Little Brothers of Jesus

Little Brothers of Jesus
Latin: Institutum Parvolorum Fratrum Iesu
French: Petits Frères de Jésus
AbbreviationPFJ
Formation1933
Founded atParis, France
TypeReligious congregation of pontifical right for men
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Membership (2020)
155 (38 priests)
Superior General
Rodrigo González, PFJ
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websitewww.charlesdefoucauld.org/en/groupe-little-brothers-of-jesus-6
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]

  1. ^ a b "Little Brothers of Jesus (P.F.J.)". GCatholic. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Little Brothers of Jesus (Institute of Consecrated Life – Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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