Statistics of the Province, Year 2025-2026

General Information

Total Number of Friars - 158

Professed Friars

  •  Priest Friars (Perpetual Professed) – 120
  • Deacons (Transit to Priesthood) – 1
  • Lay Friars (Perpetual Professed) – 2
  • Perpetual Professed Friars (Transit) – 1
  • Temporary Professed Friars (Transit to Priesthood) – 34

Postulancy & Novitiate

  • Postulancy-  6
  • Noviciate – 7

General Information

*Friars From Eight States, One brotherhood*

Professed Friars

Odisha - 62 Friars

(47 Priests, 1 Perpetual Professed, 14 Temporary Professed)

Jharkhand: 41 Friars

(33 Priests, 1 Deacon, 7 Temporary Professed)

Karnataka- 23 Friars

(22Priests, 1 Perpetual Professed)

Chhattisgarh - 22 Friars

(11 Priests, 1 Perpetual Professed, 10 Temporary Professed)

Uttar Pradesh - 4 Friars

(4 Priests)

West Bengal - 3 Friars

(1 Priests,  2Temporary Professed)

Bihar - 2 Friars

(2 Priests)

Auckland (New Zealand)- 1 Friar

(1Temporary Professed)

Friars in Initial Formation

Stages of Formation

Total Number of Friars - 35

Philosopy - 21

  • Philosophy I Year- 9
  • Philosophy II Year- 4
  • Philosophy III Year- 8

Regency - 5

  • Regency (practical experience in apostolic work) – 5

Theology - 9

  • Theology I Year – 7
  • Theology II Year – 1
  • Theology III Year – 1 (Perpetual Professed)
  • Theology IV Year – 0

Places of Formation

Philosopy

  • Philosophy I Year
            • Vidya Sadan, Ranchi -4
            • Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu – 2
            • Thrissur, Kerala – 2
            • Auckland, New Zealand – 1
  • Philosophy II Year
            • Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu – 4
  • Philosophy III Year
            • Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu – 4
            • Thrissur, Kerala – 4  

Regency

  • Regency (practical experience in apostolic work) in different fraternities in the province.

Theology

  • Theology I Year – 7 Vidya Sadan, Ranchi
  • Theology II Year – 1 Vidya Sadan, Ranchi
  • Theology III Year – 1 (Perpetual Professed) Vidya Sadan, Ranchi
  • Theology IV Year – 0

On Going Formation & Mission

Higher Studies

Total Number of Friars - 4

  • St. Peter’s Institute, Bangalore, India – 2
  • N.V.S.C.  Pune, Maharashtra, India – 1
  • Pontifical University Antonianum, Rome – 1

Mission

Total Number of Friars - 12

  • New Zealand Delegation – 7
  • Fraternal Collaboration, Great Britain – 2
  • Fraternal Collaboration, Arabia – 2
  • Nepal New Mission – 1

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