Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (M.S.F.S.)

Fransalians

Also known as: Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales d’Annecy (français) / Missionari di San Francesco di Sales d’Annecy (Fransaliani) (Italiano) / Missionarii S. Francisci Salesii de Annecio (latine) / Missionare des hl. Franz von Sales (Deutsch) / Misjonarze Świętego Franciszka Salezego (polski)

Type: Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)

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

Patron Saint: Saint Francis de Sales (January 24), Mother of Compassion

Statistics: 281 houses, 1,587 members (1,157 priests) (2020)

Address: Chemin de Proupeine, 74000 Annecy, France

Phone: 4.50.45.53.17

Website:

History

1838.10.24: Established as Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (Fransalians) (English) / Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales d’Annecy (français) / Missionari di San Francesco di Sales d’Annecy (Fransaliani) (Italiano) / Missionarii S. Francisci Salesii de Annecio (latine) / Missionare des hl. Franz von Sales (Deutsch) / Misjonarze Świętego Franciszka Salezego (polski) / M.S.F.S.

Churches

11 churches

Superiors

Superior General:	Fr. Abraham Vettuvelil, M.S.F.S. (2013.02.11 – ...)
Superior General:	Fr. Agnelo Agostinho Fernandes, M.S.F.S. (2001.01.01 – 2013.02.11)
Founder:	Fr. Pierre-Marie Mermier, M.S.F.S. (1838.10.24)

Deceased Bishops (2 Archbishops, 12 Bishops)

2018: Archbishop Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Visakhapatnam (India)

2011: Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Amravati (India)

2003: Archbishop Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

1981: Bishop Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Visakhapatnam (India)

1980: Bishop Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Visakhapatnam (India)

1950: Bishop Louis-François Gayet, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Nagpur (India)

1947: Bishop Pierre Rossillon, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Vizagapatam (India)

1933: Bishop François-Etienne Coppel, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Nagpur (India)

1926: Bishop Jean-Marie Clerc, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Vizagapatam (India)

1907: Bishop Étienne-Marie Boneventure, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Nagpur (India)

1904: Bishop Jules-François Philippe, M.S.F.S., Coadjutor Bishop of Vizagapatam (India)

1900: Bishop Charles-Félix Pelvat, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Nagpur (India)

1890: Bishop Jean-Marie Tissot, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Vizagapatam (India)

1862: Bishop Sébastin-Théophille Neyret, M.S.F.S., Vicar Apostolic of Vizagapatam (India)

Last updated on 2023.02.05