White Fathers (Missionaries of Africa)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/White_Fathers_(Missionaries_of_Africa)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Catholic missionary society
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:M.Afr.
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Missionaries_of_Africa gptkb:Pères_Blancs
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Pope_Pius_IX
gptkbp:category	Catholic missionary orders Religious organizations established in 1868 Christian missions in Africa
gptkbp:femaleBranch	gptkb:Missionary_Sisters_of_Our_Lady_of_Africa
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:insurance Education Social services Interreligious dialogue Promotion of justice and peace
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Algeria 1868
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Charles_Lavigerie
gptkbp:habit	white
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Rome,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	White Fathers (Missionaries of Africa)
gptkbp:leaderTitle	Superior General
gptkbp:membership	over 1,200 members (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:membersInclude	gptkb:foundation priests
gptkbp:motto	Evangelizare pauperibus misit me
gptkbp:namedAfter	white habit
gptkbp:notableFor	Missionary work in North and Sub-Saharan Africa
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_Kiwanuka gptkb:Charles_Lavigerie gptkb:Henri_Streicher gptkb:Joseph_Dupont gptkb:Jean-Baptiste-Frézal_Charbonnier gptkb:Léon_Livinhac gptkb:Paul_Voillard
gptkbp:notableWork	Abolition of slavery in Africa Establishment of schools and hospitals Translation of the Bible into African languages
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:French gptkb:Italian English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Society_of_the_Missionaries_of_Africa
gptkbp:parentOrganization	Catholic Church
gptkbp:primaryMission	Evangelization in Africa
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Afrika_Bulletin gptkb:Petit_Echo
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Americas gptkb:Asia gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church
gptkbp:superiorGeneral	Stan Lubungo (as of 2024)
gptkbp:type	Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
gptkbp:website	https://www.missionariesofafrica.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church_in_Uganda
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6