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Pages in category "Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns by order" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute. [1] Subcategories of religious orders are: canons regular (canons and canonesses regular who recite the Divine Office and serve a church and perhaps a parish);
Organisation of Catholic religious orders (10 C, 42 P) A. Assumptionist Order (4 C) Augustinian Order (10 C, 16 P) B. ... Pages in category "Catholic orders and ...
Pages in category "Catholic nursing orders" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Catholic sisters and nuns in Canada;
Pages in category "Catholic teaching orders" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. ... Catholic sisters and nuns in Canada;
Religious orders were founded by entrepreneurial women who saw a need and an opportunity, and were staffed by devout women from poor families. The number of Catholic nuns grew exponentially from about 900 in the year 1840, to a maximum of nearly 200,000 in 1965, falling to 56,000 in 2010.
2 Female religious orders and communities. 3 Former religious orders. 4 See also. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... List of Catholic religious ...
Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also 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 ...