Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti (ALCP/OSS)

Holy Spirit Fathers

Also known as: Werk des Heiligen Geistes (Deutsch) / Società di Vita Apostolica dei Sacerdoti nell’Opera dello Spirito Santo (Italiano) / Opus Spiritus Sancti (latine)

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

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History

1974.11: Established as Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti (Holy Spirit Fathers) (English) / Werk des Heiligen Geistes (Deutsch) / Società di Vita Apostolica dei Sacerdoti nell’Opera dello Spirito Santo (Italiano) / Opus Spiritus Sancti (latine) / ALCP/OSS (from Diocese of Moshi)

Superiors

Superior General:

Fr. Joseph Israel, ALCP/OSS (2007 – ...)

Founder

Founder:

Fr. Bernhard Bendel, ALCP/OSS (1974.11)

Living Bishops (3 Bishops)

Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS (72), Bishop of Moshi (Tanzania)

Bishop Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS (59), Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania)

Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS (60), Bishop of Sumbawanga (Tanzania)

Last updated on 2025.09.09