Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Practice Status›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups religious orders by whether they are still active today. Wikipedia notes that in Anglicanism alone "there are presently thirteen active religious orders for men, fifty-three for women, and eight mixed gender." Browsing by practice status lets a visitor tell a living order apart from one that has since died out.FactsLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results72 entriesFounded ByAllPhilip Neri (1)Rooted InAllRoman Catholicism (59)Originated InAllAlgeria (1)Canada (5)France (19)Germany (1)Guatemala (1)Ireland (1)Italy (10)Netherlands (1)Portugal (1)Spain (3)United States (5)Origin Period Start YearAll1012 (1)1180 (1)1182 (1)1209 (1)1218 (1)1233 (1)1244 (1)1300 (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)1653 (1)1658 (1)1665 (1)1666 (1)1680 (1)1703 (1)1705 (1)1720 (1)1789 (1)1800 (1)1802 (1)1804 (1)1806 (1)1816 (2)1820 (1)1824 (1)1832 (1)1833 (1)1834 (1)1837 (1)1839 (1)1840 (1)1843 (1)1849 (1)1857 (3)1861 (1)1862 (1)1868 (1)1872 (1)1875 (1)1877 (2)1890 (1)1892 (1)1902 (1)1912 (1)1925 (1)1939 (1)1941 (1)1965 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practised todayBartholomitesLiving tradition, practised todayBernadines of the Precious BloodLiving tradition, practised todayBethlehemite BrothersLiving tradition, practised todayBon Secours SistersLiving tradition, practised todayBonalistsLiving tradition, practised todayBose Monastic CommunityLiving tradition, practised todayBrothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpLiving tradition, practised todayBrothers of Our Lady of the FieldsLiving tradition, practised todayBrothers of the Cross of JesusLiving tradition, practised todayBrothers of the Poor of St. FrancisLiving tradition, practised todayCamaldoleseLiving tradition, practised todayCapuciatiLiving tradition, practised todayCelestinesLiving tradition, practised todayChristian Doctrine FathersLiving tradition, practised todayClaretiansLiving tradition, practised todayCommunity of Saint MartinLiving tradition, practised todayCommunity of St. JohnLiving tradition, practised todayCompanions of the CrossLiving tradition, practised todayCompany of MaryLiving tradition, practised todayConception of Our LadyLiving tradition, practised todayCongregation of Christian BrothersLiving tradition, practised todayCongregation of Christian RetreatLiving tradition, practised todayCongregation of Holy CrossLiving tradition, practised todayCongregation of Notre DameLiving tradition, practised todayCongregation of the Holy SpiritLiving tradition, practised todayCongregation of the MissionLiving tradition, practised todayDiscalced CarmelitesLiving tradition, practised todayFranciscan Missionaries of MaryLiving tradition, practised todayInstitute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred HeartLiving tradition, practised todayInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian SchoolsLiving tradition, practised todayLegion of ChristLiving tradition, practised todayLittle Sisters of JesusLiving tradition, practised todayLittle Sisters of the PoorLiving tradition, practised todayMaryknoll SistersLiving tradition, practised todayMedical Mission SistersLiving tradition, practised todayMercedariansLiving tradition, practised todayMissionaries of AfricaLiving tradition, practised todayMissionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculateLiving tradition, practised todayOratory of Saint Philip NeriLiving tradition, practised todayOrder of Friars Minor ConventualLiving tradition, practised todayOrder of MinimsLiving tradition, practised todayOrder of the Holy GhostLiving tradition, practised todayOrder of the Visitation of Holy MaryLiving tradition, practised todayPassionistsLiving tradition, practised todayPiaristsLiving tradition, practised todayReligious Sisters of MercyLiving tradition, practised todaySalesian Sisters of Don BoscoLiving tradition, practised todaySchool Sisters of Notre DameLiving tradition, practised todayServite OrderLiving tradition, practised todaySisters for Christian CommunityLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of Notre Dame de NamurLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of Providence (Montreal)Living tradition, practised todaySisters of Providence (Ruille-sur-Loir, France)Living tradition, practised todaySisters of Providence of HolyokeLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of Providence of St. Vincent de PaulLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of Providence of the Institute of CharityLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of St. Joseph of CarondeletLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of the Holy FaithLiving tradition, practised todaySisters of the Infant JesusLiving tradition, practised todaySociety of Mary (Marists)Living tradition, practised todaySociety of the Divine WordLiving tradition, practised todaySociety of the Sacred HeartLiving tradition, practised todaySulpiciansLiving tradition, practised todayTheatinesLiving tradition, practised todayTrinitariansLiving tradition, practised todayVallombrosansLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. 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