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, âWe need brothers!â Then, on January 2, 1817 he set in motion his plan for the Congregation of âthe little brothers of Maryâ with two young recruits, in La Valla, France.
GENERAL CHAPTER 2025
‘Home for all. River of Life’ is the theme of the XXIII General Chapter, which will be held in the Philippines from September 8 to October 8, 2025. We are invited to dream of the future with a positive outlook and to act with generosity to continue to keep the Marist charism alive.
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
- CĂŽte dIvoire
- Ghana
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
- Zimbabwe
Angola
Malawi
Mozambique
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Superior
Br. Emmanuel Mwanalirenji-Gunduloni (2022 – 2025)
Provincial House
Marist Brothers, P.O. Box 46410 Orange Grove, 2119 South Africa
(+27) 11 648 2801
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
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
MADAGASCAR
Superior
Br. Alphonse Tiamaro (2024-2027)
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
Nigeria
Superior
Br. Mark Omede (2024-2027)
Provincial House
Marist Brothers Provincialate, Catholic Mission, Iva Valley P. O. Box 688, ENUGU, Enugu State Nigeria
+234818718784909
+2349064680449
The Marist Brothers number 2,427, distributed among the Provinces and Districts (12/31/2023):
Ăfrica Austral: 98; Afrique Centre-Est: 88; AmĂ©rica Central: 76; Asia: 25; Brasil Centro-Norte: 88; Brasil Centro-Sul: 74; Brasil Sul-AmazĂŽnia: 99; CanadĂĄ: 60; Compostela: 143; Cruz del Sur: 61; East Asia: 87; Hermitage: 199; IbĂ©rica: 114; Madagascar: 56; MediterrĂĄnea: 138; MĂ©xico Central: 67; MĂ©xico Occidental: 118; Nigeria: 123; Norandina: 94; Santa MarĂa de los Andes: 62; South Asia: 51; Star of the Sea: 252; United States of America: 100; West Africa: 87; West Central Europe: 67.
Countries
79
Brothers
2.427 (31/12/2023)
Lays
79.000
Children And Young People
650.000