneses, O. de M., Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia)

1741: Bishop García Pardiñas Villar de Francos, O. de M., Bishop of Tarazona (Spain)

1736: Bishop Francisco de Santiago y Calderón, O. de M., Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

1730: Bishop José Pereto Ricarte, O. de M., Bishop of Almería (Spain)

1727: Bishop Juan Navarro Gilaberte, O. de M., Bishop of Albarracin (Spain)

1722: Archbishop Bernardo di Cariñena, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) and Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

1717: Bishop Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde, O. de M., Bishop of Cebu (Philippines)

1716: Bishop Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M., Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)

1710: Archbishop Josep Llinàs i Aznar, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

1706: Cardinal Pedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de Toledo, O. de M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme and Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)

1702: Bishop Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M., Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala)

1702: Bishop Bartolomeo Riberi, O. de M., Bishop of Nicotera (Italy)

1701: Bishop Miguel Álvarez de Toledo, O. de M., Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

1700: Archbishop Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

1700: Bishop Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M., Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay)

1698: Bishop José González, O. de M., Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)

1696: Bishop Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M., Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

1695: Archbishop Marco de Ostos, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy)

1694: Archbishop José Sanchis i Ferrandis, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

1692: Bishop Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M., Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

1691: Bishop Juan Duran, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines)

>1690: Bishop Manuel Torquemada, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) and Titular Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon)

1689: Archbishop Antonio Diaz de Aux, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) and Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

1687: Bishop Baldassare da Benavente, O. de M., Bishop of Potenza (Italy)

1686: Bishop Faustino de Casas, O. de M., Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay)

1685: Bishop Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M., Bishop of León (Nicaragua)

1683: Bishop Lorenzo Mayers Caramuel, O. de M., Bishop of Gaeta (Italy)

1682: Archbishop Ildefonso de Sotomayor, O. de M., Archbishop-Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)

1681: Bishop Francisco Domonte, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

1676: Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M., Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)

1671: Bishop Jerónimo Rodríguez de Valderas, O. de M., Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

1667: Bishop Diego Gatica, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

1662: Archbishop Juan Cebrián Pedro, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain)

1655: Bishop Francesco Boyl, O. de M., Bishop of Alghero (Italy)

1654: Bishop Blas Tineo Palacios, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Granada (Spain)

1652: Bishop Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M., Bishop of Guadix–Baza (Spain)

>1648: Archbishop Maestro Valderas, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

1644: Bishop Jerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera, O. de M., Bishop of Santiago (Cuba)

1642: Bishop Melchor Rodríguez de Torres, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (Spain)

1640: Archbishop Ambrogio Machin, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) and Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

1637: Bishop Francisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M., Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico)

1637: Bishop Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M., Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France)

1636: Bishop Luis Jiménez, O. de M., Bishop of Ugento (Italy)

1631: Bishop Manuel Esteban Muniera, O. de M., Bishop of Cefalù (Italy)

1628: Bishop Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M., Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico)

1626: Bishop Domingo de Oña, O. de M., Bishop of Gaeta (Italy)

1617: Bishop Felipe Guimerá, O. de M., Bishop of Jaca (Spain)

1616: Bishop Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M., Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France)

1584: Bishop Gaspar de Torres, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

1560: Bishop Pedro Oriona, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain)

1542: Bishop Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M., Bishop of Lérida (Spain)

>1539: Bishop Dionigi da Avila, O. de M., Bishop of Santorini (Greece)

1525: Bishop Gonzalo de Ubeda, O. de M., Bishop of Drivasto

>1519: Bishop Fernando de Rosas, O. de M., Bishop of Lezhë (Albania)

>1501: Bishop García de Sahagún, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) and Titular Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon)

>1493: Bishop Diego de Moiras, O. de M., Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

>1457: Bishop Jaime Tahuste, O. de M., Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

>1413: Archbishop Antonio Dexart, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)

>1410: Bishop Pietro Tordora, O. de M., Bishop of Sulci

1348: Cardinal Dominique Serra, O. de M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere and Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

1339: Cardinal Raymond de Montfort, O. de M.

1326: Bishop Simón, O. de M., Bishop of Tui (Spain)

1300: Saint Bishop Pedro Pascual, O. de M., Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

1289: Bishop Jaime Sarroca, O. de M., Bishop of Huesca–Jaca (Spain)

1287: Archbishop Bernat d’Olivella, O. de M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

1240: Saint Cardinal Ramón Nonato (Raymond Nonnatus), O. de M., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio

Other Former Prelates (2)

>2019: Fr. Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M., Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Montt (Chile)

1866: Fr. Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)

as of 2021.02.27