Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers), S.F.X.

Also known as: Missionary Society of Our Lady of the Pillar (English) / Società Missionaria di Nostra Signora del Pilar (Italiano) / Societas Missionariorum Sancti Francisci Xaverii (latine)

Type: Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Patron Saint: Saint Francis Xavier, Our Lady of Pilar

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History

1887.09.26: Established as Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers) (English) / Missionary Society of Our Lady of the Pillar (English) / Società Missionaria di Nostra Signora del Pilar (Italiano) / Societas Missionariorum Sancti Francisci Xaverii (latine) / S.F.X.

Contact Info

Address: Pilar Deepti Sadan, Institutional Zone, P.O. Alto Porvorim, Bardez, Goa 403521, India

Phone: (0832) 241-6922/33

Superiors

Superior General:

Fr. Nazareth Rosario Fernandes, S.F.X. (2022.08.06 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General:	Fr. Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (65) (later Bishop) (2017.08.10 – 2022.12.31)
Superior General:	Fr. Francis Carvalho, S.F.X. (2012.08.11 – 2017.08.10)
Superior General:	Fr. Tony Lopes, S.F.X. (2002.08.09 – 2012.08.11)