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The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church founded on January 25, 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod, a French priest from Marseille. It was first recognized by Pope Leo XII on February 17, 1826. Originally established to revive the Church after devastation by the French Revolution, the religious order now serves in various countries around the world. Though they originally focused on working with the poor, they became known as a missionary and teaching order as well. In 1938, Pope Pius XI called them "specialists in difficult missions". One of the more famous members of the OMI is Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago. This work is copyrighted. ... Catholic religious orders (Religious Institutes, cf. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1816 (MDCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Saint Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod (*1. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... Pope Leo XII (August 22, 1760 – February 10, 1829), born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga, was Pope from 1823 to 1829. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Pius XI (Latin: ; Italian: Pio XI; May 31, 1857 – February 10, 1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922 and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939. ... Cardinal George is the current Archbishop of Chicago. ... Holy Name Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. ...

The Oblates played the major role in Catholic missionary activity in Western Canada. Famous Oblate missionaries to the native peoples of Northwestern Canada include Father Émile Petitot, Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice, Venerable Vital-Justin Grandin, Father Albert Lacombe, Brother Anthony Kowalczyk (beatus), Father Leon Fouquet, and Father Roger Vandersteene. Even today many parish priests in western Canada are Oblates. Adrien-Gabriel Morice (1859-1938) was a missionary priest belonging to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. ... Father Vital-Justin Grandin, (8 February 1829 – 3 June 1902), was born in France and came to the Canadian northwest in 1854. ... Father Albert Lacombe circa 1913. ...

Their traditional salutation is Laudetur Jesus Christus ("Praised be Jesus Christ") which is responded with Et Maria Immaculata ("And Mary Immaculate")^[1]. Salutation can have several meanings. ...

One site the Oblates manage is the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, along with its nearby retreat center, King's House. The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows is a Roman Catholic shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belleville, Illinois. ... , Belleville is a city in St. ...

Schools

The OMI founded the University of Ottawa in 1848, then the College of Bytown.^[2] Since the University of Ottawa became publicly funded in 1965, Saint Paul University exists as a separate but federated institution with a pontifical charter to grant ecclesiastical degrees and a public charter, through the University of Ottawa, to grant civil degrees. For the university in Ottawa, Kansas, see Ottawa University. ... For the university in Ottawa, Kansas, see Ottawa University. ... Saint Paul University (French: Université Saint Paul) is a federated Catholic university of the University of Ottawa, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... For the university in Ottawa, Kansas, see Ottawa University. ...

The OMI also operate three schools in Australia: Iona College in Brisbane, Mazenod College (Victoria) and Mazenod College (Western Australia). Iona College, founded in 1958, is located in Brisbane, Queensland approximately 20 minutes from the Brisbane CBD. Iona is an all boy Roman Catholic school operated by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Mazenod College, in Mulgrave, is a Boys Catholic Secondary College. ...

The Oblates of Mary Immaculate also administer the Notre Dame schools and universities in Mindanao, including Notre Dame University (Cotabato) and Notre Dame of Midsayap College in North Cotabato, and the Notre Dame of Greater Manila in Caloocan City, which are located in the Philippines. The Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM), a private, sectarian, Catholic high school located in Caloocan City, was originally founded as an all-male school in 1963 by Rev. ...

The Oblates also opened and operated a mission school in 1863 in what was to be later named Mission City, British Columbia. The school's first master was Father Leon Fouquet. Its aim was to bring the local indigenous people - the Sto:lo - to a Christian and agrarian lifestyle, in keeping with the directions of James Douglas, the colonial governor of the day. Later, the school became a federally mandated residential school named St. Mary's and was closed in 1984, making it the last BC residential school to close. It is now operated as a cultural centre by the Sto:lo people. St. ...

Currently, OMI holds the presidency of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of approximately 194 Notre Dame Schools, Colleges, and its 5 Universities in the Philippines[3], which were originally established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

The Oblates are the largest congregation of Catholic Male Religious in Southern Africa working in South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ...

Membership

As of 2006, there are 4,440 Oblates, including 580 in formation. Currently, the highest-ranking member of the order within the church hierarchy is Cardinal Francis E. George, Archbishop of Chicago. Cardinal George is the current Archbishop of Chicago. ... Holy Name Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. ...

External links

• (Oblate) Missionary Association in Belleville, IL
• Oblate Missions in San Antonio Texas
• Official Site
• US Province Site
• OMI Philippine Province
• China Mission
• THE MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
• Notre Dame of Marbel University a school under the administration of the Marist Brothers
• Notre Dame University, Cotabato City
• Notre Dame of Greater Manila, Caloocan City
• Notre Dame of Midsayap College
• Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Canada: OMI Lacombe

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