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