Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec

Coordinates: 41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E / 41.901361°N 12.460611°E / 41.901361; 12.460611
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Society of Foreign Missions
Societas pro missionibus exteris Provinciæ Quebecensis (Latin)[1]
AbbreviationP.M.E. (post-nominal letters)
FormationFebruary 2, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-02-02)[1]
Founded atQuebec, Canada
TypeSociety of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right for men[1]
Headquarters180 place Juge-Desnoyers, Pont-Viau, Ville de Laval, QC H7G IA4, Canada[1]
Coordinates41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E / 41.901361°N 12.460611°E / 41.901361; 12.460611
Region served
Latin America and the
Far East
Members
95 members (includes 90 priests) as of 2020[1]
Motto
Latin:
English:
Fr. Roland Laneuville, P.M.E.[1]
Ministry
Evangelization of Peoples
Parent organization
Roman Catholic Church

The Society of Foreign Missions (French: Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec) is a missionary Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right for men. It is devoted to missions mainly in Latin America and the Far East. It was founded in 1921 in Quebec, Canada. Members add the nominal letters P.M.E. after their names to indicate membership in the Congregation.

History[edit]

The society was established on 2 February 1921 in Quebec, Canada, where it still has its headquarters: 180 place Juge-Desnoyers, Pont-Viau, Ville de Laval, QC H7G IA4, Canada.

Statistics[edit]

As of 2020, it has 8 houses and 95 members, including 90 priests.

Superiors general[edit]

  • Fr. Jean-Avila Roch (1932.08.16 – 1938.07.11)
  • Fr. Edgar Larochelle (藍德) (1938.07.11 – 1958.02.19)
  • Fr. Gilles Joseph Napoléon Ouellet (1958.02.19 – 1967.09.19) (later Archbishop, see below)
  • Fr. Viateur Allary (1967.09.19 – 1973.07.05)
  • Fr. André Vallée (1973.07.05 – 1979.06.05) (later Bishop, see below)
  • Fr. Jean-Louis Martin (1979.06.05 – 1985.05.28)
  • Fr. Pierre Samson (1985.05.28 – 1991.05.28)
  • Fr. François Lapierre (1991.05.28 – 1998.04.07) (later Bishop, see below)
  • Fr. Roland Laneuville(1998 – 2008.04.28)
  • Fr. Guy Charbonneau (2008.04.28 – 2013.01.26) (later Bishop, see below)
  • Fr. Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. (2013.05.08 – ...)

Prelates from their ranks[edit]

Alive
Deceased, by year of demise
  • 1943: Fr. Joseph-Albany-Emilien Massé (馬), Apostolic Prefect of Lindong 林東 (PR China)
  • 1952: Bishop Joseph-Louis-Adhémar Lapierre (石俊聲), Bishop of Siping 四平 (PR China)
  • 1962: Fr. Adam Grossi, Apostolic Prefect of Malda (India) (March 28, 1952 – 1962)
  • 1975: Archbishop Clovis Thibauld, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Davao (Philippines)
  • 1995: Bishop Pierre Fisette, Bishop of Hearst (Canada)
  • 1997: Bishop Marcel Gérin y Boulay, Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras)
  • 2005: Bishop Joseph-Rolland-Gustave Prévost-Godard (趙玉明), Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Pucallpa (Peru)
  • 2007: Bishop Generoso C. Camiña, Bishop emeritus of Digos (Philippines)
  • 2009: Archbishop Gilles Ouellet, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rimouski (Canada)
  • 2014: Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, Bishop emeritus of Yoro (Honduras)
  • 2015: Bishop André Vallée, Bishop emeritus of Hearst (Canada)
  • 2015: Bishop Guido Plante, Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras)

See also[edit]

  • At the Crossroads (À la croisée des chemins), a 1942 film produced by the Société

Sources and external links[edit]

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Society of Foreign Missions (P.M.E.)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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