List of Catholic religious institutes
The following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes. Most are Roman Catholic, however Eastern Catholic institutes are included.
The list given here includes not only examples of pontifical-right institutes but also some that are only of diocesan right. It includes even some associations formed with a view to becoming religious institutes but not yet canonically erected even on the diocesan level.
The list does not distinguish between institutes that historically would be classified either as "orders" or as "congregations".
Institutes are listed alphabetically by their common names, not their official ones. For example, the Jesuits, officially called the Society of Jesus, would be listed under 'J' rather than under 'S.' If an institute's official name is used more often than a nickname, it will be listed as such.
A
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adorers of the Blood of Christ | A.S.C. | St. Maria De Mattias | Augustinian | 1834 |
| Adrian Dominican Sisters (Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary) | O.P. | Mother Camilla Madden | Dominican | 1880 |
| Agnesian Sisters (Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes) | C.S.A. | Fr. Kaspar Rehrl | 1858 | |
| Alliance of Holy Mary | A.S.M. | |||
| Albertine Brothers | C.F.A.P.U. | St. Albert Chmielowski | Franciscan | 1888 |
| Albertine Sisters | C.S.A.P.U. | St. Albert Chmielowski | Franciscan | 1891 |
| Alexian Brothers | C.F.A. | Fr. Dominicus Brock | Augustinian | 1469 |
| American-Cassinese Congregation | O.S.B. | Abbot Boniface Wimmer | Benedictine | 1855 |
| Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans | O.A.O.C. | Chaldean Catholic | 1808 | |
| Angelic Sisters of St. Paul | A.S.S.P. | St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria | Barnabite | 1535 |
| Apostles of Jesus | A.J. | |||
| Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | A.S.C.J. | Mother Clelia Merloni | 1894 | |
| Apostolic Sisters of Mary Immaculate | A.S.M.I. | |||
| Armenian Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | R.I.C. | Archbishop Andon Hassounian | 1847 | |
| Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate | A.S.M.I. | Franciscan | 1949 | |
| Association of Pauline Cooperators | Pauline | |||
| Assumptionists (Augustinians of the Assumption) | A.A. | Fr. Emmanuel d'Alzon | Augustinian | 1845 |
| Augustinian Missionary Sisters | A.M.S. | Augustinian | ||
| Augustinian Sisters, Servants of Jesus and Mary | A.S.J.M. | Mother Maria Teresa Spinelli | Augustinian | 1827 |
| Austrian Congregation | O.S.B. | Pope Urban VIII | Benedictine | 1625 |
| Austrian Congregation of Canons Regular | Augustinian | |||
| Austrian Cistercian Congregation | O.S.B. | Benedictine |
B
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist | B.C. | Neophytos Nasri | Melkite Greek Catholic | 1696 |
| Bavarian Congregation | O.S.B. | Pope Pius IX | Benedictine | 1684 |
| Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles | O.S.F. | Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter | Benedictine | 1995 |
| Benedictine Oblates of St Scholastica | O.S.B. | Benedictine | 1984 | |
| Benedictine Sisters of Divine Providence | B.D.P. | Benedictine | ||
| Benedictine Sisters of Our Lady of Grace and Compassion | O.S.B. | Benedictine | ||
| Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration | O.S.B; | Mother Mary Anselma Felber | Benedictine | 1874 |
| Benedictine Sisters of St. Lioba | O.S.B. | Benedictine | ||
| Bethlehemite Brothers | O.F.B. | St. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur | 1653
(restored 1984) | |
| Beuronese Congregation | O.S.B. | Frs. Maurus and Placidus Wolter | Benedictine | 1863 |
| Bon Secours Sisters | C.B.S. | Archbishop Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen | 1824 | |
| Bernardine Cistercians of Esquermes | Mother Hippolyte Lecouvreur | Benedictine | 1827 | |
| Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis | Mother Veronica Grzedowska | Franciscan | 1894 | |
| Brazilian Congregation | O.S.B. | Benedictine | 1827 | |
| Brazilian Cistercian Congregation | Benedictine | 1961 | ||
| Brigidine Sisters | C.S.B. | Bishop Daniel Delany | 1807 | |
| Brotherhood of Hope | B.H. | Fr. Philip Merdinger | 1980 | |
| Brothers of the Assumption | Augustinian | |||
| Brothers of Charity | F.C. | Canon Petrus Joseph Triest | Vincentian | 1807 |
| Brothers of Christian Instruction (De la Mennais Brothers, FIC Brothers) | F.I.C. | Gabriel Deshayes & Jean-Marie de Lamennais | 1819 | |
| Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel (Gabrielite Brothers) | S.G./ F.S.G. | St. Louis de Montfort & Fr. Gabriel Deshayes | Montfortian | 1711 |
| Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasallian Brothers, Christian Brothers) | F.S.C. | St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle | 1680 | |
| Brothers of Divine Providence | F.D.P. | |||
| Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley | F.S.F. | |||
| Brothers of the Holy Infancy | Bishop John Timon | 1853 | ||
| Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God | O.H. | St. John of God | 1572 | |
| Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Maastricht | F.I.C. | Fr. Bernard Hoecken, Fr. Louis Rutten | 1867 | |
| Brothers of our Lady Mother of Mercy | C.M.M. | |||
| Brothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | F.M.M. | Canon J. B. Cornelius Scheppers | 1839 | |
| Brothers of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary | F.S.R. | |||
| Brothers of the Sacred Heart | S.C. | Fr. André Coindre | 1821 | |
| Brothers of St. Michael | B.S.M. | |||
| Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga (Bannakaroli Brothers) | B.S.C.L | Bishop Henri Streicher, M.Afr. | 1927 | |
| Brothers and Sisters of Penance of St. Francis | Franciscan | 1996 | ||
| Byzantine Discalced Carmelites of Lebanon | Archbishop Philip Nabaa | Eastern Catholic, Carmelite | 1962 |
C
D
| Name | Post nominals | Founder | Family | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul | D.C. | St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac | Vincentian-Setonian | 1633 |
| Daughters of the Church (India) | D.C./ E.F. | |||
| Daughters of the Cross of Liege | F.C. | |||
| Daughters of Divine Charity | F.D.C. | Mother Franziska Lechner | 1868 | |
| Daughters of Divine Love | D.D.L. | Bishop Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye | 1969 | |
| Daughters of Divine Zeal | F.D.Z. | St. Annibale Maria di Francia | 1887 | |
| Daughters of the Heart of Mary | D.H.M. | |||
| Daughters of the Holy Cross, Sisters of St. Andrew | Andrew Fournet, Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages | 1807 | ||
| Daughters of the Holy Spirit | Ven. Félix de Jesús Rougier | Felixian | 1924 | |
| Daughters of the Holy Spirit (White Sisters) | D.H.S. | Srs. Marie Belavenne and Renée Burel | 1706 | |
| Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | D.I.H.M. | |||
| Daughters of Jesus (France) | Abbot Pierre Noury | 1834 | ||
| Daughters of Jesus (Spain) | F.I. | St. Saint Candida Maria of Jesus | 1871 | |
| Daughters of Mary | D.M. | Msgr. Joseph Kuzhinjalil | 1938 | |
| Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception | D.M. | Msgr. Lucian Bojnowski | 1904 | |
| Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love | D.M.M.L. | Mother Paul Marie | 2003 | |
| Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior | ||||
| Daughters of the Oratory | F.d.O. | Vincenzo Grossi | 1885 | |
| Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion | D.O.L.C. | Mother Suzanne Aubert | 1892 | |
| Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy | St. Maria Giuseppa Rossello | 1837 | ||
| Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden | O.L.G. | St. Anthony Gianelli | Gianelli | 1829 |
| Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | F.S.C.G. | Ignazia Verzeri | 1831 | |
| Daughters of St. Ann | D.S.A. | |||
| Daughters of St. Anne of Calcutta | D.S.A. | |||
| Daughters of St. Anne of Ranchi | D.S.A. | |||
| Daughters of St. Camillus | D.S.C. | Camillian | ||
| Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi | D.S.F.A. | Franciscan | 1894 | |
| Daughters of St. Francis de Sales | D.S.F.S. | Salesian | ||
| Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence | F.S.M.P. | Dina Bosatta, Luigi Guanella | 1872 | |
| Daughters of St. Paul (Pauline Sisters) | F.S.P. | Blessed James Alberione and Ven. Mother Thecla Merlo | Pauline | 1915 |
| Daughters of St. Thomas | D.S.T. | |||
| Daughters of Wisdom | D.W. | St. Louis de Montfort and Blessed Marie Louise Trichet | Montfortian | 1707 |
| Deen Bandhu Samaj (India) | D.B.S. | |||
| Discalced Augustinians | O.A.D. | Augustinian | 1592 | |
| Discalced Carmelites (Barefoot Carmelites) | O.C.D. | St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross | Carmelite | 1568 |
| Discalced Mercedarians | O.M.D. | Fr. Juan Bautista González Alcázar, O. de M. | Mercedarian | 1603 |
| Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ | ||||
| Dominicans (Order of Preachers) | O.P. | St. Dominic | Dominican | 13th century |
| Dominican Missionaries for the Deaf Apostolate | O.P. Miss. | Dominican | 2004 | |
| Dominican Missionary Sisters of St. Elizabeth | D.M.S.E. | Dominican | ||
| Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary | O.P. | Mother Domien-Marie Saintourens | Dominican | 1880 |
| Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin | O.P. | St. Francisco Coll Guitart | Dominican | 1856 |
| Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt (Congregation of St. Dominic of Blauvelt) | O.P. | Mother Mary Sammon | Dominican | 1890 |
| Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne | O.P. | Mother Rose Hawthorne Lathrop | Dominican | 1900 |
| Dominican Sisters of Hope | O.P. | Dominican | 1995 | |
| Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids (Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) | O.P. | Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess | Dominican | 1877 |
| Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | O.P. | Mother Maria Bialecka | Dominican | 1861 |
| Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist | O.P. | Mother Mary Assumpta Long | Dominican | 1997 |
| Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Name | O.P. | Dominican | 1850 | |
| Dominican Sisters of Peace | O.P. | Dominican | 2009 | |
| Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia | O.P. | Bishop James Whelan | Dominican | 1860 |
| Dominican Sisters of San Rafael (Dominican Congregation of the Most Holy Name of Jesus) | O.P. | Bishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany and Mother Mary of the Cross Goemaere | Dominican | 1850 |
| Dominican Sisters of Sparkill (Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary) | O.S.D. | Mother Catherine M. Antoninus | Dominican | 1876 |
| Dominican Sisters of the Queen of the Rosary | O.P. | Dominican | 1888 |
E
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Community | Comm l'Emm | Pierre Goursat
Martine Lafitte-Catta |
1976 | |
| English Benedictine Congregation | E.B.C. | Benedictine | 1607-1633 |
F
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faithful Companions of Jesus Sisters | F.C.J. | Ven. Marie-Madeleine d'Houët | 1820 | |
| Fathers of Mercy | C.P.M. | Fr. Jean-Baptiste Rauzan | 1808 | |
| Federation of the Sisters of Mercy | R.S.M. | Sisters of Mercy | 1973 | |
| Filippini Sisters (Religious Teachers Filippini, Sisters of St. Lucy Filippini) | M.P.F. | St. Lucy Filippini and Cardinal Marco Antonio Barbarigo | 1692 | |
| Franciscan Apostolic Sisters | F.A.S. | Fr. Gerardo Filippeto | Franciscan | 1954 |
| Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn | O.S.F. | Bishop John Loughlin | 1858 | |
| Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist | F.B.E. | 2002 | ||
| Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross | F.F.S.C. | James Wirth | 1862 | |
| Franciscan Brothers of Peace | F.B.P. | Br. Michael Gaworski | 1982 | |
| Franciscan Clarist Congregation | 19th century | |||
| Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | F.I. | Frs. Stefano Maria Manelli and Gabriel Maria Pellettieri | 1970 | |
| Franciscan Friars of the Renewal | C.F.R. | Fr. Benedict Groeschel | 1987 | |
| Franciscan Handmaids of Mary | Ignatius Lissner | 1915 | ||
| Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | F.H.I.C. | Mother Maria Clara | 1871 | |
| Franciscan Minims of the Perpetual Help of Mary | F.M. | 1942 | ||
| Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King | F.M.C.K. | Mother Bridget Sequeira | Franciscan | 1937 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood | F.M.D.M. | Mother Colette | Franciscan | 1887 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word | M.F.V.A. | 1987 | ||
| Franciscan Missionaries of Mary | F.M.M. | Helene de Chappotin | 1877 | |
| Franciscan Missionaries of St. Joseph | F.M.S.J. | |||
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa | F.M.S.A. | |||
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | O.S.F. | Blessed Mary Catherine Troiani | 1868 | |
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus | 1879 | |||
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Littlehampton | F.M.S.L. | |||
| Franciscan Nardini Sisters of the Holy Family (Nardini Sisters, Mallersdorfer Sisters) | F.P.M. | Blessed Paul Joseph Nardini | 1855 | |
| Franciscan Servants of Jesus | 1997 | |||
| Franciscan Servants of the Sacred Heart | S.S.C. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of Allegany | O.S.F. | Fr. Pamfilo of Magliano | 1859 | |
| Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity | O.S.F. | Ambrose Oschwald | 1869 | |
| Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist | F.S.E. | Franciscan | 1973 | |
| Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus | F.E.H.J. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary | Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński | 1857 | ||
| Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | F.S.I.C. | Refugio Morales | 1874 | |
| Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | F.I.C. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of Mary | F.S.M. | 1987 | ||
| Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate | Blessed Mother Caritas Brader | 1893 | ||
| Franciscan Sisters of Mill Hill | O.S.F. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother | T.O.R. | Bishop Albert Henry Ottenweller | 1988 | |
| Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration | F.S.P.A. | 1849 | ||
| Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart | F.S.S.H. | Fr. Wilhelm Berger | 1866 | |
| Franciscan Sisters of St. Aloysius Gonzaga | F.S.A.G. | Franciscan | ||
| Franciscan Sisters of St. Clare | F.S.C. | |||
| Francisca Sisters of St. Elizabeth | O.S.E. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph | F.S.S.J. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary of the Angels | F.S.M.A. | |||
| Franciscan Sisters of Siessen | O.S.F. | |||
| Fransalians (Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales) | M.S.F.S. | Fr. Peter Mermier | De Sales | 1838 |
| Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld | Foucauldian | 1992 | ||
| Fraternity Jesus Caritas | Foucauldian | 1952 | ||
| Friars of St. Francis | F.S.F. | Franciscan | 1993 | |
| Order of Friars Minor Capuchin | O.F.M. Cap. | Fr. Matteo da Bascio | Franciscan | 1525 |
| Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Grey Friars) | O.F.M. Conv. | St. Francis of Assisi | 1209 | |
| Order of St. Clare (Poor Clares) | O.S.C. | St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi | 1212 | |
| Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration | P.C.P.A. | Marie Claire Bouillevaux | 1854 | |
| School Sisters of St. Francis | S.S.S.F. | Sr. Mary Alexia | 1874 | |
| Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George | F.S.G.M. | Fr. John Gerard Dall and Mother M. Anselma Bopp | 1869 | |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis | S.S.J.-T.O.S.F. | 46 School Sisters of St. Francis | 1901 | |
| Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis | Mother Maria Heuber | 1700 |
G
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmary Home Missioners | Fr. William Howard Bishop | Glenmary | 1939 | |
| Glenmary Sisters | Fr. William Howard Bishop | Glenmary | 1941 | |
| Good Shepherd Sisters (Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd, Pastorelles) | Blessed James Alberione | Pauline | 1938 | |
| Grey Nuns (Sisters of Charity of Montreal) | S.G.M. | St. Marguerite d'Youville | Vincentian-Setonian | 1738 |
| Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart | G.N.S.H. | Vincentian-Setonian | 1921 | |
| Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | G.S.I.C. | 77 Sisters of Charity of Ottawa | Vincentian-Setonian | 1926 |
| Groupe Charles de Foucauld | Foucaldian | 1923 | ||
| Guadalupan Missionaries of the Holy Spirit | Ven. Félix de Jesús Rougier | Felixian | 1930 |
H
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity | A.A.S.C. | 1950 | ||
| Handmaids of Charity | A.D.C. | Maria Crocifissa di Rosa | 1840 | |
| Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus | H.H.C.J. | |||
| Handmaids of the Precious Blood | H.P.B. | 1947 | ||
| Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | A.C.J | Raphaela Maria | 1877 | |
| Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary and Joseph | 1978 | |||
| Helpers of Mount Rosary (India) | H.M.R. | |||
| Heralds of the Good News (India) | H.H.N. | |||
| Heralds of the Gospel | E.P. | Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias | Heralds of the Gospel | 1970 |
| Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel | O. Carm. | Carmelite | 12th century | |
| Hermits of St. Augustine | E.O.S.A. | Augustinian | ||
| Hermits of St. Bruno | H.S.B. | Carthusian | 2001 | |
| Hieronymites (Order of St. Jerome) | O.S.H. | Augustinian | 14th century | |
| Holy Family Sisters of Spoleto (India) | H.F.S. | |||
| Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Pink Nuns) | S.Sp.S.A.P. | Fr. Arnold Janssen | 1896 | |
| Hospitaller Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | H.S.C. |
I
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idente Missionaries (Institute of Christ the Redeemer) | I.I.C.R./ I.M. | Fernando Rielo | 1959 | |
| Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest | I.C.R.S.S. | Msgr. Gilles Wach and Fr. Philippe Mora | 1990 | |
| Institute of the Daughters of Mary, Sisters of the Pious Schools | Sch. P. | St. Paula Montel Fornés | 1847 | |
| Institut des Frères Serviteurs | Foucauldian | 1979 | ||
| Institute of the Holy Family | Blessed James Alberione | Pauline | 1960 | |
| Institute of the Incarnate Word | I.V.E. | Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela | Institute of the Incarnate Word | 1984 |
| Institute of Jesus the Priest | Blessed James Alberione | Pauline | 1959 | |
| Institute of Mary of the Annunciation | Blessed James Alberione | Pauline | 1958 | |
| Institute of Our Lady of Mercy (Great Britain) | R.S.M. | Sisters of Mercy | 1983 | |
| Istituto del Prado | Ist. del Prado | Antoine Chevrier | 1856 | |
| Institute of St. Gabriel the Archangel | Blessed James Alberione | Pauline | 1958 |
J
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesuits (Society of Jesus) | S.J. | St. Ignatius of Loyola | 1540 | |
| Josephite Fathers (St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart) | S.S.J. | Fr. Charles Uncle | Josephite | 1871 |
| Josephite Sisters (Redemptorists Sisters of St. Joseph) | J.SS.R. | Josephite |
L
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies of Bethany | L.B. | 1919 | ||
| Legion of Christ | L.C. | Fr. Marcial Maciel | Regnum Christi | 1941 |
| Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd | B.G.S. | Br. Mathias Barrett | 1951 | |
| Little Brothers of the Gospel | Fr. René Voillaume | Foucauldian | 1956 | |
| Little Brothers of Jesus | L.B.J. | Foucauldian | 1933 | |
| Little Brothers of Jesus of the Most Blessed Sacrament | Foucauldian | |||
| Little Brothers of Nazareth | L.B.N. | |||
| Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Sick Poor | P.S.S.C. | Giovanna Francesca Michelotti | 1874 | |
| Little Sisters of the Assumption | L.S.A. | Fr. Etienne Pernet | Augustinian | 1865 |
| Little Sisters of the Gospel | Fr. René Voillaume | Foucauldian | 1963 | |
| Little Sisters of the Incarnation | ||||
| Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows | Clelia Barbieri | 1868 | ||
| Little Sisters of the Poor | L.S.P. | St. Jeanne Jugan | 1839 | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor (India) | P.S.D.P. | |||
| Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly | H.A.D. | Teresa of Jesus Jornet | 1872 | |
| Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary) | I.B.V.M. | Ven. Mary Ward | 1609 | |
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Bac Ha | L.H.C.B.H. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Binh Cang Nha Trang | L.H.C.B.C.N.T. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Cai Mon | L.H.C.C.M. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Go Vap | L.H.C.G.V. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Huong-Phuong | L.H.C.H.P. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Los Angeles | L.H.C. | Bishop William R. Johnson | Lovers of the Holy Cross | 1978 |
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Nha Trang | L.H.C.N.T. | Bishop Marcel Piquet | Lovers of the Holy Cross | 1955 |
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Phan Thien | L.H.C.P.T. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Phát Diệm | L.H.C.P.D. | Bishop Alexandre Marcou Thành | Lovers of the Holy Cross | 1902 |
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Tan Viet | L.H.C.T.V. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Thanh Hoa | L.H.C.T.H. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross of Thu Thiem | L.H.C.T.T. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | ||
| Lovers of the Holy Cross (Vietnam) | T.H.C.S. | Bishop Pierre Lambert de la Motte | Lovers of the Holy Cross | 1670 |
M
N
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand | R.S.M. | Sisters of Mercy | 2005 |
O
| Name | Post nominals | Founder | Family | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblate Apostles of the Two Hearts | O.A.T.H. | 1995 | ||
| Oblates of the Blessed Trinity | Trinitarian | 1987 | ||
| Oblate Hospital Franciscan Sisters (India) | O.H.F.S. | |||
| Oblates of Jesus the Priest | O.J.S. | Ven. Félix de Jesús Rougier | Felixian | 1924 |
| Oblates of the Holy Spirit | O.S.S. | Elena Guerra | 1882 | |
| Oblates of the Most Holy Trinity | Trinitarian | |||
| Oblates of the Precious Blood | O.P.B. | |||
| Oblates of St. Alphonso de Liguori | St. Anthony Gianelli | Gianelli | 1838 | |
| Oblates of Sts. Ambrose and Charles | O.Ss.C.A. | |||
| Oblates of St. Benedict | Obl. S.B. | Benedictine | ||
| Oblates of St. Francis de Sales | O.S.F.S. | Fr. Louis Brisson | Salesian | 1875 |
| Oblates of St. Joseph | O.S.J. | St. Joseph Marello | 1878 | |
| Oblate Sisters of Jesus the Priest | O.J.S. | Ven. Félix de Jesús Rougier, M.Sp.S. | 1924 | |
| Oblate Sisters of Providence | O.S.P. | James Nicholas Joubert | 1829 | |
| Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Teresa Casini | 1894 | ||
| Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales | O.S.F.S. | Fr. Louis Brisson and Mother Marie de Sales Chappuis | Salesian | 1868 |
| Oblates of the Virgin Mary | O.M.V. | Bruno Lanteri | 1827 | |
| Olivetans (Order of Our Lady of Mount Olivet) | St. Bernardo Tolomei | Benedictine | 1313 | |
| Opus Dei (The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei) | Opus Dei | St. Josemaría Escrivá | Opus Dei | 1928 |
| Oratorians (Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri) | C.O./ Cong. Orat. | St. Philip Neri | 1875 | |
| Order of Augustinian Recollects | O.A.R. | Augustinian | 16th century | |
| Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Order) | O.F.M. | St. Francis of Assisi | Franciscan | 1209 |
| Order of St. Augustine | O.S.A. | St. Augustine of Hippo | Augustinian | 1244 |
| Order of St. Benedict | O.S.B. | St. Benedict of Nursia | Benedictine | 529 |
| Ottilien Congregation | Dom Andreas Amrhein | Benedictine | 1884 | |
| Our Lady's Missionaries of the Eucharist | O.L.M.E. | |||
| Our Lady's Nurses of the Poor | O.L.N. |
P
| Name | Post nominals | Founder | Family | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padro Sisters | P.S. | |||
| Palliumites (Society of the Pallium) | S.S.P. | Pope Pius IX | 1851 | |
| Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolate) | S.A.C. | St. Vincent Pallotti | 1835 | |
| Paris Foreign Missions Society | M.E.P. | Fr. Alexandre de Rhodes | 1658 | |
| Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate | P.V.M.I. | Mother Mary Teresa Tallon | 1920 | |
| Passionists (Congregation of the Passion) | C.P. | St. Paul of the Cross | Passionist | 1720 |
| Passionist Sisters (Sisters of the Cross and the Passion) | Mother Elizabeth Prout | Passionist | 1852 | |
| Passionist Nuns (Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ) | C.P. | Passionist | ||
| Patriarchal Congregation of Bzommar | I.P.C.B. | Patriarch Jacob Petros II Hovsepian | 1750 | |
| Patrician Brothers | F.S.P. | Daniel Delany | 1808 | |
| Pauline Fathers (Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit) | O.S.P.P.E. | Blessed Eusebius of Esztergom | 1250 | |
| Paulist Fathers (Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle) | C.S.P. | Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker | Paulist | 1858 |
| Pauvres de Saint-François (Poor of St. Francis) (France) | P.S.F. | Franciscan | ||
| Petites Franciscaines de Marie (Little Franciscans of Mary) (France) | P.F.M. | Franciscan | ||
| Petites Soeurs du Coeur de Jésus (Bangui, Central African Republic) | Franciscan | |||
| Piarists (Order Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, Scolopi, Escolapios) | S.P./ Sch. P. | St. Joseph Calasanz | 1617 | |
| Piccole Figlie di St. Giuseppe (Italy) | PP.FF. St. G. | |||
| Pious Disciples of the Divine Master | P.D.D.M. | Blessed James Alberione & Mother Maria Scolastica Rivata | Pauline | 1924 |
| Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face MOVE TO S | Ven. Abbot Hildebrand Gregori | Benedictine | 1950 | |
| Poor Brothers of St. Francis | C.F.P. | Johannes Hoever | Franciscan | 1861 |
| Poor Clares of Santa Barbara | Franciscan | 1928 | ||
| Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ | P.H.J.C. | Blessed Catherine Kasper | 1851 | |
| Poor Servants of Divine Providence (India) | P.S.D.P. | |||
| Poor Sisters of Divine Providence (India) | P.S.D.P. | |||
| Poor Sisters of Jesus Crucified and the Sorrowful Mother | C.J.C. | Fr. Alphonsus Maria | 1924 | |
| Poor Sisters of Nazareth | P.S.N. | |||
| Poor Sisters of Our Lady (India) | P.S.O.L. | |||
| Poor Sisters of St. Joseph-Hermanas (Pobres Josefinas Buenoarensas) | P.S.S.J. | |||
| Prabhudasi Sisters of Ajmer (Handmaids of the Lord) (India) | P.S.A. | |||
| Presentation Sisters (Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) | P.B.V.M. | Ven. Nano Nagle | Presentation Sisters | 1775 |
| Presentation Sisters of Watervliet, New York (Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) | P.B.V.M. | Presentation Sisters from Ireland | Presentation Sisters | 1881 |
| Premonstratensians (Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, Norbertines, White Canons) | C.C.O.P. | St. Norbert of Xanten | Premonstratensians | 1120 |
| Presentation Brothers | F.P.M. | Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice | Edmund Rice | 1802 |
| Priests for Life | P.F.L. | Fr. Lee Kaylor | Priests for Life | 1990 |
| Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) | S.C.J. | Fr. Léon Dehon | 1878 | |
| Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter | F.S.S.P. | Fr. Josef Bisig | 1988 | |
| Priestly Society of the Holy Cross | St. Josemaría Escrivá | Opus Dei | 1943 | |
| Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (Cottolengo Congregation) | S.S.C. | 1840 | ||
| Putri Karmel | Carmelite | 1982 |
Q
| Name | Post nominals | Founder | Family | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of Apostles Sisters (Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles) | Blessed James Alberione | Pauline | 1959 | |
| Qui Nhon Missionary Sisters of the Holy Cross | L.H.C. | Lovers of the Holy Cross | 1922 |
R
S
| Name | Post nominals | Founder | Family | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadhu Sevana Sisters (India) | S.S.S. | |||
| St. Patrick's Missionary Society (St. Patrick's Society for Foreign Missions, Kiltegan Fathers) | S.P.S. | Bishop Joseph Shanahan and Fr. Patrick Whitney | 1920 | |
| Salesians of St. Don Bosco (Society of St. Francis de Sales) | S.D.B. | St. Don Bosco | Salesian | 1857 |
| Salesian Sisters (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians) | F.M.A. | St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello | Salesian | 1872 |
| Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior) | S.D.S. | Ven. Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan | 1881 | |
| Scalabrinian Missionaries (Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo) | C.S. | Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini | Scalabrinian | 1887 |
| Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters (Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo) | C.S. | Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini | Scalabrinian | 1895 |
| Scarboro Foreign Mission Society | S.F.M. | 1918 | ||
| School Sisters of Christ the King | C.K. | Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin | 1976 | |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame | S.S.N.D. | Mother Caroline Gerhardinger | 1833 | |
| Servants of Christ | A.K / A.D.S.K | Mgr. Petrus Johannes Willekens. SJ | 1938 | |
| Servants of the Blessed Sacrament | St. Peter Julian Eymard and Mother Marguerite Guillot | Eymardian | 1858 | |
| Servants of Charity (Guanellians) | Sd.C./ S.C. | St. Luigi Guanella | 1908 | |
| Servants of the Holy Cross | Augustinian | |||
| Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary | S.S.C.M. | |||
| Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara | S.S.V.M | Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela | Institute of the Incarnate Word | 1985 |
| Servites (Order of the Servants of Mary) | O.S.M. | Seven Holy Founders | Servites | 1233 |
| Servite Sisters (Religious Sisters of the Third Order of Servites, Mantellates) | O.S.M. | St. Philip and St. Juliana Falconieri | Servites | 1284 |
| Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters (Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary) | O.P. | Fr. Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli | Dominican | 1847 |
| Sisters Adorers Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity | A.A.S.C. | |||
| Sister Adorers of the Precious Blood | R.P.G. | Mother Catherine Caouette | 1861 | |
| Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood and Daughters of Mary Immaculate | A.P.B. | |||
| Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest | Cardinal Ennio Antonelli | Salesian | 2004 | |
| Sisters of Adoration, Slaves of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity | Mother Maria Micaela | 1850 | ||
| Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel | A.C. | Mother Veronica of the Passion | Carmelite | 1870 |
| Sisters of Bethlehem (Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of St. Bruno) | Carthusian | 1950 | ||
| Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament | St. Katharine Drexel | 1891 | ||
| Sisters of Calvary | S.C. | |||
| Sisters of the Cenacle | R.C. | Fr. Jean-Pierre Etienne Terme and Mother Thérèse Couderc | 1826 | |
| Sisters of Charity of Australia | R.S.C. | Vincentian-Setonian | 1838 | |
| Sisters of Charity of the -Blessed Virgin Mary | B.V.M. | Mother Mary Frances Clarke | Vincentian-Setonian | 1831 |
| Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati | S.C. | Mother Margaret Farrell George | Vincentian-Setonian | 1829 |
| Sisters of Charity of Good and Perpetual Succour | B.P.S. | Mother Caroline Lenferna de Laresle | Vincentian-Setonian | 1850 |
| Sisters of Charity of Halifax (Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul) | S.C. | Archbishop William Walsh | Vincentian-Setonian | 1849 |
| Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception | S.C.I.C. | Bishop Thomas-Louis Connolly and Mother Honoria Conway | Vincentian-Setonian | 1854 |
| Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston | C.C.V.I. | Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis | Augustinian | 1866 |
| Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio | C.C.V.I. | Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis and St. Madeleine Chollet | Augustinian | 1869 |
| Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary | Canon Petrus Joseph Triest | Vincentian-Setonian | 1803 | |
| Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth | S.C.L. | Mother Xavier Ross | Vincentian-Setonian | 1858 |
| Sisters of Charity of Nazareth | S.C.N. | Bishop John Baptist Mary David | Vincentian-Setonian | 1812 |
| Sisters of Charity of Nevers | Dom Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne | Vincentian-Setonian | 1680 | |
| Sisters of Charity of New York | S.C. | 3 Sisters of Charity from Philadelphia | Vincentian-Setonian | 1841 |
| Sisters of Charity of Ottawa (Grey Nuns of Ottawa) | S.C.O. | Mother Elizabeth Bruyere | Vincentian-Setonian | 1845 |
| Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Evron | Mother Perrine Thulard | Vincentian-Setonian | 1682 | |
| Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy | O.L.M. | Bishop John England | Vincentian-Setonian | 1829 |
| Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church | Vincentian-Setonian | |||
| Sisters of Charity of Providence | S.P. | Émilie Gamelin | 1844 | |
| Sisters of Charity of St. Ann | S.Ch.S.A. | Vincentian-Setonian | ||
| Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine | S.C.A. | Bishop Louis Amadeus Rappe | Augustinian | 1851 |
| Sisters of Charity of Sts. Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa | S.C.C.G. | St. Bartolomea Capitanio and St. Vincenza Gerosa | Vincentian-Setonian | 1832 |
| Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth | S.C. | Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan | Vincentian-Setonian | 1859 |
| Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe | S.C.S.H. | Archbishop Joseph Signay | Vincentian-Setonian | 1840 |
| Sisters of Charity of St. John of God (India) | S.C.J.G. | Vincentian-Setonian | ||
| Sisters of Charity of St. Paul | S.P.C. | Fr. Louis Chauvet | 1696 | |
| Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill | S.C. | Mother Aloysia Lowe | Vincentian-Setonian | 1870 |
| Sisters of Charity of Quebec | S.C.Q. | Mother Marcelle Mallet | Vincentian-Setonian | 1849 |
| Sisters of Christian Charity | S.C.C. | Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt | 1849 | |
| Sisters of the Child Jesus of Chauffailles | R.E.J. | Sisters of the Child Jesus | 1859 | |
| Sisters of the Child Jesus of Le Puy-en-Velay | R.E.J. | Mother Ann-Marie Martel | Sisters of the Child Jesus | 1676 |
| Sisters of the Cross and Passion | C.P. | Mother Elizabeth Prout | Passionist | 1852 |
| Sisters of the Destitute | Fr. Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly | 1927 | ||
| Sisters of the Divine Compassion | Mother Mary Veronica | 1886 | ||
| Sisters of the Good Shepherd (Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd) | R.G.S. | St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier | Good Shepherd Sisters | 1835 |
| Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Omaha | R.G.S. | Bishop Richard Scannell | Good Shepherd Sisters | 1894 |
| Sisters of the Guardian Angel | S.A.C. | |||
| Sisters of the Holy Childhood of Jesus and Mary | Anne-Victoire Méjanes | 1807 | ||
| Sisters of the Holy Cross (Indiana) | C.S.C. | Holy Cross | 1841 | |
| Sisters of Holy Cross (Montreal) | C.S.C. | Holy Cross | 1847 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Family (Louisiana) | S.H.F. | Ven. Henriette DeLille | 1837 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | C.S.F.N. | Franciszka Siedliska | 1875 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche | S.F. | Émilie de Rodat | 1816 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary | H.M. | Fr. John Joseph Begel | 1856 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary | S.N.J.M. | Marie Rose Durocher | 1837 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Redeemer | ||||
| Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate | S.H.Sp. | Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy | 1887 | |
| Sisters of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts | S.U.S.C. | John Baptist Debrabant | Salesian | 1828 |
| Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres | St. Émilie de Villeneuve | 19th century | ||
| Sisters of the Infant Jesus | I.J. | Fr. Nicholas Barré | 1666 | |
| Sisters of Jesus Crucified | C.J.C. | |||
| Sisters of Jesus, Our Hope | S.J.H. | 1992 | ||
| Sisters of Life | S.V. | Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor | 1991 | |
| Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany (India) | B.S. | |||
| Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice | M.A. | Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière | 1864 | |
| Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church | S.M.M.C. | 7 Founders in the Diocese of Spokane | 2007 | |
| Sisters of Mary Queen | C.M.R. | |||
| Sisters of Mercy (Religious Sisters of Mercy) | R.S.M. | Mother Catherine McAuley | Sisters of Mercy | 1831 |
| Sisters of Mercy of the Americas | R.S.M. | Sisters of Mercy | 1991 | |
| Sisters of Mercy in Australia and Papua New Guinea | R.S.M. | Mother Ursula Frayne | Sisters of Mercy | 1846 |
| Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland | R.S.M. | Sisters of Mercy | ||
| Sisters of Mercy of Philippines | R.S.M. | Bishop Lino Gonzaga | Sisters of Mercy | 1954 |
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Alexandria | Borromean Sisters | 1884 | ||
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Cairo | Borromean Sisters | 1904 | ||
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Emmaus | Borromean Sisters | |||
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Haifa | Borromean Sisters | 1888 | ||
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Jerusalem | Borromean Sisters | 1886 | ||
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Maastricht | Fr. Peter Anton van Baer | Borromean Sisters | 1837 | |
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Nancy | Borromean Sisters | 1626 | ||
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Prague | Prince-Bishop Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk | Borromean Sisters | 1838 | |
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Trebnitz | Prince-Bishop Melchior, Freiherr von Diepenbrock | Borromean Sisters | 1848 | |
| Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo of Trier | Nancy Borromean Sisters | Borromean Sisters | 1811 | |
| Sisters of Mercy of the Union (Great Britain) | R.S.M. | Sisters of Mercy | 1976 | |
| Sisters of Mercy of Verona | I.S.M. | Charles Steeb, Luigia Poloni | 1840 | |
| Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate | Fr. Elia M. Bruson, OFM Conv. and Mother Maria Elisabetta Patrizi | 1983 | ||
| Sisters of Mission Service | S.M.S. | Fr. Godfrey W. Kuckartz, OMI | 1951 | |
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur | S.N.D./ S.N.D. de N. | Julie Billiart | 1803 | |
| Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation | Augustinian | |||
| Sisters of Our Lady of Sion | N.D.S. | Frs. Marie Theodor Ratisbonne & Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne | Congregation of Our Lady of Sion | 1843 |
| Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute | S.d.P.I.P. | Luigi Maria Palazzolo | 1869 | |
| Sisters of the Presentation of Mary | P.M. | Blessed Anne-Marie Rivier | 1796 | |
| Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods | S.P. | Theodore Guerin | 1840 | |
| Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul | S.P. | 4 Sisters of Charity of Montreal | Vincentian-Setonian | 1861 |
| Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face | Ven. Hildebrand Gregori | Benedictine | 1950 | |
| Sisters of La Retraite | Mother Catherine de Francheville | 1674 | ||
| Sisters of Sacred Sciences | S.S.S. | |||
| Sisters of St. Agnes | Caspar Rehrl | 1858 | ||
| Sisters of St. Benedict of Our Lady of Grace | ||||
| Sisters of St. Casimir | S.S.C. | Mother Maria Kaupas | 1907 | |
| Sisters of St. Chretienne | S.S.Ch. | Anne Victoire de Mejanes Tailleur | 1807 | |
| Sisters of St. Dorothy (Dorotheans) | S.S.D. | Paula Frassinetti | 1834 | |
| Sisters of St. Elizabeth | Mother Dorothea Wolff | 1842 | ||
| Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi | 37 Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration | Franciscan | 1873 | |
| Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi | Franciscan | 1849 | ||
| Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity | Mother Magdalen Damen | Franciscan | 1835 | |
| Sisters of St. Francis of Rochester, Minnesota | Sister Mary Alfred Moes | Franciscan | 1877 | |
| Sisters of St. Joan of Arc | Augustinian | |||
| Sisters of St. John the Baptist | C.S.J.B. | 1876 | ||
| Sisters of St Joseph (Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille) | C.S.J. | Fr. Jean Paul Médaille | 1650 | |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition | St. Emily de Vialar | 1832 | ||
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambéry | Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons | 1812 | ||
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace | C.S.J.P. | Margaret Anna Cusack | 1884 | |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield | ||||
| Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart | S.S.J. | 1866 | ||
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes | S.J.T. | |||
| Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker | S.J.W. | |||
| Sisters of St. Louis | S.S.L. | |||
| Sisters of St. Martha | C.S.M. | Bishop John Cameron | Vincentian-Setonian | 1900 |
| Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon | S.S.M.O. | 9 Oregonian women | 1886 | |
| Sisters of St. Paul Third Order Regular | C.S.P.T.O.R. | Paulist | ||
| Sisters of St. Peter Claver (India) | S.S.P.C. | |||
| Sisters of St. Rita | Fr. Hugolinus Dach, O.S.A. | Augustinian | 1911 | |
| Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (St. Therese Sisters) | S.S.Th. | Maria Crocifissa Curcio | 20th century | |
| Sisters of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart | S.D.S.H. | 1941 | ||
| Sister Servants of the Eternal Word of Birmingham, Alabama | S.S.E.W. | |||
| Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Monroe, Michigan) | I.H.M. | Fr. Louis Florent Gillet, C.Ss.R., Mother Marie Theresa Duchemin and Mother Theresa Maxis | Immaculate Heart of Mary | 1845 |
| Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Chester County, Pennsylvania) | I.H.M. | St. John Neumann and Mother Marie Theresa Duchemin | Immaculate Heart of Mary | 1858 |
| Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scranton, Pennsylvania) | I.H.M. | Immaculate Heart of Mary | 1871 | |
| Sisters, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará | S.S.V.M. | 1988 | ||
| Sisters, Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus | S.S.C.J. | 1894 | ||
| Sisters of Social Service | S.S.S. | Mother Margit Slachta | Benedictine | 1923 |
| Slav Congregation | O.S.B. | Benedictine | 1945 | |
| Society of African Missions (S.M.A. Fathers) | S.M.A. | Fr. Melchior de Marion Brésillac | 1850 | |
| Society of the Atonement (Atonement Friars, Graymoor Friars) | S.A. | 1909 | ||
| Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee | S.M.B. | 1921 | ||
| Society of Bethlemite Sisters | Bethl. | |||
| Society of Christ Fathers (The Society of Christ Fathers for Poles Living Abroad) | S.Chr. | Cardinal August Hlond and Fr. Ignacy Posadzy | 1932 | |
| Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls | A.P./ H.H.S. | Blessed Eugenia Smet | 1856 | |
| Society of the Holy Child Jesus | S.H.C.J. | Mother Cornelia Connelly | 1846 | |
| Society of Marian Servants of Jesus | S.M.S.J. | 2010 | ||
| Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec | P.M.E. | 1921 | ||
| Society of the Missionary Servants of the Poor | M.S.o.P. | 2008 | ||
| Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity | S.O.L.T. | Fr. James H. Flanagan | Trinitarian | 1958 |
| Society of St. Augustine (Kansas Augustinians) | S.S.A. | 4 Augustinian Recollects | Augustinian | 1981 |
| Society of St. Edmund (Edmundians) | S.S.E. | Fr. Jean Baptiste Muard | 1843 | |
| Society of St. John | S.S.J. | |||
| Society of St. Paul (Paulines) | S.S.P. | Blessed Giacomo Alberione | Pauline | 1914 |
| Society of St. Pius X | S.S.P.X. | Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre | 1970 | |
| Society of St. Vincent de Paul | S.V.d.P./ S.V.P./ S.S.V.D.P. | Blessed Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam | Vincentian-Setonian | 1833 |
| Society of the Sacred Heart | R.S.C.J. | St. Madeleine Sophie Barat | 1800 | |
| Sodality of Christian Life (Sodalicio de Vida Christiana) | S.C.V. | 1971 | ||
| Solesmes Congregation | O.S.B. | Pope Gregory XVI | Benedictine | 1837 |
| Sons of the Holy Family | S.F. | Fr. Josep Manyanet i Vives | 1864 | |
| Sons of Mary Health of the Sick | F.M.S.I | Fr. Edward F. Garesche, SJ | 1952 | |
| Sons of Merciful Love | F.A.M. | Sr. Esperanza Jesus Alhama Valera | 1951 | |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | S.M.O.M. | Blessed Gerard Thom | 1099 | |
| Spanish Institute of St. Francis Xavier for Foreign Missions | I.E.M.E. | Xaverian | ||
| Stigmatines (Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata) | C.S.S. | St. Gaspar Bertoni | 1816 | |
| Subiaco Cassinese Congregation | O.S.B. | Dom Pietro Casaretto | Benedictine | 1867 |
| Sulpician Fathers (Society of Saint-Sulpice) | P.S.S.
(In U.S.: S.S.) |
Fr. Jean-Jacques Olier | 1642 | |
| Swiss Congregation | O.S.B. | Benedictine | 1602 | |
| Swiss-American Congregation | O.S.B. | Pope Leo XIII | Benedictine | 1881 |
| Sylvestrine Congregation | O.S.B. Silv. | St. Sylvester Gozzolini | Benedictine | 1231 |
T
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taborite Nuns of Mary Immaculate | ||||
| Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis – Cameroon | T.O.S.F. | 1935 | ||
| Teutonic Knights (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, German Order) | O.S.M.T. | Teutonic Order | 1192 | |
| Third Order Secular of the Most Holy Trinity | O.SS.T. Ter. | Trinitarian | ||
| Trappists (Order of Cistercians of Strict Observance) | O.C.S.O. | Abbott Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé | Benedictine | 1664 |
| Trappist Nuns (Cistercian Nuns of Strict Observance) | Benedictine | |||
| Trinitarians (Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Redemption of the Captives) | O.S.S.T. | St. John of Matha | Trinitarian | Late 12th century |
| Trinitarians of Mary | Mother Lillie | Trinitarian | 1992 | |
| Trinitarian Sisters of Valence (Congregation Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity) | C.S.S.T. | Four women from Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas | Trinitarian | 1660 |
U
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursuline Franciscan Sisters | U.F.S. | Ursuline, Franciscan | ||
| Ursulines of Jesus | U.J. | Ursuline | ||
| Ursulines of Mary Immaculate | U.M.I. | Ursuline | ||
| Ursuline Nuns (Order of St. Ursula) | O.S.U. | St. Angela Merici | Ursuline | 1535 |
| Ursuline Sisters (Company of St. Ursula) | O.S.U. | St. Angela Merici | Ursuline | 1535 |
| Ursuline Sisters (Society of St. Ursula) | S.U. | Ursuline | ||
| Ursuline Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary | O.S.V. | Ursuline | ||
| Ursuline Sisters of Bruno | O.S.U. | Ursuline | ||
| Ursuline Sisters of Prelate | O.S.U. | Fr. Joseph Riedinger | Ursuline | 1919 |
| Ursuline Sisters of Somasca | U.S.S. | Ursuline | ||
| Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk | O.S.U. | Ursuline |
V
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallumbrosan Order | St. John Gualbert | Benedictine | 11th
century | |
| Venerini Sisters (Religious Teachers Venerini) | M.P.V. | St. Rose Venerini | 1685 | |
| Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity | M.V.D.F. | Fr. Jaime Bonet | 1963 | |
| Viatorians (Clerics of Saint Viator) | C.S.V. | Fr. Louis Querbes | 1831 | |
| Victory Noll Sisters | O.L.V.M. | |||
| Vincentians (Congregation of the Mission, Paules, Lazarists) | C.M. | St. Vincent de Paul | Vincentian-Setonian | 1625 |
| Virgo Flos Carmeli | E.P. | Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias | Heralds of the Gospel | 2005 |
| Visitation Sisters (Sisters of the Visitation Congregation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) | S.V.M. | Vincentian-Setonian | ||
| Visitation Sisters (Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, Visitandines) | V.S.M. | St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal | Salesian | 1610 |
| Visitation Sisters of Don Bosco | V.S.D.B. | |||
| Vocationist Fathers (Society of Divine Vocations) | S.D.V. |
W
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Fathers (Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria) | M.Afr. | Cardinal Charles Lavigerie | Missionaries of Africa | 1868 |
| White Sisters (Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa) | M.S.O.L.A. | Cardinal Charles Lavigerie | Missionaries of Africa | 1869 |
| Workers of the Kingdom of Christ | C.O.R.C. | Bishop Enrique Amezcua Medina
Bishop José Abraham Martínez Betancourt Archbishop Manuel Pío López Estrada |
1963 |
X
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xaverian Brothers (Congregation of St. Francis Xavier) | C.F.X. | Br. Theodore Ryken | Xaverian | 1839 |
| Xaverian Missionaries (Pious Society of St. Francis Xavier for Foreign Missions) | S.X. | St. Guido Maria Conforti | Xaverian | 1895 |
| Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary (Missionary Society of Mary) | S.X. | Fr. James Spagnolo and Ven. Celestina Bottego | Xaverian | 1898 |
| Xaverian Missionaries of Yarumal | M.X.Y. | Xaverian |
Z
| Name | Post
nominals |
Founder | Family | Year
founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zirc Cistercian Congregation | O.S.B. | Benedictine | 1923 |
A.F.S.C. Affiliated Christian Brothers A.L.C.P. Holy Spirit Fathers (Apostolic Life Community of Priests), India A.M. Alagad ni Maria (Disciples of Mary) B.S. Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat C.A.M. Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia (Mechitarists) C.B.S. Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament C.C.R. Congregation of Carmelite Religious C.C.R.S.A. Congregation of the Clerics Regular of Saint Augustine C.C.V. Carmelite Sisters of Charity (Vedruna), India C.F.I.C. Congregazione dei Preti della Dottrina Cristiana (Concezionisti) C.F.I.C. Congregation of Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception C.F.I.C. Congregartion of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, India C.H.F. Congregation of the Holy Family, India C.I.C. Congregation of the Immaculate Congregation, India C.I.C.M. Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary C.I.M. Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) C.J. Congregation of Jesus, India C.M.D.A. Congregation of Mother of Divine Love C.M.M. Congregation of Marian Hill Missionaries (Marianhiller Missionare) C.N.S. Congregation of Nazareth Sisters, India C.P. Passionate Sisters of St. Paul of the Cross, India C.R. Congregation of the Rosarians, India C.R. Sisters of the Christian Retreat, Chuscian C.S.A. Catechist Sisters of St. Ann (India) C.S.A. Congregation of the Companions of St. Angela C.S.B.S. Clarissan Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament, India C.S.C. Congregation of the Sisters of Charity, India C.S.M. Sisters of St. Martha, India C.S.N. Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth, India C.S.P. Sisters of the Cross and Passion C.S.R. Sisters of the Holy Redeemer C.S.S. Congregation of Samaritan Sisters, India C.S.S.A. Sisters of St. Anne, Guntur, India C.S.S.E. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Elizabeth, India C.S.S.T. Carmelite Sisters Of St. Teresa C.S.S.T. Sisters of the Holy Trinity
C.Ss.R. Congregation of the Most Holy Redeember C.S.T. Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese C.S.T. Congregation of St. Therese of Lisieux C.S.T. Little Flower Congregation C.S.V.B. Sisters of the Savior and the Blessed Virgin Mary C.V.I. Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament D.C.P.B. Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood, India D.C.J. Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus D.C.J.M. Discipulos de los Corazones de Jesus y Maria D.D.L. Daughters of Divine Love D.D.P. Daughters Of Divine Providence, India D.D.S. Disciples of the Divine Saviour, India D.M. Society of Daughters of Mary Immaculate, India D.M.I. Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Dimesse Sisters), India D.M.J. Daughters of Mary and Joseph (Formerly knows as Ladies of Mary) D.M.L. Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca, India D.M.S.E. Dominican Missionary Sisters of St. Elizabeth D.N. Daughters of Nazareth D.P. Daughters of Providence, St. Brieuc D.P. Society of Devpriya Sisters, India D.P.M. Daughters of Presentation of Mary in the Temple, India D.S.H. Daughters of the Sacred Heart D.S.H.J. Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus D.S.H.S. Sisters of St. Dorothy (Daughters of the Sacred Heart) D.S.J. Daughters of St. Joseph D.S.M.P. Daughters of St. Mary of Providence (Guanellian Sisters) D.S.S. Dina Sevana Sabha (Servants of the Poor) E.H.J. Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus F.C.C. Franciscan Clarist Congregation, India F.C.J. Faithful Companion of Jesus, Sisters F.C.J.M. Franciscan Companions of Jesus and Mary F.C.S. Company of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament F.C.S.C.J. Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus F.D.L.C. Daughters of the Cross F.D.L.P. Les Filles de la Providence F.D.L.S. Filles de la Sagesse, Daughters of Wisdom F.D.M. Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, India F.D.N.S.C. Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart F.D.P. Daughters of Divine Providence F.D.P. Sons of Divine Providence F.D.S.H.J. Fervent Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus F.D.Z. Daughters of Divine Zeal F.I.C.P. Institute of Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploermel F.M.I. Congregation of Sons of Mary Immaculate (Chavagne Fathers) F.P.M. Presentation Brothers of Mary F.P.O. Franciscans of Primitive Observance F.S. Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima F.S.C.G. Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Italy F.S.C.J. Missioni Africane di Verona (Verona Fathers) (Frères Sainte Famille) F.S.M.I. Congregation of Sons of Mary Immaculate F.S.P. Brothers of St. Patrick, Patrician Brother H.C. Sisters of the Holy Cross H.C. Handmaids of Christ, India H.C.M. Sisters of the Holy Cross (Menzingen), India H.C.P. Handmaids of Christ the Priest H.C.S.A. Hermanas de la Caridad de Santa Ana (Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne) H.S.C.P. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart and of the Poor (Hermanas de la Sagrada Corazon y los Pobres) H.S.M. Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy, India I.C.M. Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary I.C.P.B. Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar I.C.R.S.S. Institute of Christ the King, High Priest I.M.C. Consolata Missionaries I.M.C.S. International Movement of Catholic Students, Pax Romana I.M.E.Y. Misioneros de Yarumal, Columbia I.M.I.M.G. Institute of Our Lady I.M.S. Indian Missionary Society I.S.S.M. Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary I.V.E. Institute of the Incarnate Word (Instituto del Verbo Encarnado) I.W.B.S. Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Corpus Christi J.M.J. Secular Order of Jesus, Mary and Joseph L.C.M. Sisters of the Little Company of Mary L.D.F.X. Little Daughters of St. Francis Xavier, India L.D.ofS.J. Little daughters of St Joseph L.S.A. Little Sisters of the Assumption L.S.C. Little Sisters of Christ, India L.S.J. Little Sisters of Jesus L.S.M. Licentiate in Medieval Studies L.S.M.I. Little Servants of Mary Immaculate L.S.T. Little Sisters of Sr. Therese of Lisieux, India L.W.S.H. Sisters Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, India M.C.B.S. Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, India M.C.J. Missionaries of Christ Jesus, India M.C.M. Cordi Marian Sisters M.C.S.T. Missionary Catechists of St. Therese of the Child Jesus M.D.S. Union of St. Catherine of Siena, India M.E. Institute of Foreign Missions, India M.E.P. La Société des Mission Étrangères de Paris M.F.C. Society of the Oblates of Mary at the Foot of the Cross M.F.I.C. Missionary Franciscan of the Immaculate Conception M.F.S.C. Missionary Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus M.G. Institute of Our Lady of Guadalupe for Foreign Missions M.H.M. Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill, India M.H.S.H. Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart M.I. Order of the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians) M.S.A. Mission Sisters of Ajmer, India M.S.A. Missionary Sisters of the Assumption M.S.A. Missionaries of the Holy Apostles M.S.B.T. Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity M.S.C. Marianites of Holy Cross M.S.C. Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus M.S.C. Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (Cabrini) M.S.C.J. Missionary Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, India M.S.F. Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family M.S.F.S. Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (Fransalians) M.S.H.R. Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary M.S.I. Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate (Nirmala Sisters), India M.S.J. Missionare Vom Hl. Johannes Des Täufer M.S.J. Medical Sisters of St. Joseph, India M.S.M.H.C. Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, India M.S.M.I. Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate, India M.S.O.L.A. Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa M.S.S.H. Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart M.S.L. Licentiate in Medieval Studies M.S.S. Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament M.S.S. Missionary Sisters of Service M.SS.C. Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary M.S.S.P. Missionary Society of St. Paul M.SS.S.T. Congregation of Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity M.S.S.T. Missionary Sisters of St. Therese of Infant Jesus, India M.S.U. Congregation of Monks Studitas of Ukraine M.T. Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity O.C.D.S. Order of Discalced Carmelites Secular O.F.M.I. Order of Friars of Mary Immaculate (Franciscans) O.F.M.Reg. Order of Friars Minor Regular O.F.S. Secular Francisca O.F.S. Servants of the Holy Child Jesus (Franciscans) O.H.F. Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate O.L.G. Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden O.L.M. Order of Lebanese Maronite (Baladites) O.L.P. Sisters of Our lady of Providence, India O.L.S.H. Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart O.M. Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, India O.Mar. Maronite O.M.C. Order of Merciful Christ O.M.I. Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate O.M.M. Work of Mary Mediatrix (Opus Mariae Mediatricis) O.M.M. Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra O.M.V. Oblates of the Virgin Mary O.R.C. Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross O.S. Oblates of Wisdom O.S.C. Oblates of St. Charles O.S.C. Order of St. Camillus, India O.S.C. Cap Poor Clare Capuchin Nuns of Perpetual Adoration O.S.Cr. Order of the Holy Cross O.S.F. Congregation of Servants of Holy Infancy Jesus O.S.I. Oblates of St. Joseph (Josephines of Asti) O.S.J. Oblates of St. Joseph O.S.L. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Aloysius, India O.S.M. Order of the Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) O.S.M. Servants of Mary, Mother of Sorrow, India O.S.M. Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows (Servants of Mary of Pisa), India O.S.P.P.E. Order of St. Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers) O.S.S. Opus Spiritus Sancti, India O.S.S.R. Order of the Most Holy Redeemer O.Ss.S. Brigittine Monks O.S.S.S. Order of Our Most Holy Saviour (Bridgettines), India O.S.T.R. Oblates of St. Therese Reformed R.D.C. Religious of Divine Compassion R.F.T.S. Regular Franciscan Tertiary Sisters, India R.N.D.M. Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (Religieuses de Notre Dame Missions) R.S.C. Religious Sisters of Charity R.S.C.J. Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus R.S.H.M. Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary R.S.J. Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Australian Josephites) R.S.M. Sisters of Mercy R.S.V. Religieux de Saint Paul de Vincent R.V.M. Religious of the Virgin Mary S.A. Society of the Atonement (Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement) S.A. Society of the Atonement (Franciscan Friars of the Atonement) S.A.B. Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore, India S.A.B.S. Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, India S.A.(P) Sisters of St. Ann of Providence, India S.A.S. Society of the Sisters of St. Ann (Luzen), India S.A.T. Sisters of St. Anne of Tiruchirapalli, India S.B.S. Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament S.C. Brothers of the Sacred Heart S.C.C. Sisters of Christian Charity s.C.C. Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod, India S.C.J. Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart S.C.J. Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur (Pères de Timon David) S.C.J. Society of the Sacred Heart of the Infant Jesus S.C.J.B. Sisters of St. John the Baptist, India S.C.J.M. Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, India S.C.P. Servants of Christ the Priest S.C.S. Satya Seva Catechist Sisters, India S.C.S.J.A. Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida S.C.S.N. Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross (Ingenbohl), India S.C.V. Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana S.D.P. Sisters of the Poor of St. Catherine of Sienna, India S.D.P. Sisters Servants of the Poor, India S.D.S. Sisters of the Divine Saviour, India S.D.S. Sisters of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorian Sisters), India S.D.S. Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians) S.F.I. Franciscan Immaculative Sisters, India S.F.C.C. Sisters for Christian Community S.F.I.C. Sororem Franciscalium ab Immaculata Conceptione a Beata Matre Dei S.F.M. Scarboro Foreign Mission Society S.F.N. Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Indiav S.F.X. Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier (Society of Pilar), India S.G.N. Sisters of Good News, India S.G.S. Sisters of the Good Samaritan S.H. Sacred Heart Congregation, India S.H.C. Sisters of the Holy Cross, India S.H.C.J. Society of the Holy Child Jesus S.H.M. Society of Helpers of Mary, India S.H.S. Sacred Heart Sisters, India S.I. Societatis Iesu, Latin for Society of Jesus, Jesuits S.I. Society of the Immaculata S.I.C. Sisters of the Imitation of Christ, India S.I.W. Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament S.J. Society of Jesus (Jesuits) S.J. Sisters of Jesus S.J.A. Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, India S.J.B. Sisters of St. John the Baptist and Mary the Queen, India S.J.C. Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius [Formerly S.S.J.C.] S.J.C. Sisters of St. Joseph's Congregation, India S.J.C. Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, India S.J.L. Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons, India S.J.S. Saint Joseph Sevika Samtha, India S.J.S.M. Sisters of St. Joseph of "St. Marc", India S.K.D. Society of Khristudasis, India S.L.M.I. Society of Ladies of Mary Immaculate, India S.L.W. Sisters of the Living Word, Metairie Louisiana S.M. Servants of Mary, India S.M. Society of Mary (Marianist Brothers and Fathers) S.M. Society of Mary (Marist Fathers) S.M. Society of Mary (Marist Sisters) S.M. Congrégation des Soeurs de Saint-Martin S.M.A. Society of African Missions S.M.A. Sisters of Maria Auxilium, India S.M.B. Foreign Missions Society of Bethlehem in Switzerland (Bethlehem Father) S.M.C. Sisters of St. marth's Congregation, India S.M.H.S. Sisters of Most Holy Sacrament S.M.I. Sisters of Mary Immaculate S.M.I. Missionary Sisters of Incarnation, India S.M.I.C. Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception S.M.M. Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries) S.M.M. Comfort of Mary, Saint Montfort Missionaries S.M.M. Montfort Society of Mary (Montfort Father) S.M.M.C. Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church (Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Washington, USA) S.M.M.I. Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, India S.M.M.I. Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate S.M.M.P. Sisters of St. Maria Magdelena Postel, India S.M.O.M. Sovereign Military Order of Malta S.M.P. Portuguese Society for Catholic Missions S.M.S. Snehagiri Missionary Sisters, India S.M.S.M. Marist Missionary Sister S.M.S.M. Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary S.M.S.M. Seva Missionary Sisters of Mary, India S.N.D. Sisters of Notre Dame S.N.DdeN. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur S.N.D.S. Society of Nirmaladasi Sisters, India S.N.J.M. Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary S.O.Cist. Cistercians of the Common Observance S.O.L.A. Society of Our Lady of Africa, India S.O.L.M. Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy S.O.L.S. Sisters Servants of Our Lady of Sorrows, India S.O.L.T. Society of Our Lady of Most Holy Trinity S.R.A. Missionary Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles, India S.S. Society of St. Sulpice (the Sulpicians) S.S.A. Sisters of St. Ann S.S.A. Sisters of St. Agatha, India S.S.B. Sisters of St. Brigid S.S.C. Congregation of the Sisters of Christian Schools S.S.C.C. Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary S.S.C.J. Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus S.S.E. Society of St. Edmund S.S.H. Sisters of the Sacred Heart, India S.S.H.J. Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, India S.S.I. Society of St. John (Societas Sancti Ioannis) S.S.J.V. Society of Saint John Vianney S.S.M.I. Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate (Byzantine rite) S.S.M.N. Sisters of St. Mary of Namur
See also
External links
- Religious Orders - Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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