The Indian Missionary Society is a Catholic religious congregation. It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
History It was founded on 3 November 1941 by Fr. Gaspar A Pinto.
Fr. Gaspar stayed in a rented house in Maldahiya, Varanasi, when he arrived in India. In 1943 he bought a plot of land outside the city and named it Christnagar. He laid the foundation of the Mother House of the IMS in Christnagar. Bishop Angelo Poli of Allahabad canonically erected it as a Society of Indigenous Priests on 13 March 1945. In 1953 Msgr. Jos A. E. Fernandez was appointed first Superior General of the society. The Generalate (head office) of the IMS is in Varanasi. It is spread across almost 5 regions.
Present The Congregation is spread across 5 regions and undertakes preaching and missionary work in the rural areas of India. The society at present has 218 religious priests who take care of 65 parishes.
List of Superiors +NamePositionTenureFr. Francis E. Lonakutty (Prasen Raj IMS)Superior General2022- presentFr. Walter Francis StandleySuperior General2019 - 2022Fr. Paul MahendraSuperior General2012 - 2019Fr. Jose SubhashSuperior General2007 - 2012Fr. Joseph SatyanandSuperior General1995 - 2007Fr. Joseph DilasaSuperior General1983 - 1995Fr. Prabhu PrasadSuperior General1971 - 1983Msgr. Jos A. E. FernandezSuperior General1953 - 1971Fr. Gasper Arsenius PintoFounder1941
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