Vocationist Fathers Explained

Society of Divine Vocations
Full Name:Societas Divinarum Vocationum (Latin)
Abbreviation:S.D.V. (post_nominal letters)
Nickname:Vocationists
Founder:St Giustino Maria Russolillo, S.D.V.
Founding Location:Italy
Type:Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)
Headquarters:Via Cortina d'Ampezzo 140, 00135 Rome, Italy
Membership:546 members (345 priests) as of 2021[1]
Leader Title:Motto
Leader Title2:Superior General
Leader Name2:Rev. Fr. Antonio Rafael do Nascimento, SDV
Leader Title3:Ministry
Leader Name3:Vocationaries, parishes, missions and schools apostolates.
Leader Title4:Countries served
Leader Name4: Australia Argentina Brazil
Canada
Chile Colombia Ecuador
France
India Indonesia Italy Madagascar Nigeria Philippines Spain
South Africa United Kingdom U.S.A.
Parent Organization:Catholic Church

The Society of Divine Vocations (Latin: Societas Divinarum Vocationum) abbreviated S.D.V., also commonly known as the Vocationists, is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation founded by Fr. Giustino Russolillo in 1920.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GCatholic. November 21, 2023. Society of Divine Vocations (S.D.V.) .