The Religious Institute, Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate constitutes the Missionary Branch of the Society of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales. This Society was founded by Fr. Henri Chaumontand Mme Carre de Malberg on 15th October 1872, to live and spread the evangelical charity in the world. From the beginning of the society, the founder had awakened among the members a deep missionary enthusiasm which expressed itself in a guild of fervent prayer on behalf of non-Christian women. read more
As the days passed by, the good works of the CMMI (in today’s world known as SMMI) attract the hearts of people, priests and Bishop of the places. The fragrance spread far and wide faster. At that time Dhaka (Bengal) was a part of India territory and it was a Catholic diocese. It was at the request of Bishop Hurth, Bishop of Dhaka that Fr. Henri Chaumont had sent seven sisters of Catechists Missionaries of Mary Immaculate headed by Mother Therese of the Epiphany to Bengal.read more
