Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

The Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux ( Order abbreviation: CST ) is a Catholic male order of priests, who in March 1931 in Mookkannur (India) Mar Augustine Kandathil was founded.

The community, which has St. Teresa of Lisieux, patroness, operates mainly in education and in social areas of all kinds operate in India and Germany, the community numbered 1998 436 members (1 Bishops, 151 priests, 175 seminarians, 29 novices, postulants 80 ). Since 2006, Varghese Manjaly is Superior General. He followed Thuruthimattam Thomas, who was in office since 2003.