Theatines
Congregation of Clerics Regular | |
Latin: Ordo Clericorum Regularium | |
Saint Cajetan (1480-1547), co-founder of the Theatines | |
| Abbreviation | CR |
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| Formation | 14 September 1524 |
| Founders | Saint Gaetano Thiene, CR Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa |
| Type | Order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men |
| Headquarters | Sant'Andrea della Valle Piazza Vidoni, 6 Rome, Italy |
| Members | 161 members (124 priests) (2020) |
| Salvador Rodea González, CR | |
Parent organization | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | teatinos |
The Theatines, officially named the Congregation of Clerics Regular (Latin: Ordo Clericorum Regularium; abbreviated CR), is a Catholic order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men founded by Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa on 14 September 1524.