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Franciscan
Third Order Regular Sisterhoods: United States
II. Sisterhoods Organized into Provinces in the
United States
Abbreviations:
Dehey:
Elinor Tong Dehey. Religious Orders of Women in the United States. Rev.
ed. Hammond, IN: W.B.
Conkey, 1930.
GRCW:
Deborah Barrett (ed.). Guide to religious Communities for Women.
Chicago: National Sisters
Vocation Conference, 1983.
McCarthy:
Thomas P. McCarthy (ed.). Guide to Catholic Sisterhoods in the United
States. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University, 1964.
NCE:
“Franciscans – Sisters” New Catholic Encyclopedia. 6:46-65.
OCD:
Official Catholic Directory (2000).
Slowick:
Margaret A. Slowick. The Franciscan Third Order in the United States.
Tiffin, OH: Sisters of St.
Francis, 1999.
Thomas:
Evangeline Thomas (ed.). Women Religious History Sources. New York:
Bowker, 1983. [Contains extensive
bibliography, table of founding dates, biographical register
of foundresses]
Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, OSF
(1894 ; Poland, 1457)
[Dehey 477-8, GRCW 95, McCarthy 199, OCD 1810, Slowick
61-3, Thomas 14 (56)]
Farmington, Michigan: Our
Lady of the Rosary Province (1955)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: Motherhouse (1955)
[motherhouse formerly in Villanova, PA]
North Stamford, Connecticut:
Heart of Mary Province (1955)
Reading, Pennsylvania: Sacred Heart Province
(1955)
Porto Alegre, Brazil:
Immaculate Conception Province (1943)
[also provinces formed in Scranton
& Philadelphia at this time]
Felician Sisters, CSSF
(1874 ; Poland, 1855. Sophia Truszkowska)
Also called: Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice.
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
[Dehey 448-9, GRCW 141-2, McCarthy 253, NCE 6:47-9, OCD
1170, Slowick 58-61]
Buffalo, New York: Immaculate Heart of Mary Province (1900)
[Thomas 81 (327)]
Chicago, Illinois: Mother of Good Counsel Province (1910)
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Province
(1921)
[Thomas 110 (442)]
Enfield, Connecticut: Our Lady of the Angels Province (1932)
Livonia, Michigan: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Province (1874)
Lodi, New Jersey: Immaculate Conception Province (1913)
[Thomas 75 (300)]
Rio Rancho, New Mexico [Ponca City, New Mexico]: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province (1953). [Thomas 77 (314)]
Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint
Francis of Perpetual Adoration, FSPA
[GRCW 132, McCarthy 263, OCD 1780, Thomas 136-7 (547)]
Hiawatha, Iowa (1966) [Thomas 34 (138)]
La Crosse, Wisconsin (1873)
Same origin as: Sisters of St. Francis, Milwaukee, WI.
Gave rise to: Franciscan Sisters, Meriden, CT.
[Dehey 412-6, NCE 6:59, Slowick 9-10]
Saint Paul, Minnesota (1966) [Thomas 63 (253)]
Spokane, Washington (1966) [Thomas 133 (532)]
Woodruff, Wisconsin (1966) [Thomas 142 (569)]
School Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis, OSF
(1913 ; Graz, Austria, 1843. Antonia Lampel)
Mother house in Rome, Italy.
[Dehey 487-9, NCE 6:52-3, Slowick 86-7]
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1957)
[GRCW 123, OCD 1700, Thomas 109 (440)]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1913 [1947])
[GRCW 90, McCarthy 268, OCD 1690, Thomas 118 [472])
School Sisters of Saint Francis, SSSF
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1874)
Gave rise to: Sisters of St. Joseph, South Bend, IN.
[GRCW 143, McCarthy 264, Dehey 450-3, NCE 6:52, OCD 1680,
Slowick 26-28, Thomas 139
(556)]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Motherhouse [Thomas 139 (556)]
Omaha, Nebraska: Our Lady of the Angels Province [Thomas 71 (285)]
Rockford, Illinois: Mount St. Francis Province [Thomas 26 (103)]
Sisters of Saint Francis of Penance and Christian
Charity, OSF
(1874 ; Holland, 1835. Catherine Daemen)
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
[GRCW 98, McCarthy 279, NCE 6:58-9, OCD 1630, Slowick
28-30]
Denver, Colorado: Sacred
Heart Province (1939)
[Thomas
12 (48)]
Redwood City, California:
St. Francis Province (1939)
[Thomas 7 (27)]
Stella Niagara, New York:
Holy Name Province (1928)
[Dehey 453-6, Thomas 94 (378)]
Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, OSF
(1875 ; Olpe, Germany, 1863. M. Theresia Bonzel)
Also called: Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of
Perpetual Adoration.
Motherhouse in Olpe, Germany
[Dehey 459-63, GRCW 91, McCarthy 281, NCE 6:64-5, Slowick
32-5]
Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Province of St. Joseph (1932)
[Thomas 11 (45)]
Mishawaka, Indiana:
Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1875)
[GRCW 84, Thomas 30 (119)]
Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Third Order of Saint
Francis, SSJ-TOSF
(Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1901)
[Dehey 478-80, GRCW 127, McCarthy 318, NCE 6:60, OCD 3930,
Slowick 66-7, Thomas 31
(125)]
Bartlett, Illinois: Province of the Immaculate Conception
[Thomas 19 (77)]
Garfield Heights, Ohio: Province of Our Lady of Czestochowa
[Thomas 103 (415)]
South Bend, Indiana: Mother House [Thomas 31 (125)]
Stevens Point, Wisconsin: Province of St. Joseph
[Thomas 141 (567)]
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother (Third Order of Saint
Francis), SSM
(1889. Rome 1883, Frances Strietel)
[Dehey 470-2, GRCW 129, McCarthy 128, NCE 6:64-5, OCD 4100,
Slowick 74-5, Thomas 140
(561)]
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (1967) [Thomas 106 (427)]
Denville, New Jersey (1967) [Thomas 74 (297)]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1927)
Compiled by Paul J. Spaeth
Assisted by Hollie Markwood