
MARCELLIN CHAMPAGNAT
Marcellin Champagnat, a Marist Priest, dreamed of a worldwide community devoted to making Jesus Christ known and loved among children and young people, especially the least favored. Today, an international community of brothers and laypeople continues its dream.

MARIST INSTITUTE
When seeing children and young people without schooling and knowledge of their faith, Marcellin would say, “We need brothers!” Then, on January 2, 1817 he set in motion his plan for the Congregation of “the little brothers of Mary” with two young recruits, in La Valla, France.

COMPACT ON EDUCATION
As Marist of Champagnat, we are committed to the Global Compact on Education promoted and launched by Pope Francis to facilitate a renewed commitment to the education of children and young people in the formal classroom setting and in the family and the community.

Marist Mission
Disciples of Marcellin Champagnat, Brothers and Laypeople, together in mission, in the Church and in the world, among the young, especially the most neglected, we are sowers of the Good News, with a distinctive Marist style, in schools and in other pastoral and social ministries. We face the future with audacity and hope.
OUR PRESENCE
The Marist Brothers are in 79 countries on five continents. Using this map we invite you to take a trip around the world and see where we serve.
Presence in Africa – 20 countries
- Algeria
- Central African Republic
- Dem. Rep. of the Congo
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Angola
- Chad
- Liberia
- Mozambique
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Cameroon
- Côte dIvoire
- Ghana
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
- Zimbabwe

Angola
Malawi
Mozambique
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Superior
Br. Norbert Mwila (2016 – 2022)
Br. Emmanuel Mwanalirenji-Gunduloni (12/2022 – 2025)
Provincial House
Marist Brothers, P.O. Box 46410 Orange Grove, 2119 South Africa
(+27) 11 648 2801
provsec@globemw.net
Cameroon
Chad
Ivory Coast
Ghana
Liberia
Superior
Br. Cyprian Bankakuu Gandeebo (2021-2024)
Provincial House
Marist Brothers 52, Abelenkpe AveAbelenkpe – Accra PO
Box AN 11 874 ACCRA – Ghana
(+233) 244 995 668
Olivertka@gmail.com
Democratic Republic of Congo
Central African Republic
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Superior
Br. Venceslas Baindekeli Beimoyato (2021 – 2024)
Provincial House
Oleshapara Avenue Rumi Road n° 7, Maisonnette n° 4 PO Box 2594600504 NAIROBI – Kenya
(+254) 02 02 05 93 97
paceprovsec@yahoo.com
MADAGASCAR
Superior
Br. Michel Maminiaina Razafimandimby (2017 – 2023)
Provincial House
College Saint Joseph, Lot 08-D-140 Andrefampasambazaha B.P. 127 110 ANTSIRABE Madagascar
(+261) 20 44 489 85
(+261) 20 44 499 84
rbrucejean@yahoo.fr
Nigeria
Superior
Br. Vincent Uchenna Abadom (2017 – 2023)
Provincial House
Marist Brothers Provincialate, Catholic Mission, Iva Valley P. O. Box 688, ENUGU, Enugu State Nigeria
+234818718784909
+2349064680449
maristnigeria2017@gmail.com
The Marist Brothers number 2,507, distributed among the Provinces and Districts (12/31/2022):
África Austral (100), África del Oeste (83), Afrique Centre-Est (92), América Central (79), Brasil Centro-Norte (91), Brasil Centro-Sul (75), Brasil Sul-Amazônia (100), Canadá (68), Compostela (154), Cruz del Sur (67), East Asia (81), Ibérica (120), Hermitage (210), Madagascar (54), Asia (22), Mediterránea (148), México Central (71), México Occidental (105), Nigeria (122), Norandina (97), Santa María de los Andes (63), South Asia (51), Star of the Sea (257), West Central Europe (75) e United States of America (104).
Countries
79
Brothers
2.507 (31/12/2022)
Lays
79.000
Children And Young People
650.000