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Guadalupe Missionaries

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Guadalupe Missionaries (Spanish: Misioneros de Guadalupe, official name: Spanish: Instituto de Santa María de Guadalupe para las Misiones Extranjeras), also known by their abbreviation MG, is a Roman Catholic missionary society in Mexico. It was founded on October 7, 1949. The headquarters are located in Mexico City[1] The members of the Society are secular and devote their lives to the mission Ad gentes.[2]

The first Superior General of the Society was Bishop Alonso M. Escalante, a Mexican who worked previously for years in China and Bolivia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Guadalupe Missionaries (M.G.)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Guadalupe Missionaries(Foreign Missions Society of Mexico)". Catholic Dictionary. Retrieved 18 October 2012.