Congregacao Rogacionista

Name

Congregacao Rogacionista

Legal name

Provína Rogacionista São Lucas

Website

https://rogacionistas.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Social Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Religious congregation services
• Catholic social assistance
• Vocational ministry
• Parish and sanctuary services
• Catholic education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Congregacao Rogacionista (Província Rogacionista São Lucas) is the Brazilian provincial entity of the international Catholic Rogationist Congregation of the Heart of Jesus, founded in 1897 by Saint Hannibal Maria Di Francia in Messina, Italy. The organization delivers spiritual formation, vocational discernment, Catholic education, social assistance, parish and sanctuary ministry, youth engagement, and evangelization services through a network of parishes, schools, and social centers across Brazil and Latin America. Members are consecrated religious (priests and brothers) who profess vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and a unique fourth vow of Zeal for the Rogate (prayer for vocations).

Product overview

The Rogationist Province São Lucas operates a comprehensive religious and social services network. The organization offers three main pillars: Social Assistance (Assistência Social), Education (Educação), and Evangelization (Evangelização). These are supported by seven operational sectors: Vocational (Vocacional), Youth (Juventudes), Socio-educational (Socioeducativo), Parishes and Shrines (Paróquias e Santuários), Formation (Formação), Mission (Missão), and Rogate prayer ministry. Additional offerings include devotional content such as the Vocational Rosary, Vocational Music, and online candle lighting services. The congregation also publishes the Revista Rogate magazine and manages canonization processes for Santo Anibal Maria Di Francia, founder of the Rogationist order in 1897 in Messina, Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assistência Social (Social Assistance) Social assistance services provided by the Rogationist network to support communities in need as part of the broader Rede Rogacionista.
• Educação (Education) Educational services and institutions operated by the Rogationist network, forming part of the Faith Schools (Escolas de Fé) initiative.
• Evangelização (Evangelization) Evangelization services and programs for spiritual development and faith formation delivered through the Rede Rogacionista.
• Setor Vocacional (Vocational Sector) Vocational accompaniment and support services for individuals discerning religious vocations within the Rogationist tradition.
• Socioeducativo (Socio-educational Program) Socio-educational program 'Amar, Educar e Servir' (Love, Educate and Serve) focused on community development and social assistance.
• Paróquias e Santuários (Parishes and Sanctuaries) Parish and shrine ministry including the Santo Aníbal Sanctuary, operating Faith Schools (Escolas de Fé) for faith formation.
• Formação (Formation) Formation programs providing vocational itinerary (Itinerário Vocacional) for religious development and ongoing formation of members and laity.
• Missão (Mission) Mission outreach program 'Sair, Aproximar e Acolher' (Go Out, Approach and Welcome) for missionary activities and evangelization outreach.
• Rogate (Prayer Ministry) Prayer ministry 'Rezar, Ser e Propagar' (Pray, Be and Propagate) focused on the Rogate spirituality and prayer for vocations.
• Acenda uma Vela (Light a Candle) Online candle lighting devotional service for prayer intentions at the Santuário de Santo Aníbal.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rogacionistas (RCJ)coreOthersCentral website of the Rogationist Congregation of the Heart of Jesus (rcj.org) - the global/mother organization of the Rogationist religious order
• Revista RogatecoreOthersOfficial publication of the Rogationist community (rogate.org.br) covering news, spirituality, and mission content
• Rede RogacionistacoreOthersNetwork organization (rogacionista.org) connecting Rogationist social assistance, education, and evangelization services
• IPV - Instituto de Pastoral de VocaçõescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational pastoral institute (ipv.org.br) partner focused on vocational ministry and prayer for vocations
• Triguito e sua turmaminorOthersChildren's educational content initiative developed with Agencia Arcanjo for vocational and spiritual formation

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI): A Catholic missionary congregation founded in 1816 in France, active throughout Latin America running parishes, schools, and youth formation programs. Like the Rogationists, OMI blends evangelization with education and social outreach under a unified vocational identity.
• Society of the Divine Word (SVD): A Catholic missionary congregation of religious brothers and priests founded in 1875 in the Netherlands, with significant Latin American presence running parishes, schools, and mission stations. Its multi-ministry model and vocational-promotion activities closely parallel the Rogationist Province's structure.
• Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians / Padres do Coração de Jesus): Founded in 1878 by Fr. Léon Dehon in France, this Catholic congregation runs schools, parishes, and social projects across Europe, Latin America, and beyond. Its mixed priestly-brother membership, charism-centered identity, and educational-social ministries make it a strong structural analog to the Rogationist Province.
• Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists / Redentoristas): A Catholic apostolic congregation founded in 1732 with strong presence in Brazil, focused on popular missions, parish ministry, and evangelization of marginalized communities—closely analogous to the Rogationists' Parishes/Sanctuaries and Evangelização sectors.
• Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians / Lazaristas): Founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1625, the Vincentians operate parishes, seminaries, and social-service programs worldwide with deep Brazilian roots. Their combination of formation (seminaries) and direct service to the poor mirrors the Rogationist's Formação and Assistência Social pillars.
• Salesians of Don Bosco (Salesianos): Founded by Don Bosco in 1859, the Salesians are a Catholic religious congregation with a very similar operating model to the Rogationists—combining youth ministry, schools, parishes, and social assistance—and have an exceptionally large footprint across Brazil and Latin America, making them the most directly comparable peer.
• Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans / Espíritanos): A Catholic missionary congregation founded in 1703 with strong historical presence in Brazil and other Lusophone regions, running parishes, schools, and formation programs aimed at youth and disadvantaged populations—highly comparable to the Rogationist social-educational-evangelization tripod.

Broad incumbents

• Society of Jesus (Jesuits / Companhia de Jesus): The oldest and one of the largest Catholic religious orders, running a vast network of schools, universities, parishes, and social ministries globally including Brazil. They are a broad incumbent in the same religious-education-and-social-services space, though their scale and Ignatian charism differ from the Rogationist fourth-vow identity.

Others

• Carmelites (Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel): A historic Catholic religious order combining contemplative life with active ministry, including schools, parishes, and spiritual formation centers in Brazil. Comparable as a Catholic religious order with a strong devotional/sanctuary tradition, though with a more contemplative charism than the Rogationists' active-apostolic focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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