 The First Missionary foundation of the Adorno Fathers was on February 19, 1984 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ex Zaire) with Parochial Ministry in Binja in Nyamilima followed by the opening of the Seminary of St. Joseph in Goma.Adorno Ashram in Mallikassery started on 1993 in Kerala followed by the seminary in Bangalore, Karnataka and seminary in Kiliyanthara in Kerala.March 1, 2002 marked the official beginning of the Adorno Fathers’ presence in the Philippines.