The Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart ( la, Congregatio Sacerdotum a Sacro Corde Iesu) abbreviated SCI, also called the Dehonians, is a
Catholic
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clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men in the Catholic Church founded in northern France in
Saint-Quentin, Aisne,
Picardy, by
Léon Dehon in 1878.
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The congregation is present in over 40 countries on five continents (Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia). It is headquartered in Rome
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. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú is the current superior general. In the United States, it is based in Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Hales Corners is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,692 at the 2010 census. History
The land in the area that would eventually encompass the Village was first claimed as French, then British, and even ...
. There it also operates the Sacred Heart School of Theology, the largest seminary in the United States for men over the age of 30 who are preparing for the priesthood.
Among other facilities, the Institute has owned and operated St. Joseph's Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota, since 1927. This is an off-reservation boarding school for grades K-8 that serves largely Lakota
Lakota may refer to:
* Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes
*Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples
Place names
In the United States:
* Lakota, Iowa
* Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County
* La ...
students.
Superiors general
* Léon Dehon (28 June 1878 – 12 August 1925)
* Joseph Philippe (20 January 1926 – 24 October 1935)
* Theodorus Govaart (24 October 1935 – 7 September 1953)
* Alphons Lellig (11 January 1954 – 13 December 1958)
* Joseph de Palma (15 July 1959 – 6 June 1967)
* Albert Bourgeois (6 June 1967 – 6 June 1979)
* Antonio Panteghini (6 June 1979 – 24 May 1991)
* Virginio Bressanelli (24 May 1991 – 27 May 2003)
* José Ornelas Carvalho
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(27 May 2003 – 25 May 2015)
* Heiner Wilmer
Heiner Wilmer, SCJ (born 9 April 1961, in Schapen) is a German Catholic prelate who has served as the Bishop of Hildesheim since 2018. He was formerly the superior general of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians).
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(25 May 2015 – 6 April 2018)
* Carlos Enrique Caamaño Martín (6 April 2018 – 20 July 2018)
* Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú (20 July 2018 – )
Notable members
* Stanisław Nagy
* Eusébio Scheid
* Juan María de la Cruz
* Servant of God André Prévot
See also
* Congregation (Catholic)
* Catholic religious order
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life
Consecrated life (also known as religious life) is a state of life in the Catholic Church lived by those faithful who are called to follow Jesus Christ in a more ex ...
* Sacred Heart
* St. Joseph's Indian School
References
External links
Official website
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1878 establishments in France
Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century
Religious organizations established in 1878