Congregatio Discipulorum Domini

Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord (also known as, Congregatio Discipulorum Domini also its translation in Latin) is a Catholic religious institute, founded by future Cardinal Celso Costantini, an Italian, in 1928 at Xuanhua (Süanhwafu) of Hebei Province in China. It was the only Catholic institute to be established in Asia.

Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord
Congregatio Discipulorum Domini
AbbreviationCDD
Formation1928 (1928)
FounderCelso Costantini, CDD
HeadquartersXuanhua, Hebei, China
AffiliationsCatholic Church

The Congregation has been based in Taiwan since 1949 after Joseph Yang and other religious members fled; the congregation fell under the direction of Archbishop Joseph Guo Jincai.

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