Prêtres du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus de Bétharram | |
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| Abbreviation | SCI di Béth |
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| Formation | 1832; 193 years ago (1832) |
| Founder | SaintMichel Garicoïts, SCI di Béth |
| Founded at | Bétharram,France |
| Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men) |
| Headquarters | Rome,Italy |
| Membership | 271 members (205 priests) as of 2025[1] |
Superior General | Eduardo Gustavo Agín, SCI di Béth |
Parent organization | Catholic Church |
| Website | betharram |
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ThePriests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram (French:Prêtres du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus de Bétharram; abbreviatedSCI di Béth) is aRoman Catholic clericalreligious congregation of Pontifical Right for men. It was established inBétharram in 1832 by St.Michael Garicoits as fulfilment of a dream. The task of this congregation, dedicated to theSacred Heart, was to evangelize the people through missions and to teach the young.[2] It received the formal approval of the pope after Garicoits' death.[2]
The members of the order live in small communities of 3 or 4 men in Argentina, Brazil, Central African Republic, France, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Palestine, Paraguay, Spain, Thailand and Uruguay.
Formal accusations of excessivecorporal punishment andsexual abuse from 1957 to 2004 by priests of the order and staff at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram school, inLestelle-Bétharram, France—theBétharram scandal[3]—led to an official enquiry, the Bétharram Commission, being set up in 2025.[4][5]
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