Episode 137 -- Life of St. Philip XI.137 -- Leadership is Essential to Communities

Did the Fathers of the Oratory ever want another superior than St Philip?

No. We will hear how they basically forced him to accept being the Provost, the Superior, the Father of the Oratory for life. Normally this position lasts three years. St Philip yielded to their wishes, despite his own desires for seclusion and solitude.