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    History of the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales

    The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, a religious congregation of priests and brothers founded in France in 1875 by Father Louis Brisson, came to the United States in 1893.

    The primary goal of the Oblates is to “Live Jesus,” to imitate Christ, following the optimistic spirit and teachings of their founder while ministering to the people of God in the modern world in a gentle and humble way in the spirit of their patron, St. Francis de Sales.

    The Oblates have been serving the Catholic people of North Carolina since 1966. Today, the Oblates staff parishes throughout the Unites States. See below for listing.

    The ministry of the Oblates in North Carolina began as the result of a close friendship between Father William D. Buckley, OSFS, and Bishop Vincent S. Waters of the Diocese of Raleigh. Both had great plans for the Oblates in North Carolina.

    Father Joseph Maule, OSFS, named Pastor of St. Barnabas Parish in Arden on January 19, 1966, was the first Oblate to take up residence in North Carolina. Shortly thereafter, in May of 1967, Father Anthony Dougherty, OSFS, was named Principal of Asheville Catholic High School.

    Visit the Oblates and Salesian Family Worldwide. Use google translate to visit pages in other languages.

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    The Oblates, at present, serve the Church in the following dioceses:

    Allentown Diocese
    • DeSales University, Center Valley, PA
    Arlington Diocese
    • Bishop Ireton High School (Affiliated School), Alexandria, VA
    • Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC
    • St. John Newmann, Reston, VA
    • Our Lady of Good Counsel, Vienna, VA
    Boston Archdiocese
    • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
    Camden Diocese
    • Immaculate Conception Cathedral Church, Camden, NJ
    • Our Lady Star of the Sea, Cape May, NJ
    Charlotte Diocese
    • Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point, NC
    International Parishes and Missions
    • St. Charles, Monaco
    • Helping Hands for Haiti, Haiti
    • South Africa
    Philadelphia Archdiocese
    • Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA
    • Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, PA
    • Father Judge High School, Philadelphia, PA
    • Fraternal Order of Police Chaplaincy, Philadelphia, PA
    • Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Our Mother of Consolation, Philadelphia, PA
    • St. Joseph University Press, Philadelphia, PA
    Raleigh Diocese
    • Holy Infant, Durham, NC
    • Holy Redeemer by the Sea, Kitty Hawk, NC
    • Immaculate Conception, Wilmington, NC
    • Our Lady of the Seas, Buxton, NC
    • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fayetteville, NC


    Toldeo Diocese
    • St. Francis de Sales High School, Toledo, OH
    Venice Diocese
    • Our Lady of Light, Fort Myers, FL
    • St. Ann, Naples, FL
    • St. Cecilia, Fort Myers, FL
    • Jesus the Worker, Fort Myers, FL
    Wilmington Diocese
    • Annecy Hall Assisted Living, Elkton, MD
    • Immaculate Conception, Elkton, MD
    • Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
    • Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE
    • St. Anthony of Padua, Wilmington, DE
    • Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE
    Other Oblate and Salesian Links
    • De Sales Service Works, Camden, NJ
    • Bee Still Studio, Artwork by Br. Mickey McGrath
    Oblates and Salesian Organizations
    • Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Generalate
      OSFS Toledo-Detroit Province
      OSFS French Province
      OSFS German-Speaking Province
      OSFS Italian Province
      OSFS Netherlands Province
      OSFS South American & Caribbean Province
      OSFS South African Region
      OSFS Indian Mission
      International Commission for Salesian Spirituality
      Live Jesus! Communities
      The St. Francis de Sales Society
      Second Federation of the Visitation
      Second Federation of the Visitation - Brooklyn
      Second Federation of the Visitation - Mendota Heights, MN
      Second Federation of the Visitation - Minneapolis
      Second Federation of the Visitation - St. Louis
      Secular Institute of St. Francis de Sales
      The Sisters Of the Visitation of Tyringham

    Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
    6650 Carolina Beach Road
    Wilmington, NC 28412-3004

    Immaculate Conception Church is a Stewardship Community served by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, a group of Priests and Brothers dedicated to the Spirit of St. Francis de Sales and their founder Blessed Fr. Louis Brisson.
    

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