Guadalupe Missionaries

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guadalupe Missionaries (Spanish: Misioneros de Guadalupe, official name: Spanish: Instituto de Santa María de Guadalupe para las Misiones Extranjeras), also known by their abbreviation MG, is a Roman Catholic missionary society in Mexico. It was founded on October 7, 1949. The headquarters are located in Mexico City[1] The members of the Society are secular and devote their lives to the mission Ad Gentes.[2]

The first Superior General of the Society was Bishop Alonso M. Escalante, a Mexican who worked previously for years in China and Bolivia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Guadalupe Missionaries (M.G.)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 18 October 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guadalupe Missionaries(Foreign Missions Society of Mexico)". Catholic Dictionary. Retrieved 18 October 2012. 


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.