| Missionarii Pauperum (Latin) | |
| Abbreviation | Post-nominal letters: MOP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 19 July 1981 |
| Founder | Very Rev Fr. Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P. |
| Founded at | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Type | Lay Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)[1] |
| Headquarters | 3 North Street, Kingston, Jamaica |
Members | 402 members (14 priests) as of 2020[2] |
Superior General | Br. Anil Minj, M.O.P. |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | https://missionariesofthepoor.org |
The Missionaries of the Poor OJ (Latin: Missionarii Pauperum) is a Roman Catholic monastic religious institute of Brothers and Sisters dedicated to "Joyful Service with Christ on the Cross" to serve the poorest of the poor. Its members use the nominal letters MOP (which is the acronym of its Latin name) after their names to indicate membership in the congregation. It was started in 1981 by The Very Reverend Father Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P. in Kingston, Jamaica and has now grown to over 550 Brothers and Sisters from 13 countries.[3]
- ^ "Missionaries of the Poor (M.O.P.)". GCatholic.
- ^ "Missionari dei Poveri (Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Limited, Jamaica Observer (2014-04-18). "Role change for Father Ho Lung". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
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