Presentation Bros CLT 2011

Presentation Crest

The Congregation of Presentation Brothers is an international Catholic congregation of laymen founded in 1802 in Waterford, Ireland, by a local businessman, Edmund Ignatius Rice.

Presentation Brothers live and work in Ireland, England, USA, Canada, Ghana, St. Lucia and Grenada with about 100 Brothers throughout these countries.

The Brothers take three promises—poverty, chastity and obedience—and live together in small groups called "communities".

The motto of the congregation is the same as that of the Jesuits: "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam" or "For the Greater Glory of God". Brothers bear the initials F.P.M. (Friatrum Presentationis Mariae).

The expressed mission of the Presentation Brothers is to "form Christ in the Young" and traditionally they have worked to achieve this through education. Today Presentation Bothers work in a wider range of ministries including with the homeless, elderly, disadvantaged youth and the Roma people.

The Presentation Brothers Leadership Team

Congregation Leader: Br Martin Keanneally

Deputy Congregation Leader: Br Rupert O'Sullivan

Team Members: Brothers Barry Noel, Denis Claivaz and Walter Hurley

Contact Information

Presentation Brothers Generalate
Mount St. Joseph
Blarney Street
Cork City
IRELAND
Tel: +353-(0)21-4392160
Fax: +353-(0)21-4398200
Email: presgen@eircom.net