Mariannhillers
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This article is about the Catholic religious order. For the geographic region, see Mariannhill. For the Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill.
The Mariannhillers,[2][3][4] officially named the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (Latin: Congregatio Missionariorum de Mariannhill; abbreviated CMM)[5] are a religious institute of the Catholic Church founded by Franz Pfanner. They were originally a monastery of Trappist monks founded in 1882 by Pfanner, but were later branched off as a separate congregation by decree of the Holy See.
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Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill | |
Congregatio Missionariorum de Mariannhill | |
Abbreviation | CMM |
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Formation | 1909; 115 years ago (1909) |
Founder | Franz Pfanner |
Founded at | Mariannhill, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa |
Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)[1] |
Headquarters | Via S. Giovanni Eudes 91, 00163 Rome, Italy[1] |
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Membership | 320 members (214 priests) as of 2018[1] |
Michael Mass[1] | |
Website | mariannhill |
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The name of the congregation comes from Mariannhill, a suburb near Pinetown in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, where the congregation was first established.