The Institute of the Josephites of Belgium (Latin: Institutum Iosephitarum Gerardimontensium), commonly called Josephites is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men devoted to the Christian education of the youth It was founded in Ghent Belgium by Canon van Crombrugghe, in 1817.

While their primary apostolate is the education of the youth, they also have a missionary past in Africa.

The Josephites were founded in the Diocese of Ghent by Canon Constant van Crombrugghe in 1817.

The purpose was the education of children from poorer backgrounds who might not otherwise go to school.

[4] As of 2017 the congregation had established four schools in Belgium, two in England, one in the United States, and nine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.