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Divine Mercy Province, Brazil
The Divine Mercy Province
is fast becoming one of the most active among the Congregation's
seven provinces. The Marians began their missionary work in Brazil
in the early 1960s after responding to appeals from Pope John
XXIII during the Second Vatican Council, who asked them to serve
as missionaries in South American countries badly in need of priests.
Five Marians opened a mission in northern Brazil in 1964. Another
group arrived five years later and began working with the poor
on the outskirts of Curitiba in the south. Officially established
as a Province in 1998, there are now more than 80 Marian priests,
brothers, and seminarians in Brazil.
Today, there are
about 60 Marian priests, brothers and seminarians in Brazil. They
serve in parishes and their associated missions (chapels), assisting
Catholic lay movements, as well as tribes of Indians. In some
parishes, they have developed programs working with the poorest
of the poor. The Marians also operate a Divine Mercy apostolate
which has its center at the Divine Mercy Shrine in Curitiba. They
also spiritually assist groups of nuns. Since 1977, working with
native vocations, the young Province has improved its formation
program.
Also see: Brazil,
Missions, MIC Addresses
Provincial Superior
Very
Rev. Fr. Jair Batista de Souza, MIC
E-mail: jairmic@marianos.org.br
Provincial Headquarters
Padres Marianos
Cx. P. 8968
80.611-970 Curitiba, PR, Brasil
Phone: (55-41) 3229-2865
Phone: (55-41) 3345-7746
Fax: (55-41) 3329-8757
Marians of this Province
Priests: 30
Seminarians: 17
Novices: 5
Postulants: 10
Total: 62
Religious Houses and Residences
• Adrianapolis
• Barra Santa Salette
• Curitiba-Novo Mundo
• Curitiba-Santuario
• Curitiba-Sao Jorge
• Curitiba-Sao Rafael
• Manoel Ribas
• Turvo
• Rio de Janeiro
• Mongagua
• Mafra
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