The Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier is commonly also known as the Society of Pilar.It was founded in 1887 by Fr. Bento Martins in Agonda, Goa, then a Portuguese territory. Its headquarters were transfered to Pilar, Goa in 1890.It was reorganised in 1939 at Pilar.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW 2 Bishops; 381 Priests, 9 Lay brothers, 47 Scholastics, 41 Dioceses, 120 Communities