Resurrectionist Congregation

The Resurrection (Latin: Congregation a Resurrectione DNJ Christ, Religious symbol: CR) are a Roman Catholic religious order. It was founded on 17 February 1836 by the Poland Bogdan Jański in Paris and one of the world more than 450 members of the Order.

The community was founded out of concern for the spiritual needs of the people who were longing for an inner turmoil and distance from God for home, house, security and sense of fulfillment. Bogdan Jański, Hieronym Kajsiewicz and Peter Semenenko, which are regarded as the founder of the Congregation, had the goal of making the prevailing in society materialism and hedonism resistance and by working in parishes and through the education of youth of society the way to the Gospel of Christ show.

The Resurrection is a Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right. They consist of ordained and non-ordained members of both the Latin and the Eastern Rite.

Offices

The General Government has its headquarters ( Generalate ) in Rome. All provinces and offices will report to the Superior General in Rome. The administration of the Order is divided into three independent provinces ( Polish province, American Province, Canadian province).

The Order is represented in 15 countries around the world. Its remit includes the educational work in adolescents and adults as well as the missionary and pastoral care.

Branches are approximately:

  • Gardekirche Vienna
  • St. Othmar with the white tanners
  • Nussdorferstrasse Parish Church (Vienna)

General Superiore

  • Peter Semenenko (1842-1845)
  • Hieronim Kajsiewicz (1845-1848)
  • Józef Hube (1848-1854)
  • Hieronim Kajsiewicz (1854-1873)
  • Peter Semenenko (1873-1886)
  • Walerian Przewlocki (1886-1895)
  • Pawel Smolikowski (1895-1905)
  • January Kasprzycki (1905-1920)
  • Wladyslaw Zapala (1920-1926)
  • Jakub Jagalla (1926-1932)
  • Michael Jaglowicz (1932-1943)
  • Wladyslaw Kwiatkowski (1943-1947)
  • John Mix (1947-1959)
  • Alphons Eicheldinger (1959-1965)
  • Hubert Gehl (1965-1969)
  • Jozef Obuchowski (1969-1975)
  • Tadeusz Kaszuba (1975-1981)
  • Robert Kurtz (1981-1993)
  • Sutherland MacDonald (1993-2005)
  • Norbert Raszeja (2005-2011)
  • Bernard Hylla ( since 2011 )
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