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oday the Clarist Franciscan Missionaries of the Most Blessed Sacrament serve their poorer brothers and sisters not only in Italy but also in Spain, Romania, Brazil, India, Bolivia, Argentina, Guinea Bissau, Peru, Madagascar, Senegal and Venezuela.

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or a long time the Congregation maintained a centralised structure located in Italy. Then it spread throughout the world and the process of gradual decentralisation and articulation led to the creation of provinces and missions dependent both on the central government and on individual provinces.

Provinces

EUROPE: 

  • “Immaculate Conception” Province, which includes the many houses located throughout Italy, Spain and Romania

INDIA:

  • “St. Francis” Province with its headquarters based in New Delhi
  • “St. Clare” Province with its headquarters based in Dehradun
  • “Mother Seraphina” Province with its headquarters based in Guwahati

LATIN AMERICA:

  • “Jesus Sacramentado” Province with its headquarters based in Salta (ARGENTINA)
  • “Santa Clara” Province with its headquarters based in Yacuiba (BOLIVIA)
  • “Nossa Senhora de Nazarè” Province with its headquarters based in Belo Horizonte (BRAZIL)
  • “Mother Serafina de Jesus” Province with its headquarters based in Sitio Novo (BRAZIL)

Missions

AFRICA:

  • “Mother Serafina” Formation House with its headquarters based in Bissau (GUINEA BISSAU)
  • “Mother Seraphina” Interprovincial Mission with its headquarters based in Ambanja (MADAGASCAR)

LATIN AMERICA:

  • “Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe” International Mission with its headquarters based in Lima (PERU)
  • “San Francisco de Asís” International Mission with its headquarters based in Carúpano (VENEZUELA)