Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Origin Period Start Year›19th centuryBrowse By19th centuryThis page groups religious orders by the year they were founded. Wikipedia notes that "religious life began in the Latin Church as early as the 3rd century, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in the 6th, in 529." Browsing by founding year lets a visitor compare how old one order is against another.Facts19th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 119th centuryFilter Results27 entriesRooted InAllRoman Catholicism (25)Originated InAllAlgeria (1)Canada (2)France (9)Germany (1)Ireland (1)Italy (1)Netherlands (1)Spain (1)United States (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (27)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (27)The vernacular (27)Ordination PracticeAllHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession (11)Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (26)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (27)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (23)Kind of orderAllCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations (26)Who may joinAllLay and Ordained Together (10)Men Only (9)Ordained or Clergy Only (1)Women Only (14)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (16)Missionary Work (4)Preaching (11)Teaching and Education (26)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Adorers of the Blood of Christ19th centuryApostolic Union of Secular Priests19th centuryBon Secours Sisters19th centuryBrothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help19th centuryBrothers of the Cross of Jesus19th centuryBrothers of the Poor of St. Francis19th centuryClaretians19th centuryCongregation of Christian Brothers19th centuryCongregation of Holy Cross19th centuryFranciscan Missionaries of Mary19th centuryInstitute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart19th centuryLittle Sisters of the Poor19th centuryMissionaries of Africa19th centuryMissionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate19th centurySalesian Sisters of Don Bosco19th centurySchool Sisters of Notre Dame19th centurySisters of Notre Dame de Namur19th centurySisters of Providence (Montreal)19th centurySisters of Providence (Ruille-sur-Loir, France)19th centurySisters of Providence of Holyoke19th centurySisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods19th centurySisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul19th centurySisters of Providence of the Institute of Charity19th centurySisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet19th centurySisters of the Holy Faith19th centurySociety of Mary (Marists)19th centurySociety of the Divine Word19th centurySources1. 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.