On 29 September 1921 the Archbishop of Krakow - and future cardinal - Adam Stefan Sapieha approved the order as being one of diocesan right. The male branch and female branches received approbation on 29 September 1921 for the males and on 15 August 1928 for the females. The order later received the full papal approval of Pope Paul VI on 15 June 1966. His congregation now operates in nations such as Papua New Guinea and Belarus.
