Order of Saint Augustine
Catholic order of mendicant friars
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| 2023 | University of San Jose-Recoletos unveiled a historical marker by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), recognizing the Order's contributions to the Philippines. |
| 2023 | Robert Francis Prevost became the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, demonstrating the ongoing influence of Augustinian members in high-ranking church positions. |
| 2021 | Stephano Lameck Musomba becomes Auxiliary Bishop of Dar es Salaam, expanding the Order's ecclesiastical presence in Tanzania |
| May 22 2021 | Mariano Gazpio Ezcurra, a priest, is declared Venerable. |
| 2019 | The Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines of Spain was merged with three other Spanish Augustinian Provinces to create a unified Spanish Augustinian Province of St. John of Sahagun, aiming to restore the Augustinian Order in Spain. |
| 2019 | Alejandro Moral is re-elected as prior general, continuing to lead the Order of St Augustine for another six-year term. |
| December 18 2017 | Mariana of Saint Joseph de Manzanedo Herrera, founder of the Augustinian Recollect Nuns, is declared Venerable. |
| July 8 2016 | Alphonse Gallegos, Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, is declared Venerable. |
| 2015 | Robert Francis Prevost becomes Bishop of Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, demonstrating the Order's continued global missionary work |
| December 14 2015 | Salustiana Antonia Ayerbe Castillo, founder of the Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters, is declared Venerable. |
| September 2013 | Alejandro Moral is elected as prior general of the Order of St Augustine for the first time. |
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