History of

CICM
 CICM

Congregatio
Immaculati Cordis
Mariae
Congregation of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary

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 FR. THEOPHILE VERBIST
- The founder of CICM

Was born in Antwerp, Belguim in 1823.

A diocesan priest From Antwerp, Belguim
Inspired by the work of the Holy Childhood
(Abandoned children) in Far East and other parts of the
world.
He founded the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary (CICM) on November 1862 at Belgium .
He and other four zealous companions went to China in
1865.
He died of typhoid fever, just three years after arriving
in Mongolia
He died at the age of 45.

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 CICM
Was established in 1862 by Father
Theophile Verbist, in Scheut,
Anderlecht, a suburb of Brussels,
Belguim. Hence, the members of the
congregation are also called as the
Scheut fathers of Scheutists.
In the Us, they are known as the
Missionhurst Missionaries. In the
Philippines they are identifies as
Belgian missionaries.

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History of the CICM
1860 1862 1865 1868 1888
He was appointed So he sought the Fr. Verbist and three Fr. Theophile There were more
as a national permission of confreres: Fr. Alois Verbist died of than a hundred
director of the Cardinal Alessandro Van Segvelt, Fr. typhoid fever at the CICM missionaries.
Pontifical Barnabo, , Cardinal Ferdinand Hamer, Fr. age of 45. On a Because of this
Association of the Englebert Streckx, Francois Vrankx and hearing of his death growth in number,
Holy ChildHood, Archbishop of Paul Splingaerd Pope Pius IX said, CICM expanded its
this Association Malines, prefect of arrived in Xiwanzi, “the man may die… missionary work.
supports the the Propagation of Inner Mongolia to God will not allow
missions especially the Faith. For the continue the said his work to
children in need , realization of his mission. disappear.”
particularly in plan they directed
China. him to establish a
kind of
Congregation.

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1907 1931 1937 1946 1848
The CICM The first CICM The CICM During the world war II Fr.
Ernest Dietiens was sent to After world
responded missionaries established war II they
to the call arrived in its mission in the US to as for financial
support for the China responded in
of the Singapore to Indonesia. missions and to find areas in the invitation
ministering minister Here, they the ministry. Father Dieltiens in Osaka and
to the foreign founded a bought an eleven-acre started
needs of workers and Catechetical property called “Lyonhurst” ministering
the seafarers, and Institute, a and was changed to Japanese
Philippine promote minor “Missionhurst”, hence the
CICM missionaries were people
Church. inter-religious seminary.
dialogue known as Missionhurst in
the US.

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 1853 1954 1958 1963 1966
Haiti was known as After the CICM was Filipino Brazil the firs team
the poorest country expelled from CICMs were Started to of CICM
in the Americas, Communist in China, pioneering welcome missionaries
started to receive some missionaries mission CICM arrived in
CICM missionaries decided to go to Hong work in missionaries Cameroon.
in 1853. They Kong and Taiwan in Dominican .
involved in family, 1954. Republic.
youth apostolatem
and justice and They also established
peace and integrity its mission in
of creation. Guatemala.

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1976 1997 and 1979 1990 1992 1995 and 1999
Zambia and Nigeria and CICM the arrival of Angala and
Senegal were Mexico welcomed missionaries the CICM Mozambique
added to the CICM missionaries embarked missionaries became part of
growing number in 1997 and 1979, on a new started the the CICM missions
of CICM mission respectively. mission in Catholic in 1995 and 1999,
stations. Chad. Church’s respectively.
presence in
Mongolia.

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Thank You
Group 1
Rimando, Maxienne
Pascua, Cyrell
Baculo, Shaila Mae
Eroy, Liezle Ann
Vedania, Jessa Pearl
De Guia, Jeremy
Balgoa, Erica