International Recognition
Letters from different countries
Missionaries of Mary is a Public Association of the Faithful, whose leadership was inspired by Fr. Tom Forrest from “Evangelization 2000” to begin evangelizing in the Diocese of Phoenix in 1995. On September 8, 2011, our statutes were canonically created by Archbishop Hector Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM of the Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru, and received Mutual Canonical Recognition from Bishop Thomas Olmsted in the Diocese of Phoenix in 2021. Our application for Pontifical International Status is currently under review.
The goal is to form International Catholic Servant Leaders to be Missionary Disciples and Saints. We count on the ecclesial permission, support, and guidance of other Diocesan Bishops around the world.
Our international evangelization maintains a fidelity to the Vicar of Christ and the Universal Catholic Church. We have applied for Pontifical Approval as a Public Association of the Faithful.
