Brothers of the Poor of Saint Francis, C.F.P.

Also known as: Armen-Brüder des Heiligen Franziskus Seraphikus (Deutsch) / Hermanos Pobres de San Francisco Seráfico (español) / Pauvres Frères de Saint-François-Séraphique (français) / Fratelli dei Poveri di San Francesco Serafico (Italiano) / Congregatio Fratrum Pauperum Sancti Francisci Seraphici (latine)

Type: Lay Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

1857.12.24: Established as Brothers of the Poor of Saint Francis (English) / Armen-Brüder des Heiligen Franziskus Seraphikus (Deutsch) / Hermanos Pobres de San Francisco Seráfico (español) / Pauvres Frères de Saint-François-Séraphique (français) / Fratelli dei Poveri di San Francesco Serafico (Italiano) / Congregatio Fratrum Pauperum Sancti Francisci Seraphici (latine) / C.F.P.

Contact Info

Address: 3405 190th St., P.O. Box 35, Wever, IA 52658-0035, USA

Phone: +1 (319) 372-9543

Superiors

Superior General:

Fr. Laércio Aparecido de Carvalho, C.F.P. (2022.07.01 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General:	Br. Lukas Jünemann, C.F.P. (2015.07.23 – 2022.07.01)
Superior General:	Br. Mark Gastel, C.F.P. (? – 2015.07.23)
Superior General:	Br. Bonaventure Schäben, C.F.P. (1864 – ?)

Founder

Founder:

Br. John Höver (Philip Martin), C.F.P. (1857.12.24)

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Houses: 7

Members: 36 (8 priests)

Houses