Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (Latin Pontifical Institutum per Missionibus Exteris, religious symbol: PIME ) is a religious community.
Today's Congregation of Pontifical Right founded in 1850 by the priest Angelo Ramazzotti. The Generalate is in Rome. In addition, the community with operations in the U.S. ( 7) Mexico (2 ), Brazil ( 54) Italy ( 16), Guinea Bissau ( 10), Ivory Coast ( 4), Cameroon (9) Papua New Guinea (9) Japan (21) Philippines (13 ), Hong Kong (26) Cambodia ( 2), Thailand ( 7) Bangladesh (20 ) and India.
General Superiore
- Paolo Manna (May 23, 1926 - March 16, 1934 )
- Lorenzo Maria Balconi (1934 - 1947)
- Luigi Risso (1947 - 1957)
- Augusto Lombardi ( 1957 - January 30, 1964 )
- Aristide Pirovano (27 March 1965-1977 )
- Fedele Giannini (1977 - 1983)
- Fernando Galbiati (1983 - 1989)
- Franco Cagnasso (1989 - 2001)
- Gian Battista Zanchi (July 1, 2001 - ... )