Religious Communities

Religious Communities in the Diocese of Memphis (1/23/06)

Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph (OSU)

Founding- 1912 in Maple Mount, KY, USA, by Rev. Paul Joseph Volk

Address: www.ursulinesmsj.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Maureen Griner

                Tel. (901) 725-2703

           e-mail: mgriner@aol.com 

Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwest Pennsylvania (SSJ)

Founding- 1650 in France, by Fr. John Pierre Medaille, SJ

Address: 5031 West Ridge Rd.

               Erie, PA 16505

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Mary Ann White, SSJ

                  (Address above)

Sisters of Charity of Saint Charles Borromeo (CB)

Founding- April 29, 1837 in Maastricht, Netherlands, by Elisabeth Gruyters

Address: www.cbsisters.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Rosalima Umikusdaryah

                    Tel. (901) 323-1344

            e-mail: cbmemphisn4@aol.com

Holy Union Sisters (SUSC)

Founding- 1826 in France, by Fr.Jean Baptist Debrabant

Address: www.holyunionsisters.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Mary Jean Audette

                 Tel. (901) 274-4307

      e-mail: maudett@bellsouth.net

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN)

Founding- Dec. 1, 1812, USA, by Mother Catherine Spalding

Address: www.scnazarethky.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Luke Boiarski

               Tel. (740) 859-2921

          e-mail: lukescn@1st.net

Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters (SSpS)

Founding- Dec. 8, 1889, Steyl, Holland, by St. Arnold Janssen, SVD

Address: www.ssps-usa.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Elwira Dziuk

             Tel. (901) 685-3649

e-mail: ewadziuk@hotmail.com

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati (SC)

Founding- 1809, Emmitsburg, MD, USA, by Elizabeth Seton

Address: www.srcharitycinti.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Mary Kay Bush

              Tel. (513) 347-5471

e-mail: smarykay.bush@srcharitycinti.org

Missionaries of Charity (MC)

Founding- 1950 in Calcutta, India, by Bl. Mother Teresa

Address: 3629 Cottage Ave.

               St. Louis, MO 63113-3539

Vocation contact person:

               Memphis Superior

               Tel. (901) 527- 4947

 Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA)

Founding- 1858 in Barton, WI, USA, by Fr. Caspar Rehrl

Address: www.csasisters.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Ann McKean

            Tel. (901) 283 - 8436

Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa (OP)

Founding- 1847 in Sinsinawa, WI, USA, by Fr.Samuel Mazzuchelli

Address: www.sinsinawa.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Maureen Kennedy

               Tel. (901) 872 – 2279

      e-mail: Maureen737@aol.com

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (RSM)

Founding- Dec.12,1831, in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley

Address: www.mercycincinnati.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Carol Ann Wenning

            Tel. (513) 221 – 1800 ext.237

Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia (OP)  

Founding- 1216 in France by St. Dominic

Address: www.nashvilledominican.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Mary John Glonkosky

                   Tel. (615) 256 – 0147

              e-mail: stcecilia1860@cs.com

Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (SBS)

Founding- 1891 in Bensalem, PA, USA, by St. Katharine Drexel

Address: www.sbsvocof@aol.com

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Patricia Suchalski

           Tel. (215) 244 – 9900 ext. 327

Sisters of the Cross and Passion (CP)

Founding- 1852 by Elizabeth Prout and Fr. Gaudentius Rossi, CP

Address: www.passionistsisters.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Eileen Fucito, CP

           e-mail: efucito@aol.com

The Order of Saint Clare (OSC)

Founding- 1212 in Italy, by St.Clare of Assisi

 Address: www.poorclare.org/memphis

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Mary John

            Tel. (901) 357 – 6662

    e-mail: stclare@mem.net

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls Minnesota (OSF)

Founding- 1891, USA

Address: www.fslf.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Jeanette Martell

             Tel. (731) 986 – 2481

         e-mail: vocations@fslf.org

Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary (SMSM)

 Founding- 1845 by Marie Francoise Perroton

 Address: www.maristmissionarysmsm.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Aloisia Vea, SMSM

                 Tel. (901) 278 – 1759

             e-mail: vsmsmoak@aol.com

Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine of Siena (OP)

Founding- 1822 in Springfield, KY, USA, by Sr. Angela Sansbury

Address: www.opkentucky.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Joann Mascari

             Tel. (901) 274 – 2914

     e-mail: jmmascariop@aol.com

Sisters of the Good Shepherd (RGS)

Founding- 1835 in Angers, France, by St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

Address: www.goodshepherdsisters.org

Vocation contact person:

                Sr. Celine Elliott

             Tel. (901) 385 - 7674

Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM)

Founding- Nov.1, 1833 in Philadelphia, USA, by Mary Frances Clarke and Rev, Terence Donaghoe

Address: www.bvmcong.org

Vocation contact person:

               Sr. Theresa Marie Gleeson, BVM

                     Tel. (312) 226 – 9885

          e-mail: newmember@bvmcong.org

 The Passionists (CP)

Founding- 1769 in Italy, by St. Paul of the Cross

Address: www.passionist.org

Vocation contact person:

                Fr. Clemente Barron, CP

                  Tel. (210) 737- 8102

           e-mail: clementecp@cs.com

Order of Friars Preachers (OP)

Founding- 1216 in France, by St. Dominic De Guzman

Address: www.opsouth.org

Vocation contact person:

                Fr. Charles Latour, OP

          Tel. (972) 438 – 1626 ext. 204

        e-mail: CLLatour@opsouth.org

Society of the Divine Word (SVD)

Founding- 1875 in Steyl, Holland, by St. Arnold Janssen, SVD

Address: www.svdvocations.org

Vocation contact:

                Tel. 1-800-553-3321

             e-mail: dwm@mwci.net

The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (CSP)

Founding- 1858 by Isaac Hecker

Address: www.paulist.org

Vocation contact person:

               Fr. Edward Nowak, CSP

                 Tel. (212) 757 – 4260

             e-mail: imfvoc@aol.com

Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sanctis (ALCP/OSS)

Founding- 1950 in Manndshain, Germany by Bernard Berndel

Vocation contact person:

                Fr. Peter Makalla, A.L.C.P./O.S.S.

  Tel. (901) 266-5205

e-mail: peter.makalla@stann.cdom.org

Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS)

Founding- 1933 in India, by Very Reverend Fathers Mathew Alakalam and Joseph Paredom

 Address: www.mcbscongregation.org

Vocation contact person:

              Fr. Jolly Sebastian, MCBS

                   Tel. (901) 754 – 6015

e-mail: jsebastian@olphgermantown.org

Congregation of the Mission (CM)

Founding- 1625 in Paris, France, by St. Vincent DePaul

Address: www.cmvocation.org

Vocation contact person:

               Fr. Ron Hoye

         Tel. (314) 344 – 1184

e-mail: RJHoye@attglobal.net

Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC)

Founding- 1680 in Rheims, France, by St. John Baptist de La Salle

Address: www.cbmidwest.org

Vocation contact person:

                Bro. Patrick Conway, FSC

                    Tel. (507) 457 – 7491

           e-mail: pconway@smumn.edu

Xaverian Brothers (CFX)

Founding- 1839 in Belgium, by Theodore James Ryken

Address: www.xaverianbrothers.org

Vocation contact person:

                Bro. James Connolly

                Tel. (617) 872 – 9714

         e-mail: xavbrosv@yahoo.com

Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR)

Founding-  1732 in Scula, Italy by St. Alphonsus Liguori

Address: www.redemptorists-denver.org

Vocation contact person:

                Fr. Ed Vella

            Tel. (314) 531-2777

e-mail: vellacssr@earthlink.com