Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

We belong to the larger Comboni Family made up of 3000 missionaries. It includes our Institute, the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ), founded in 1867 by St. Daniel Comboni for the evangelization of Central Africa; The Comboni Missionary Sisters, founded by Comboni in 1872 to join in our same apostolate; The Comboni Secular Missionaries, added in the second half of the 20th century, and other lay groups, including the Comboni Lay Missionaries, who draw inspiration from the same c

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We belong to the larger Comboni Family made up of 3000 missionaries. It includes our Institute, the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ), founded in 1867 by St. Daniel Comboni for the evangelization of Central Africa; The Comboni Missionary Sisters, founded by Comboni in 1872 to join in our same apostolate; The Comboni Secular Missionaries, added in the second half of the 20th century, and other lay groups, including the Comboni Lay Missionaries, who draw inspiration from the same c

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