Rev. These religious include members of the consecrated life, societies of apostolic life as well as monastic communities. Very Rev Fr Sylvester Gopep Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia 3. Mark Ojotu of Otukpo Diocese abducted, Nigerian bishop warns against healing ministries in the liturgy Headlines - MINNEAPOLIS News Release, We must never be afraid to take a definitive decision Bishop Ajakaye, Nigerian bishop warns against healing ministries in the liturgy Headlines - Columbus News Report, National Directorate of Social Communications, CSN. Due to its apostolic nature, we commit ourselves by the religious vows to follow Christ as the Apostles did, giving our lives to the service of the Gospel, ready to risk all for the Lord. Rule of St Basil, Rule of St. Benedict, Rule of St. Augustine, and the Fr (Dr) Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 6. Fr. Fr. of their vows (solemn vs. simple), since today much of their way of live Fr. Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM), Fuka, c/o Box 58, Minna. Thaddeus Guzuma Tel/ fax: 066-222217 222502Mob:08036735574 Vice Chancellor; Very Rev. Alphonsus Akang July 04, 1986 4. established by noble families to the continent. Our Lady of Fatima Parish Tunga, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Ignatius Dedegu OSA Order of St. Augustine 13. A survey conducted by African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) in 2014-2015 documented more than 42,950 Catholic sisters and 4,298 women in formation houses in ten countries, and . Rev. Fr. Blessed John Paul II Church, Nanati. Emmanuel Agbo July 6, 2013 57. Award honors influential children's minister. Micheal Gadaachi Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 10. Fr. We the Sisters of St. Michael the Archangel (SSMA) are a female religious congregation of Diocesan right with active Spirituality. Kevin Anigbo MDM St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035231586 Rev Fr Emmanuel Teru St Christophers Kwamba ARMED FORCES & POLICE Divine Mercy Bookshop/Materials, St Michaels Cathedral, Box 58, Minna. Pope Leo XIII issued a document in 1900 in Conditae a Christo recognizing Congregations of simple vows as belonging to the religious state. Bridgettines (Order of the Most Holy Saviour of St Bridget) www.bridgettine.org. Diocesan Rural Water Services: Rev. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Dean Minna Deanery 12. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. We are a religious congregation for women within the Roman Catholic Church. Divine Mercy Primary Health Centre/Maternity Gussoro, Niger State 7. St. Christophers, Parish, Erena, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. are found at least as far back as the 2nd century. observe the Rule of St Benedict, Fr. and at Lindisfarne, in Northumbria. with the norms of church law. Carmel Cath. Fr. Representatives from all Congregations were in attendance. Samuel Gwimi Order of Friars Minor, as painted by El Greco. In Egypt he had been "Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women religious, young people, there is always joy! Fr. Fr Stephen Ani, FSJ St Thomos Parish, Gwazunu Parish E. Minna Deanery: 1. St Philips Nursery/Primary School, Bakin Iku 20. J.D.P. Fr. St. Marys Parish Lapai, Niger State 7. Fr. Tel/Fax: 066- 222217; 222502, 08036007262. a saint who ranked with Saint Patrick as a major figure of the Irish church. From January 20-21, 2018 AFJN Washington team, Fr. Raphael Chukwu St. Josephs Parish, Mokwa 08037669529 By the 9th century, largely under the inspiration of the Emperor Rev. James Ayuba Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Fr. to Christianity and established a hermitage near Milan. The order was . Rev. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Ordo Fratrum Discalceatorum B. Mariae V. de Monte Carmelo, Ordo Fratrum Beatissimae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, Ordo Basilianus S. Iohannis Baptistae, Soaritarum Melkitarum, Ordo Basilianus Ssmi Salvatoris Melkitarum, Congregatio Clericorum Regularium S. Pauli, Ordo Clericorum Regularium vulgo Theatinorum, Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum, Ordo Clericorum Regularium Ministrantium Infirmis, Sacer et Apostolicus Ordo Canonicorum Regularium S. Augustini, Ordo Fratrum Domus Hospitalis Sanctae Mariae Teutonicorum in Jerusalem, Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Praemonstratensis, Ordo Canonicorum Regularium Sancae Crucis, Congregatio Helvetica o Sancto Mauritio Agaunensis, Society of the Atonement (Atonement Friars, Graymoor Friars/Sisters), Augustinian Sisters, Servants of Jesus and Mary, Society of Saint Augustine (Augustinians of Kansas), Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel, Brothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasallian Brothers or Christian recite the divine office and generally are in charge of a parish. Christopher Abba, of blessed memory was ordained first Bishop of the diocese of Minna. Rev. Fr. Box 58, Minna, Niger State Tel: 08059215594 & 08065603759 DEANS AND DEANERIES Christopher Barde Sabon Orehi/Gulu Mission 08032457212 Fr. Floyd Okechukwu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 17. Fr. Emeka Amanchukwu 13. men from Spain and Mexico were the first and only religious congregation of either men or women to labor within what is now Texas during the entire century and a half of Spanish and then independent Mexican direction from the 1680s up through the 1830s. 5th century. In London, the number of black Africans jumped by over 50% between 2001 and 2011, the time of the last national census. Frs. Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ - Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ Main Number: (815) 904-6413 Vocation Director Sr. Laurenti Okeke, IHM Phone: 815-297-8287 srchilau@yahoo.com http://www.ihmsistersng.org part of the hierarchy, unless they are also ordained priests or deacons Very Rev Fr. Very Rev. Fr. St. Michaels International Nursery/ Primary School, Box 58, Minna. Hospital, Dutsen Kura, Minna, Niger State. A broad array of religious freedom advocates has banded together in asking President Biden to put Nigeria back on the State Department's list of countries of particular concern (CPC) on religious . is regarded as the first Christian hermit in Egypt, his withdrawal into Fr. 1. Very Rev. Rev. Christian Achinivu, MSP Missionaries of St Paul 6. Basil the Great. Translation Fidelis Ochuba 18. St. Pauls, Parish Beji, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. in a monastery and recite the divine office. Rupert Okolie July 21, 2007 40. Jude Offor June 05, 1999 21. Rev. CMM Brothers. Emeka Amanchukwu 5. Fr. Christ the Kings Nursery/Primary School, Gwada, c/o Box 58, Minna, 2. St Michaels Adult Education Centre, Minna 31. Secretariat of the then Eastern Nigeria, helped to put these statutes together. Paul Moroa June 26, 2004 34. LIST OF PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE A largely unexplored theme. Fr. Clement Mallam Died October 30, 1978 2. 6. A contribution of $10.00 US will. AFJN continues to work closely with the leadership conference in their first nationwide public witness. St Johns Nursery/Primary School, Maitumbi 23. After twenty-three (23) years of meritorious service, Most. a collection of precepts for what is called contemplative religious life; Fr. Christ the Kings Parish, Gwada, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. In Coronavirus: Apostle Kofi Nkrumah Sarkodie Arrested For Holding Church Service / Prophet Kofi Oduro To Ladies: You & Your Private Part Shall Perish In Hell / Zambian Prophet Removing A Lady's . of Use for details. As of today, Nigeria is most religious country in Africa and 2nd in the world. Rev. Surprise! Rabbi Capers C. Funnye - rabbi of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, Ill. Rev. (Dr) Samuel Bahago (Vice Chairman) Mr Anthony Durumi (Education Secretary) Diocesan Resource Centre, Box 58, Minna Tel: 07036204470, 08036632384, 08034535404 & 08054257467 St Clements Catholic Secondary School, Gbaiko 30. St Ephrem They recalled just a few months before the workshop, when one of the participating major superior and her councilors were kidnapped for ransom and held in the kidnappers dungeon for weeks, and when six nuns from another community were kidnapped and held for months. one for men, one for women. The meeting lasted for a few days and Emmanuel Jima 16. Fr. Box 58, Minna, Niger State 2. Commonly Irish monasteries were established by grants of land to an abbot In 1965, they trained the sisters of the congregation of Our Lady of Fatima, Jos. New Evangelization Sisters (NES) Maikunkele c/o Box 58 Minna. Fr. Mrs. Grace A.A. Matthew 18. Diocesan Liturgical Commission: Very Rev. Fr. or Camaldolese congregations. 3. Very Rev. Fr. 5. 37. August 1, 2020. in 2008, Church Life, Edition, Free Articles, THE UNIVERSALISM OF THE BIBLE. In 2002, they were joined by three other women, beginning formation of the HVM religious congregation in Nigeria. 12. Very Rev. In 1896, a mission was started in Oyo- the capital of the then Yoruba kingdom. Fr. See Terms Ezra Dauda 10. Reuben Okofia Enugu Diocese 10. Tel/Fax 066- 222502, 222217, 08036007262 4. Godwin Anaiho St. Thomass Parish, Chimbi 08056412297 The Church has often dealt with the issue of abuse, even in recent times, both at the level of reflection and in terms of operational measures and . ), commemorated in the writings of St Jerome, Raphael Imelo 9. ascetism such as encratism was regarded as suspect by the Church. 7. Fr. and their responsibilities in great detail. Raphael Imelo Dean Kwamba Deanery 11. 7. Stephen Igboamalu St. Patricks Parish, Zungeru 08034845166 During this period, the S.M.A Fathers worked tirelessly building schools and churches in the area. Tel/Fax:066-222217,222495, 08036067902 Rev. St Josephs Nursery/Primary School, Garam 18. Box 2832; Enugu 400001, Enugu State. Francesco Borghero, SMA. Fr. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2022 Christmas: The Love and Peace of Christ. St Marys Catholic College, Suleja 28. 12. St. Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Madalla 17. CONTINENTAL SYNOD ASSEMBLY FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA. there were serveral lectures and discussions. Fr. 1:24) They recognize Jesus Christ as the head of the Christian congregation, and they agree wholeheartedly with the Lord's admonition to his disciples: "All of you are brothers.". Archbishop John Cardinal Onoiyekan wrote: I find OUR CATHOLIC FAITH: CATECHISM OF BASIC BELIEFS a good material for catechesis in our county for any diocese or parish. Very Rev Fr. Divine Mercy Devotion Rev. a. St. Augustines Chaplaincy, Federal Polytechnic, Bida b. St. Malachys Chaplaincy, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Chairman Diocesan Education Board 5. Very Rev. Rev. Thaddeus Umaru January 31, 1998 19. Fr Joseph Purcell, SPS Died April 08, 2009 6. and secular, with an enthusiasm that their contemporaries on the continent Rev. Egypt around 385 to study monastic practice there. Augustine Fokchet St. Pauls Cath. Vincent Germace 3. Divine Mercy Nursery/Primary School, Erena 15. St. Malachys Parish, Bosso, Box 3020 Minna, Niger State. James John St Stephen Parish, Garuaka 21. Fr. Columbanus, an abbot from a Leinster Augustine Fokchet Vice Chancellor 5. Fr. Author Bruce Kopytek lectures on Hudson Stores. 5. his disciples into a form of community in which they lived in individual Rev. St. Clements, Parish, Kuta, c/o Box 58, Niger State. Sylvester Gopep Diocesan Secretariat P. O. The congregation engages in education and health care as well as social and pastoral work. Authority and Abuse Issues among Women Religious. Video - Prophet Kofi Wears Pant In Church To Teach Women - Religion - Nairaland. By Wikipedia, Very Rev. Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of St Benedict. shores of Lake Constance, while Columbanus continued onward across the Michael Gadache Dean, Kafin Koro Deanery12. Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Nursery School Azhin-Kasa. 2. Fr. Pope John Paul II Adult Literacy Programme Centre, Nanati 32. Bishop Abbas episcopate witnessed an era of spiritual, pastoral as well as physical growth of the diocese. 17. 4. sprang up, starting with Columbanus's foundations of Fontaines and Luxeuil, Police Chaplaincy, Minna 20. A Nigerian example of sisters in church life amplifies the point. Abraham Abui St. Charles Parish, Sabon Wuse 08127742629 provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. During LGBT+ History Month, three men in Cardiff discuss how faith has played a role in their lives. Members of religious congregations Marion Bresillac insisted on building a local community and clergy, the OLA sisters assisted in the formation of the young through teaching and counseling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order Divine Mercy Materials/Liturgical Shop, St Marys Church, Suleja (Tel: 08062274034) 5. Emmanuel Jima 10. 35. Fr Pius Bakop OLF Parish, Tunga 08065556710 Gabriel Gomerep MSP Columbanus and his followers spread the Irish model of monastic institutions 7. 7. Mr. Austine Okoye (CYON ) Diocesan Marriage Office: Very Rev. 2. According to estimations from 2018, Nigeria's major religion is Islam. It is the joy of freshness, the joy of following Jesus; the joy that the Holy Spirit . Fr. Rev. Fr. Rev. south of Rome around 500. Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10am to 12 noon, women religious in Nigeria held a National Day of Prayer and fasting across the country to uphold the sacredness of life. In SHVM convent once home to J.L. Minna. Rev. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh- St. Peters, Maikunkele 08065390561 PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE 3. As we saw yesterday, John Behnken was the segregationist president of LCMS between 1935 and 1962 and Andrew Schulze was the young White pastor of a black Lutheran congregation in St. Louis who spearheaded the integration of the LCMS in the late 1940s and who lobbied for its "Pronouncement on Race Relations" in 1956. On their part, the AFJN team challenged the sisters to use their leadership position and collective moral voice to bring the situation in the country to the public square. First Mass in the Diocese 1911 at Baro First Missionary Rev. In 1908, when SMA fathers through Fr. men with vows and have a very active apostolic live. Pray for those on the front lines. Rev Fr Nelson Chukwuemeka CKC Parish, Gwada C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. Paul Rev. Frs. to the authority of the presiding abbot. Rule so as to be able to serve their own Order's charism more fully. Kizito Raphael September 14, 1996 16. Rev. Rev. The Redeemed Christian Church of God ( RCCG) is a Pentecostal megachurch and denomination founded in Lagos, Nigeria. James Ayuba December 13, 2003 29. Basil Sarki June 26, 2010 47. Rev. Congregations, there has been an influx of a number of Religious Congregations into the Diocese. The plus-size woman who is yet to be identified was seen in the video giving the pastor a Mouth Action like she was believed to be under a spell. Godfrey Amanchukwu Dean, Gwada Deanery 11. Chiedozie Ezeribe Sacred Heart Parish, D/Kura 07031926691 Very Rev. orders: * Monastic orders: orders founded by monks or nuns who live and work St Augustines Catholic Church Kutigi/Enagi (QP) 9. Most African women's religious communities are active in responding to the needs of their surrounding communities with ministries ranging from social work, health care, education and pastoral work. Fr. by observing evangelical chastity, poverty, and obedience, which are the Michael Gadache (Dean)- Pope John Paul II church Nanati 08036007262 2. St Patricks Secondary (Boarding) School, Zungeru 29. Catholic Women Organization (CWO) -Rev.Fr. The nature of the Institute of Our Lady of Apostles is missionary. Very Rev. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Dean Minna Deanery 13. Sylvester Gopep Vicar General 3. 1. Very Rev Fr J. D. OCONNELL, SPS, MFR The list includes many familiar and great female spiritual & religious leaders such as Mother Teresa, Bernadette Soubirous, Mata Amritanandamayi, Mary MacKillop, Saint Teresa of Avila.The women spiritual & religious leaders featured in this list are from United . HOLY GHOST FATHERS (SPIRITANS) Members MARONITE FATHERS MISSIONARIES OF ST. PAUL Members OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH Members Members REDEMPTORIST Very Rev. Fr. CHAPLAINCY Fr J. D. OConnell, SPS, MFR 6 St. Michaels Parish, Garam 7 St Charles Parish, Sabon Wuse 8 St. Philips Parish, Bakin Iku. On August 6, 1911, Fr. Lerins in the early stages of their career. The O.L.A. MOST REV. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. Fr. Rev. Fr Samuel Aririatu Died December 21, 2010 8. Freelance Order of St. Rev. St. Marys Parish, Sarkin Pawa 6. They vows. St Stephens Nursery/Primary School, Gauraka, Sabon Shere 19. Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 27. Founded in 1876 by Fr. Frs. canons 573746), the major form of consecrated huts or rooms (cellula in Latin), but worked, ate, and worshipped in shared (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh CSSP, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Fr. Fr J. D. OConnell, SPS, MFR - a term more commonly found among the Orthodox than among Roman Catholics). Very Rev Fr Dr Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 7. Emmanuel Jima (Catechists Finance) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. St Matthews Quasi Parish, Mutum Daya C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. 1. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Minna Deanery 6. Diocesan Laity Council Rev. Fr. Women drive Christian ministry. Very Rev. Rev. Friend of Our Lady of Apostles Sisters (FOLAS). for Contemplation and Relaxation, etc. State. Evidently, religious. Anthony Nwosu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 19. Salama Cooperative Multi- Purpose Society, Minna, c/o Box 58, Minna. Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Ikemsinachi Francis (CYON) 20. Francis Ekere (Chairman) Diocesan Secretariat, Tel: 08076065717 & 08032847489 Diocesan Development Centre: Very Rev. The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious National Secretariat is located in Iva Valley, Enugu. Sacred Heart Parish, Dutsen Kura 12. Our centre is in Garam, Niger State. Holy Family Parish, Adunu, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Dutsen Kura, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State 4. Chiedozie Ezeribe and Joseph Akor 11. Missionaries of Divine Mercy, Erena, (Male Religious) E. KAFIN KORO DEANERY: Shiroro, Niger State 4. St. Patricks Nursery /Primary School Box 11, Zungeru, Niger State 10. Fr. The members of the Governing Body are not masters over the faith of their brothers and sisters. Fr Vitalis Anyam June 27, 2009 45. The gathering has been born out of Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) women empowerment project. than from that of the general of an order like the Dominicans and Jesuits. Diocesan Rural Women Development Centre, c/o Box 58, Minna. There, the sisters started St. Marys Primary school and from there, they spread their Christian influence throughout the metropolis of Lagos and beyond. Rev. By the end of the 7th century, Irish monastic schools were attracting Their intention is to imitate Jesus more closely, mainly, but not exclusively, Samuel Bahago St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035877139 This the sisters do with particular interest in evangelization in Africa. Kevin Anigbo MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy18. The Vatican's congregation for religious life is contacting about 15 U.S. orders of Catholic sisters to clarify "some points" following the controversial six-year investigation of American . Moses Malachy Mt. Fr. Divine Mercy Primary Health Centre/Maternity Erena 5. Fr. These practices are much less common in the congregations attended by African immigrants than in those attended by U.S.-born Black Americans. A Religious Order is characterized by an authority structure where a Canons Regular of Premontre/ Order of Premonstratensians/ Norbertine Fathers. Christopher Ikegwuonu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 15. Francis Ekere July 19, 2008 41. J.D. 5. Some communities will not take a woman with children at all, no matter how old her children are. Fr. The book has been very well received everywhere it has been introduced! In upper Egypt, sometime around 323 AD, Saint Pachomius decided to organize 6. St. Augustines Parish, Fuka, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Divine Mercy Shrine/Pilgrimage Centre, Shakwatu, Niger State Bookshops/Liturgical Materials: 1. 2. Knights of St. John (KSJ) Rev. Fr. 10. Thaddeus Guzuma February 14, 1982 3. Fr. Renew International /Catechumenate Rev. Fr. Irish monasticism spread widely, first to Scotland and Northern England, Fr. Raphael Chukwu Enugu Diocese 9. Fr. Christopher Ikegwuonu, MDM -St. Theresas Parish, Madalla 07056391349 He then moved Box 58, Minna Niger State F. KWAMBA DEANERY: Rev Fr. Chiedozie Ezeribe (Secretary) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax: 066-690300; 08055360483, 08034516995 St Marys Chaplaincy, 31 Field Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Minna B. ruled by the Abbess, a pattern found in many other monastic foundations. Cletus Okoye Okigwe Diocese 8. Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the mendicant Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Meeting Room. Rev. Paul of Thebes (fl. Fr. Victor Ajagunna November 03, 1990 8. (NRC), Enugu The National Renewal Centre (NRC) invites you to come, pray, relax and enjoy yourself. JWs Are trending in Japan for the wrong reasons. The earliest forms of monasticism in Western Europe involved figures Fr Fidelis Ochuba 12. and Naples. St. John the Baptists Parish. Fr. This is an initiative of the National Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, (CSN), the Communication Office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), National Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. Fr. The 2001 U.S. Congregational Life Survey (USCLS) reinforces this data. members of religious congregations) and who live a common life following 3. Oblates of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OMV), Suleja, (Male The sisters also discussed ways they could give leadership in the fight against the structures of injustice beyond providing services to the victims of these structures. Brothers), Brothers of Christian Instruction (De la Mennais Brothers, FIC Brothers), Camaldolese Hermits of the Congregation of Monte Corona, Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception, Canossians (Canossian Daughters and Sons of Charity), Carmelite Daughters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists), Congregation of Christian Brothers (Christian Brothers of Ireland), Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord, Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries, Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sisters), Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Dehonians (Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), Dominican Missionaries for the Deaf Apostolate, Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Christian Doctrine Fathers (Doctrinaries), Felician Sisters (Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice), Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Franciscan Minims of the Perpetual Help of Mary, Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus, Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Franciscan Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Fransalians (Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales), Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Holy Cross Fathers (Congregation of Holy Cross), Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Pink Sisters), Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Josephite Fathers (St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart), Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Marian Sisters (Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln), Marianist Sisters (Daughters of Mary Immaculate), Maryknoll (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America), Missionaries of the Precious Blood (Precious Blood Fathers), Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Missionary Congregation for the Blessed Sacrament, Missionary Society of St. Columban (Columbans), Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolate), Passionists (Congregation of the Passion), Paulist Fathers (Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle), Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face, Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Redemptorists (Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer), Les Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacre-Coeur, Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, Salesian Sisters (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians), Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior), School Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest, Sisters of Adoration, Slaves of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomaea Capitanio & Vincenza Gerosa, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition, Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Sisters of St Francis of the Martyr St George, Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, Sisters of St Joseph (Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille), Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis, Sisters of St Therese of the Child Jesus (St Therese Sisters), Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary -, Sisters, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, Sisters, Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Order of Malta), Spiritans (Congregation of the Holy Ghost), Stigmatines (Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata), Sulpician Fathers (Society of Saint Sulpice), Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis, Cameroon, Vocationists (The Society of Divine Vocations), Xaverian Missionaries (Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier). 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