Catholic religious congregation inspired by Charles de Foucauld
This article is about the religious congregation founded in France in 1933. For the religious congregation founded in Italy in 1969, see Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas. For the persons described as Jesus's brothers, see Brothers of Jesus.
Little Brothers of Jesus
Latin: Institutum Parvolorum Fratrum Iesu French: Petits Frères de Jésus
Abbreviation
PFJ
Formation
1933
Founded at
Paris, France
Type
Religious congregation of pontifical right for men
Headquarters
Brussels, Belgium
Membership (2020)
155 (38 priests)
Superior General
Rodrigo González, PFJ
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Website
jesuscaritas.info/jcd/en/lbj
Formerly called
Little Brothers of Solitude
[1]
The Little Brothers of Jesus (Latin: Institutum Parvolorum Fratrum Iesu; French: Petits Frères de Jésus; abbreviated PFJ)[1] is a male religious congregation within the Catholic Church of pontifical right founded by Charles de Foucauld. Founded in 1933 in France, the congregation first established itself in French Algeria, North Africa.
As of 2020, the congregation had 155 members, of whom 38 were priests.[2]
^ ab"Little Brothers of Jesus (P.F.J.)". GCatholic. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^"Little Brothers of Jesus (Institute of Consecrated Life – Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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