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Franciscan
Third Order Regular Sisterhoods: United States
I. Sisterhoods with a Primary Site 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]
Albany, New York
(1952 ; Mill Hill, London, England, 1883. Mary Alice Ingham)
Mill Hill Sisters, FMSJ
Also called: Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Saint Joseph.
[NCE 6:50-51, OCD 1410, Slowick 104, Thomas 78 (318)]
Allegany, New York (1859. M. Joseph Todd)
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York, OSF
[Dehey 425-6, GRCW 105, McCarthy 254, NCE 6:54, OCD 1180, Slowick
41-42, Thomas
79 (322)]
Alton, Illinois (1923 ; Thuine, Germany, 1869.
Anselma Bopp)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Martyr Saint George, OSF
Motherhouse in Thuine, Germany
[McCarthy 115, NCE 6:60, OCD 1600, Slowick 100, Thomas 19 (76)]
Amarillo, Texas (1932 [1964] ; Alstatten,
Switzerland, 1521 ; Pasto, Columbia, 1928. Caritas
Brader)
Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate of the Third Order of Saint Francis of
Assisi, FMI
Motherhouse in Bogota, Columbia
Began as a province of the Franciscan Sisters of Pasto, Columbia.
Gave rise to: St. Francis Mission, Amarillo, TX
[GRCW 135, McCarthy 160, NCE 6:58, OCD 1500, Slowick 103, Thomas 125 (499)]
Amarillo, Texas (1981)
Saint Francis Mission Community
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters, Amarillo, TX
[OCD 1505, Slowick 111]
Baltimore, Maryland (1881 [1977] ; Mill Hill,
London, England, 1868. Mary Eliza Basil
[Mary Francis of the Five Wounds])
Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of the Five Wounds
[Dehey 467-9, GRCW 124, McCarthy 159, NCE 56, OCD 1200, Slowick 73, Thomas 45-46
(180)]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1913 ;
Calais, France, 1854)
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of Calais
Motherhouse in Paris, France
[Dehey 497-9, GRCW 96, NCE 6:54, OCD 1380, Slowick 84]
Beaverton, Oregon (1950 ;
Hunan, China 1939)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of the Sorrowful Virgin.
Motherhouse moved from Santa Cruz, California in 1967.
[GRCW 88, McCarthy 46, OCD 1390, Slowick 103-4]
Blackwood, New Jersey (Cairo,
Egypt, 1859. Maria Caterina Troiani
di S. Rosa)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
FMICM
[NCE 6:51]
Brighton, Massachusetts (1952 ;
Uganda, 1903 ; Mill Hill, London, England 1883)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, OSF
Motherhouse in Dublin, Ireland
[GRCW 85, McCarthy 45, OCD 1320, Slowick 104-5]
Buffalo, New York (1928 ;
Bonlanden, Germany, 1856)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, OSF
Motherhouse in Bonlanden, Germany
[McCarthy 104, OCD 1280, Slowick 101-102]
Buffalo, New York [Hamburg]
(1897. M. Collette Hilbert)
Franciscan Sisters of Saint Joseph, FSSJ
[GRCW 125, McCarthy 261, NCE 6:60, OCD 1470, Slowick 64-66]]
Buffalo, New York [Williamsville]
(1863 [1861])
Sisters of St. Francis of the Third Order Regular (Williamsville, New York),
OSF
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters,
Philadelphia.
Gave rise to: Sisters of St. Francis,
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY & Pittsburgh (Millvale)
[Dehey 429, GRCW 117, McCarthy 284, NCE
6:64, OCD 1800, Slowick 18-19]
Buffalo, New York [Williamsville]
(1927)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Divine Child, FMDC
[GRCW 137, McCarthy 75, NCE 6:51, OCD
1340, Slowick 91-92, Thomas 96 (383)]
Channing, Texas
(1972. M. John Marie Stewart)
Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ
[OCD 965, Slowick 110-111]
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
(1961 ; Aquila, Italy 1879. Maria Giuseppa Micarelli)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus, FMIJ
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of the
Child Jesus.
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
[OCD 1365, Slowick 106]
Chicago, Illinois
[Lemont] (1894. Josephine Dudsik)
Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, OSF
Formerly called: Franciscan Sisters of
Blessed Kunegunda, OSFK
[Dehey 476, GRCW 89, McCarthy 257, NCE
6:54, OCD 1210, Slowick 63-4, Thomas 23 (94)]
Cleveland, Ohio
(1921 ; Troyes, France, 1854. Mary Claire Bouillevaux)
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual
Adoration.
Later called: Franciscan Nuns of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, F.SS.S.
Later became: Poor Clares of Perpetual
Adoration, PCPA
[Dehey 490-2, McCarthy 12, OCD 3210]
Clinton, Iowa
(1866)
Sisters of Saint Francis, Clinton,
Iowa, OSF
Also called: Sisters of the Third
Order of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
[Dehey 436-7, GRCW 97, McCarthy 255, NCE
6:62, OCD 1540, Slowick 46-7, Thomas 32
(130)]
Cresson, Pennsylvania
(1959 ; Cracow, Poland, 1894)
Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, SSCJ
Motherhouse in Cracow, Poland
[McCarthy 144, OCD 3630, Slowick 105]
Dubuque, Iowa
(1875 ; Hereford, Germany, 1864. M. Xavier Termehr)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy
Family, OSF
Also called: Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, Iowa.
[Dehey 456-8, GRCW 103, McCarthy 274,
NCE 6:61, OCD 1570, Slowick 30-1, Thomas
33 (134)]
East Greenbush, New York
(1962 ; Guildford, England, 1935)
Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, FMDM
[NCE 6:50]
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
(1993. Italy 1982)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate,
SSCC
[Thomas 52 (205)]
Frankfort, Illinois
(1876 ; Seelbach, Germany, 1866. M. Anastasia Bischler)
Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred
Heart, OSF
Motherhouse formerly located at Joliet,
IL & Mokena, IL.
[Dehey 463-4, GRCW 122, McCarthy 108,
NCE 6:63-4, OCD 1450, Slowick 35-7, Thomas
24 (97)]
Garrison, New York [Graymoor]
(1898. Lurana Mary White [Lurana Mary Francis])
Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement, SA
Also called: Graymoor Sisters, Atonement
Sisters.
[Dehey 485-7, GRCW 138, McCarthy 76, NCE
6:61, OCD 1190, Slowick 81-2, Thomas 83
(334)]
Green Bay, Wisconsin
(1881)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Cross, OSF
Also called: Bay Settlement Sisters.
[Dehey 465-7, GRCW 110, McCarthy 174,
NCE 6:61, OCD 1550, Slowick 71-2, Thomas
136 (544)]
Hankinson, North Dakota
(1913 ; Dillingen, Germany, 1241 [1303] ; Rome, 1968)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Hankinson, North
Dakota), OSF
Motherhouse in Dillingen, Germany.
Formerly located at Gettysburg, SD.
Gave rise to: Sisters of St. Francis,
Mitchell, SD
[GRCW 112, McCarthy 276, OCD 1590,
Slowick 87, Thomas 97-8 (391)]
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
(1893)
Sisters of Saint Francis, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters,
Conventual, of the Immaculate Virgin & Sisters of St. Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin.
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters of the
I.C., Buffalo, NY.
[Dehey 469, GRCW 119, McCarthy 272, OCD
1510, Slowick 79, Thomas 84 (339)]
Haverstraw, New York
(1986)
Franciscan Sisters of Peace
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters,
Peekskill, NY.
[OCD 1425, Slowick 111]
Holyoke, Massachusetts
(1961 ; Italy, 1702. Angela del Giglio)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi, SFMA
Motherhouse in Assisi, Italy
[GRCW 133, OCD 1330, Slowick 106]
Independence, Missouri
(1892, M. John Hau ; Grimmenstein, Switzerland, 1378)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Eucharist, OSF
Formerly located at Nevada, MO.
[Dehey 475-6, NCE 6:59, OCD 1560,
Slowick 78]
Joliet, Illinois
(1865. M. Alfred Moes)
Congregation of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Mary Immaculate, Joliet,
Illinois, OSF
Gave rise to: Franciscan Sisters, St.
Louis, MO.
[Dehey 429-31, GRCW 116, McCarthy 277,
NCE 6:56, OCD 1710, Slowick 43, Thomas 22
(91)]
Lacon,
Illinois
(1946 ; Austria, 1894. M. May Bruenner)
Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Francis of Assisi, DSF
[McCarthy 96, OCD 920, Slowick 103]
Lemont, Illinois
(1909 ; Austria, 1869)
Sisters of Saint Francis of Christ the King, OSF
Also called: School Sisters Of St. Francis of Christ the King.
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
Formed out of: School Sisters, Graz,
Austria (1843).
[GRCW 109, McCarthy 267, OCD 1520,
Slowick 83-4]
Little Falls, Minnesota
(1891)
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls,
Minnesota, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.
Formed out of: Missionary Franciscan
Sisters, Newton, MA (when they were located at Belle
Prarie, MN).
[Dehey 473-4, GRCW 93, McCarthy 106, NCE
6:62, OCD 1310, Slowick 76-8, Thomas 61-2
(246)]
Los Angeles, California
(Mexico, 1943. Maria Gemma de Jesus Aranda)
Eucharistic Franciscan Missionary
Sisters, EFMS
[OCD 1150, Slowick 103]
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
(1869)
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, OSF
[Dehey 439-42, GRCW 115, McCarthy 258,
OCD 1230, Slowick 48-9, Thomas 137 (550)]
Maryville, Missouri
(1894. M. Augustine Giesen)
Sisters of the Third Order of
Saint Francis of Maryville, Missouri, OSF
Formed out of: Sisters of St. Mary, St.
Louis, MO. Merged back together in 1986 as:
Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary, St. Louis, MO.
[Dehey 497, GRCW 118, McCarthy 127, NCE
6:56, Slowick 79-80, Thomas 66 (266)]
Meriden, Connecticut
(1973)
Institute of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, FSE
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters of
P.A., La Crosse, WI.
[OCD 1250, Slowick 111]
Merrill, Wisconsin
(1912 ; Ingenbohl, Switzerland, 1856. M. Theresa Scherer)
Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross,
SCSC
Also called: Holy Cross Sisters.
Motherhouse in Ingebohl, Switzerland
[McCarthy 290, OCD 2630, Slowick 84-5,
Thomas 138 (552)]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(1849)
Sisters of Saint Francis of Assisi, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of
Penance and Charity.
Same origin as: Franciscan Sisters of
P.A., La Crosse, WI.
[Dehey 410-2, McCarthy 285, NCE 6:58,
OCD 1705, Slowick 8-9, Thomas 140 (562)]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(1931. Elizabeth Ruf, Agnes Stippick)
Sisters of Saint Elizabeth, SSE
Merged with Franciscan Sisters in
Manitowac, WI in 1994.
[Slowick 93]
Mitchell, South Dakota
(1969)
Sisters of St. Francis of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Formed out of: Sisters of St. Francis,
Hankinson, ND.
[Slowick 110]
Monterey, California
(1919)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Joseph for the
Dying, OSF
[Dehey 489-90, McCarthy 260, OCD 1300,
Slowick 88-9]
New York, New York
(1916, Savannah, Georgia ; 1924, New York)
Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, FHM
[GRCW 134, NCE 6:49, OCD 1260, Slowick
87-8, Thomas 87 (349)]
New York, New York [Brooklyn] (1858
; Aachen, Germany, 1845. Frances Schervier)
Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, SFP
A separate generalate from the one in
Aachen, Germany was made in Rome in 1950, and from Rome to Brooklyn in 1968.
Organized into 2 provinces for a time:
Province of St. Clare (Cincinnati, OH), Province of St. Anthony (Warwick, NY)
[Dehey 421-5, GRCW 126, McCarthy 107,
NCE 6:63, OCD 1440, Slowick 15-6, Thomas
87 (351)]
New York, New York [Bronx]
(1904 ; 1877, Madras, India ; 1882, Rome, Italy ; 1892 Quebec. Helene de Chappotin
de Neuville [Marie de la Passion])
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, FMM
Motherhouse
in Rome, Italy
[Dehey
482-4, McCarthy 44, NCE 6 :49-50, OCD 1370, Slowick 82-3]
New
York, New York [Bronx]
(1988. Benedict J. Groeschel)
Franciscan
Sisters of the Renewal
Newton, Massachusetts
(1873. Elizabeth Hayes)
Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the
Immaculate Conception, MFIC
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
Gave rise to: Franciscan Sisters, Little Falls, MN.
Between 1959-1965 had been divided into
3 provinces: Belle Prairie, MN, Union City, NJ, Newton, MA.
[GRCW 83, NCE 6:62, OCD 1360, Slowick
49-51]
Oldenburg, Indiana
(1851. Theresa Hackelmeier)
Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Oldenburg, Indiana, OSF
[Dehey 416-8, GRCW 114, McCarthy 270,
NCE 6:56-7, OCD 1730, Slowick 11-2, Thomas
30 (121)]
Panhandle, Texas
(1931. Salzburg, Austria, 1723, Theresia Zechner)
School Sisters of the Third Order of
Saint Francis (Panhandle, Texas)
Motherhouse in Vienna, Austria
[GRCW 108, McCarthy 265, OCD 1695,
Slowick 102, Thomas 127-8 (510)]
Parsippany, New Jersey [Newark]
(1919 ; Naples, Italy, 1865)
Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth,
FSSE
[GRCW 140, McCarthy 259, OCD 1460,
Slowick 97-8]
Paterson, New Jersey [West]
(1922 ; Santarem, Brazil, 1910)
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate
Conception of the Mother of God, SMIC
[Dehey 492-6, GRCW 139, McCarthy 59, NCE
6:51, OCD 2760, Slowick 98-9]
Peekskill, New York
(1865 ; Gemona, Italy, 1861)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, FMSC
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of
Peekskill. Missionary Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Franciscan Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Gray Nuns.
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
Gave rise to: Franciscan Sisters,
Haverstraw, NY.
[Dehey 432-6, GRCW 130, McCarthy 282,
NCE 6:50, OCD 1400, Slowick 45-6, Thomas
92-3 (373)]
Peoria, Illinois [East]
(1876)
Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis (East Peoria, Illinois), OSF
Formed out of: Sisters of St. Francis,
Dubuque, IA.
Franciscan Sisters, Rock Island, IL
merged with them in 1989.
[Dehey 496, GRCW 120, McCarthy 125, NCE
6:59, OCD 1770, Slowick 37-8]
Peoria, Illinois
(1891. M. Pacifica Forrestal)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the
Immaculate Conception, OSF
[Dehey 474-5, GRCW 86, McCarthy 275, NCE 6:62, OCD 1580, Slowick 75-6, Thomas 25
(101)]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Aston]
(1855. M. Francis Bachmann, M. Margaret Boll, M. Bernardine Dorn)
Sisters of Saint Francis of
Philadelphia, OSF
Also called: Glen Riddle Franciscans.
Gave rise to: Sisters of St. Francis,
Buffalo [Williamsville], NY & Syracuse,
NY.
Had been broken into 4 provinces: St.
Joseph’s Province (Baltimore, MD), Immaculate Conception Province (Philadelphia, PA), Sacred Heart Province (Portland,
OR), St. Anthony’s Province (Trenton, NJ), with the Mother House at Glen Riddle,
PA.
[Dehey 418-20, GRCW 121, McCarthy 269,
NCE 6:53-4, OCD 1650, Slowick 13-15, Thomas
108-9 (438)]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(1922)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Providence of God, OSF
Also called: Lithuanian Sisters of St.
Francis.
Formed out of: Sisters of
the Holy Family of Nazareth, Des Plaines, IL.
[GRCW 101, McCarthy 280, NCE 6:63, OCD
1660, Slowick 89-90, Thomas 119 (475)]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [Millvale]
(1871)
Sisters of Saint Francis of Millvale, Pennsylvania, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of the
Immaculate Virgin Mary & Millvale Franciscans. Formed out of: Sisters of St.
Francis, Buffalo [Williamsville].
[Dehey 439, GRCW 107, McCarthy 126, NCE
6:63, OCD 1620, Slowick 22-3, Thomas 118
(475)]
Plainfield, New Jersey [North]
(1929 ; Wurzburg, Germany, 1855. Antonie Werr)
Congregations of the Servants of the Holy Child Jesus of
the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis,
OSF
Also called: Servants of the Holy
Infancy of Jesus & Franciscan Servants of the Holy Child
Jesus.
Motherhouse in Wurzburg, Germany
[OCD 1980, Slowick 102]
Powers Lake, North Dakota
Missionaries of the Third Order of Saint
Francis of Our Lady of the Prairies, OLP
[GRCW 82]
Republic, Missouri
(1987)
Little Portion Franciscan Sisters
Formed out of Franciscan Sisters of
Springfield, MO
[Slowick 112]
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
(1916 [1907])
Sisters of Saint Francis of Rice Lake,
OSF
[McCarthy 116]
Ringwood, New Jersey
(1911. Angela Clara Pesce)
Franciscan Sisters of Ringwood, FSR
Also called: Capuchin Sisters of the
Infant Jesus & Capuchin Sisters of the Child Jesus.
[Dehey 850, GRCW 131, McCarthy 256, OCD
1420, Slowick 92-3]
Rochester, Minnesota
(1877. M. Alfred Moes)
Sisters of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of the Congregation of
Our Lady of Lourdes, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of Our
Lady of Lourdes & Franciscan Sisters of Rochester,
Minnesota.
Gave rise to Sisters of St. Francis,
Sylvania, OH.
[Dehey 464-5, GRCW 102, McCarthy 286,
NCE 6:57, OCD 1720, Slowick 51-3, Thomas
62 (249)]
Rock
Island, Illinois
(1893. Mary Michael McClarney)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Order of Saint Francis,
OSF
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters,
Little Falls, Minnesota.
Merged with: Sisters of the Third Order,
Peoria, IL in 1989.
[Dehey 496, McCarthy 105, NCE 6:59-60,
Slowick 82]
Saint
Louis, Missouri
(1872. M. Odilia Berger)
Franciscan Sisters of Mary, FSM
Gave rise to: Sisters of the Third
Order, Maryville, MO. (merged back again in 1986)
[Dehey
443-7, GRCW 128, McCarthy 118, OCD 1415, Slowick 25-6, Thomas 69 (278)]
Saint Louis, Missouri
(1901. Solana Leczna, Ernestine Matz, Hilaria Matz)
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, OSF
Also called: Polish Franciscan School
Sisters.
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters,
Joliet, IL.
[Dehey 481-2, GRCW 106, McCarthy 262,
NCE 6:57-8, OCD 1430, Slowick 68-9]
Saint Paul, Minnesota
(1923 ; Waldbreitbach, Germany, 1863. M. Rosa Flesch)
Franciscan Sisters of Saint Paul, Minnesota, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of the
Blessed Virgin Mary of the Angels, BMVA, Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels.
Motherhouse in Waldbreitbach, Germany
[GRCW 113, McCarthy 103, OCD 1485,
Slowick 100, Thomas 63-4 (254)]
San Fernando, California
(1926 ; Mexico City, 1874)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Missionary
Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.
[GRCW 100, NCE 6:51, OCD 1350, Slowick
101]
San Jose, California
(1960 ; Portugal, 1876)
Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, FHIC
Motherhouse in Portugal
[OCD 1270, Slowick 106]
Savannah, Missouri
(1922 ; Voecklabruck, Austria, 1850. Franziska Wimmer)
Sisters of Saint Francis of Savannah, Missouri, OSF
Also called: Franciscan School Sisters.
[Dehey 497, GRCW 111, McCarthy 266, NCE
6:53, OCD 1670, Slowick 99, Thomas 70-1
(281)]
Springfield, Illinois
(1875 ; Telgte, Germany, 1844)
Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Hospital
Sisters.
Motherhouse in Munster, Germany
[Dehey 458-9, McCarthy 109, NCE 6:49,
OCD 1820, Thomas 26 (105)]
Sylvania, Ohio
(1916 [1930]. Adelaide Sandusky)
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Sylvania, Ohio, OSF
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters,
Rochester, MN.
[GRCW 92, McCarthy 278, NCE 6:60-1, OCD
1530, Slowick 69-71, Thomas 105 (423)]
Syracuse, New York (1860.
M. Bernardine Dorn)
Sisters of the Third Franciscan Order,
OSF
Also called: Sisters of the Third Franciscan Order, Minor Conventual
Formed out of: Franciscan Sisters,
Philadelphia.
[Dehey 426-8, GRCW 94, McCarthy 283, NCE
6:53, OCD 1490, Slowick 17-8, Thomas 95
(380)]
Tiffin, Ohio
(1869. Elizabeth Schaefer)
Sisters of the Third Order of
Saint Francis of Penance and of Charity, OSF
[Dehey 442-3, GRCW 99, NCE 6:58, OCD
1760, Slowick 20-22, Thomas 105 (424)]
Toronto, Ohio
(1988)
Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of Penance of the
Sorrowful Mother
Founded at: Franciscan University,
Steubenville, OH.
[Slowick 113]
Waco, Texas
(1962 ; Mallorca, Spain, 1856)
Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of
Mercy, FHM
Motherhouse in Mallorca, Spain
[OCD 1235, Slowick 107]
Wheaton, Illinois
(1872 ; Saltzkotten, Germany,1860. M. Clara Pfaender)
Franciscan Sisters Daughters of the
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, OSF
Also called: Franciscan Sisters of Jesus
and Mary, Wheaton Franciscan Sisters.
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy
[Dehey 465, GRCW 104, McCarthy 110, NCE
56, OCD 1240, Slowick 23-4, Thomas 26 (106)]
Worcester, Massachusetts
(1889)
Little Franciscans of Mary, PFM
[Dehey 472-3, GRCW 136, McCarthy 322,
OCD 2280, Slowick 73-4, Thomas 56-7 (223)]
Compiled by Paul J. Spaeth
Assisted by Hollie Markwood