Josephites may refer to a number of autonomous Catholic religious movements, including the Josephites of Belgium, Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill, Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Josephite Fathers, or members of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart. The oldest of these is the Josephites of Belgium, a Congregation of Pontifical Right for clergymen, whose primary apostolate is the education of children who might not otherwise be able to go to school. They also have a missionary past in Africa. They were founded at the Diocese of Ghent by Canon Constant van Crombrugghe in 1817. They are primarily active in the Congo, Belgium, England and the United States. Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill, otherwise known as Saint Joseph's Society for Foreign Missionaries or the Mill Hill Missionaries, is a society of apostolic life for Catholic missionaries, founded by Herbert Alfred Vaughan in 1892. The Society was originally based at Saint Joseph's College at Mill Hill, in northern London, but the school closed in 2006. Members of this group would form the Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1893, a Roman Catholic Society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men, founded by Father John Slattery. Formed in 1871 by a group of priests in the English Foreign Mission Society of Saint Joseph, the Josephite Fathers and Brothers, formally known as Saint Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart, were established specifically to minister to newly freed slaves in the United States after the American Civil War. They are closely associated with Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill, and are also sometimes known as the Mill Hill Missionaries, although they reorganized in 1893 to create the Unites States-based institution. They continue to minister to African-Americans in the United States, and have also established a Josephite house of spiritual formation in Nigeria, a source of a number of Josephite vocations.
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Also known as the Sons of Saint Joseph, the Josephites of Belgium are a Roman Catholic congregation for clergymen, with a presence Belgium, England, Brazil, the Belgian Congo, and California. The Congolese Josephites have founded houses in Gabon and Cameroon. Its history and founder are highlighted, along with its schools, parishes, and houses. Other resources include research documentation and other publications.
https://www.josephite.community/
Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society
The Mill Hill Missionaries were founded by Herbert Vaughan in 1892. A biography of its founder, a history of the founding of the Society, as well as its expansions, and its organizational structure is presented. Its mission, formation, and regions are defined, and its several publications are available online. Information about becoming a member, and admission into its formation program are discussed.
http://www.millhillmissionaries.co.uk/
