Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Ordination Practice›Holy Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBrowse ByHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionThis page groups religious orders by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a very different practice from a seminary ordination. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently orders mark someone as formally set apart for ministry.FactsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Holy Orders / Apostolic SuccessionFilter Results46 entriesFounded ByAllPhilip Neri (1)Rooted InAllRoman Catholicism (40)Originated InAllAlgeria (1)Canada (2)France (14)Italy (8)Netherlands (1)Portugal (1)Spain (2)United States (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (45)Suppressed, then revived (1)Origin Period Start YearAll910 (1)1012 (1)1180 (1)1182 (1)1209 (1)1233 (1)1244 (1)1307 (1)1435 (1)1484 (1)1524 (1)1530 (1)1575 (1)1592 (1)1593 (1)1597 (1)1610 (1)1625 (1)1641 (1)1665 (1)1666 (1)1703 (1)1705 (1)1720 (1)1789 (1)1800 (1)1816 (2)1824 (1)1834 (1)1837 (1)1849 (1)1862 (1)1868 (1)1875 (1)1877 (1)1890 (1)1902 (1)1941 (1)1975 (1)1976 (1)1985 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (46)The vernacular (46)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (46)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (33)Kind of orderAllCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations (43)Who may joinAllLay and Ordained Together (45)Men Only (13)Ordained or Clergy Only (1)Women Only (7)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (1)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (3)Missionary Work (6)Preaching (46)Teaching and Education (45)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 46Adorers of the Blood of ChristHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionApostolic Union of Secular PriestsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionAugustinian Province of England and ScotlandHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBarnabitesHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBartholomitesHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBernadines of the Precious BloodHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBon Secours SistersHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBonalistsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionBrothers of Our Lady of the FieldsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCamaldoleseHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCapuciatiHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCelestinesHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionChristian Doctrine FathersHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionClaretiansHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCluniac OrderHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCommunity of Saint MartinHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCommunity of St. JohnHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCompanions of the CrossHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCompany of MaryHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionConception of Our LadyHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCongregation of Christian RetreatHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCongregation of Holy CrossHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCongregation of the Holy SpiritHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionCongregation of the MissionHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionDiscalced CarmelitesHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionFranciscan Missionaries of MaryHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionInstitute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred HeartHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionLegion of ChristHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionMissionaries of AfricaHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionMissionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculateHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionOratory of Saint Philip NeriHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionOrder of Friars Minor ConventualHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionOrder of MinimsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionOrder of the Holy GhostHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionOrder of the Visitation of Holy MaryHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionPassionistsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionPiaristsHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionServite OrderHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSisters of the Infant JesusHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSociety of Mary (Marists)Holy Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSociety of the Divine WordHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSociety of the Sacred HeartHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSulpiciansHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionTheatinesHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionTrinitariansHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionVallombrosansHoly Orders / Apostolic SuccessionSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.