View source for Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram

{{Distinguish|Priests of the Sacred Heart|Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram
| native_name         = Prêtres du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus de Bétharram
| native_name_lang = fr
| image               = file:ZCRC0655.jpg
| image_size          = 150px
| abbreviation        = SCI di Béth
| formation           = {{start date and age|1832}}
| founder             = Saint [[Michel Garicoïts]], SCI di Béth
| founding_location   = [[Bétharram]], [[France]]
| type                = Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)
| headquarters        = [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| membership          = 294 members (226 priests) as of 2018<ref>http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/175.htm</ref>
| leader_title2       = Superior General
| leader_name2        = Eduardo Gustavo Agín, SCI di Béth
| parent_organization = [[Catholic Church]]
| website             = {{URL|betharram.net}}
| footnotes           = <ref name=gcatholic>http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/175.htm</ref>
}}
The '''Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram''' ({{langx|fr|Prêtres du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus de Bétharram}}; abbreviated '''SCI di Béth''') is a [[Roman Catholic]] clerical [[religious congregation]] of Pontifical Right for men. It was established in [[Bétharram]] in 1832 by St. [[Michael Garicoits]] as fulfilment of a dream. The task of this congregation, dedicated to the [[Sacred Heart]], was to evangelize the people through missions and to teach the young.<ref name=olton/> It received formal approval of the Pope after Garicoits' death.<ref name=olton>{{Cite web |url=http://olton.r-c.org.uk/stmichael.html |title="St. Michael Garicoits", Olton Friary |access-date=2013-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905194711/http://olton.r-c.org.uk/stmichael.html |archive-date=2012-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
They live in small communities of 3-4 persons in [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Central African Republic]], [[France]], [[Great Britain]], [[India]], [[Israel]], [[Italy]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Jordan]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Paraguay]], [[Spain]], [[Thailand]] and [[Uruguay]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dqsbe.html |title=Societas Presbyterorum Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu de Bétharram|publisher=Catholic Hierarchy}}
* [http://www.betharram.net/ Website]
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:1832 establishments in France]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1832]]
[[Category:Catholic orders and societies]]
[[Category:Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century]]
{{RC-society-stub}}