Josephites of Belgium

{{short description|Catholic clergymen congregation}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Institute of the Josephites of Belgium{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dqcj0.html|title = Institute of the Josephites of Belgium (Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}

| native_name = {{langx|la|Institutum Iosephitarum Gerardimontensium}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/164.htm |title = Josephites of Belgium, C.I.|website=GCatholic.org}}

| image = Constant Van Crombrugghe.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = Constant Van Crombrugghe

| abbreviation = Post-nominal letters: C.J.

| nickname = Josephites

| established = {{Start date and age|May 1st, 1817}}

| founder = Fr. Constant Guillaume van Crombrugghe

| founding_location = Ghent, Belgium

| type = Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for Men{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/164.htm | title=Josephites of Belgium (C.I.) }}

| headquarters = General Motherhouse
Karmelietenstraat 57, Geraardsbergen, Belgium

| coords = 41° 54′ 4.9″ N, 12° 27′ 38.2″ E

| num_members = 122 members (includes 66 priests) as of 2018

| leader_title = Superior General

| leader_name = Fr. Jacob Beya Kadumbu, CJ

| leader_title2 = Patron saint

| leader_name2 = St. Joseph

| main_organ =

| parent_organization = Roman Catholic Church

| website = {{url|https://www.josephite.community}}

| remarks =

}}

The Institute of the Josephites of Belgium ({{langx|la|Institutum Iosephitarum Gerardimontensium}}), commonly called Josephites is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men devoted to the Christian education of the youth It was founded in Ghent Belgium by Canon van Crombrugghe, in 1817. Its members add the nominal letters C.J. after their names to indicate membership in the Institute.

While their primary apostolate is the education of the youth, they also have a missionary past in Africa. Their headquarters is at Karmelietenstraat 57, 9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium. The organisation is a Congregation of Pontifical Right.