Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart
The Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (also known by the non-unique name Josephites), abbreviated S.S.J., is a Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right for Men.
Its headquarters are at 1130 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, ZIP 21202, USA.
History
It was founded in 1893 by Fr. John Slattery,[1] as a North American offshoot of the Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill.
Statics
In 2012, it counted 40 houses and 88 members, including 76 priests.
Superiors general
(incomplete?)
- So far, all Latin priests from the USA
- Eugene Patrick McManus (1988 – 1995)
- Robert Michael Kearns (1995 – 2003.06.17)
- Edward J. Chiffriller (2003.06.17 – 2011.06.15)
- William L. Norvel (2011.06.15 – 2015.06.19)
Prelates from their ranks
- Alive
- Bishop John Huston Ricard (75 in 2015), Bishop emeritus of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA)
- Deceased (by year of death)
- 1993: Bishop Carl Anthony Fisher, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)
- 2000: Archbishop Eugene Antonio Marino, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Atlanta (USA)
References
- ↑ Ochs, Stephen J. (1990). Desegregating the Altar: The Josephites and the Struggle for Black Priests, 1871-1960 (illustrated ed.). LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-1859-7.
External links
- The Josephites Official Website
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