SFO Time Chart
   
Reports to
OFM Curia
# fraternities -
# members
Spiritual Assistant SFO Sources / Events
...1950   ...Fr. Jordan Schell  
1952   Fr. Elias Koppert  
1955     Ritual for Public Functions
1956 152 - 16,316    
1958 168 - 16,574   John XXIII elected Pope
1960   Fr. Mark Hegener  
1961     Tertiary's Companion
1962     Vatican II begins
1963     Paul VI elected
1965     Vatican II ends
1966 180 - 13,050    
1972     New Ritual for Public Functions
1973     Omnibus of Sources
1975 182 - 6,822    
1976 182 - 6,822    
1978 105 - 6,822 Fr. Benet Fonck SFO Rule (Pauline)
John Paul I / John Paul II
1980 163 - 7,000 Fr. David Eckelkamp  
1981 105 - 6,000    
1982     Provincial Center / Oak Brook
1984 108 - 5,867    
1985 103 - 5,106 Fr. Tom Gardner Ritual of SFO, History Commentary Prov.
1986 100 - 4,900    
1987 124 - 5,000    
1988   Fr. Martin Wolter   
1989 120 - 4,700    
1990     Gen. Constitition-1990, NAFRA Begins
1991 107 - 3,800    
1992 100 - 3,500    
1994 114 - 4,400 Fr. Mike Crosby Regionalization completed
1995 48 - [     ]    
1996 48 - [     ]   Handbook for Spiritual Assistance
1997 119 - 2,856 Br. Thom Smith  
1998 123 - 2,967    
1999 124 - 2,740    
2000 122 - 2,962 Fr. John Sullivan SFO Gen. Constitutions - 2000
2001 113 - 2,747   Term limits set for Spir. Assts.
2002 110 - 2,747   International Statutes for Spir. Assts.
2003 114 - 2,653   NAFRA Statutes