Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Who may join›Men OnlyBrowse ByMen OnlyThis page groups religious orders by who is eligible to join and what joining requires. Wikipedia notes that Anglican religious "voluntarily commit themselves for life, or a term of years, to holding their possessions in common or in trust; to a celibate life in community; and obedience to their Rule and Constitution." Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how demanding membership is from one order to the next.FactsMen OnlySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Men OnlyFilter Results21 entriesFounded ByAllPhilip Neri (1)Kind of orderAllCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations (20)Christian Military and Chivalric Orders (1)PolityAllCentralised Corporate Polity (8)Originated InAllAlgeria (1)Canada (1)France (4)Guatemala (1)Ireland (1)Italy (4)Netherlands (1)Spain (2)Origin Period Start YearAll1012 (1)1209 (1)1218 (1)1244 (1)1300 (1)1307 (1)1575 (1)1597 (1)1653 (1)1680 (1)1802 (1)1816 (2)1820 (1)1849 (1)1857 (2)1868 (1)1875 (1)1902 (1)1941 (1)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (15)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (21)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (21)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (7)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (2)Military and Chivalric Service (1)Missionary Work (5)Preaching (13)Teaching and Education (19)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (21)Vernacular Language (19)Ordination PracticeAllHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession (13)Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (21)Rooted InAllRoman Catholicism (20)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21AlexiansMen OnlyBartholomitesMen OnlyBethlehemite BrothersMen OnlyBrothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpMen OnlyBrothers of Our Lady of the FieldsMen OnlyBrothers of the Cross of JesusMen OnlyBrothers of the Poor of St. FrancisMen OnlyCamaldoleseMen OnlyCelestinesMen OnlyClaretiansMen OnlyCongregation of Christian BrothersMen OnlyInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian SchoolsMen OnlyLegion of ChristMen OnlyMercedariansMen OnlyMissionaries of AfricaMen OnlyMissionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculateMen OnlyOratory of Saint Philip NeriMen OnlyOrder of Friars Minor ConventualMen OnlyPiaristsMen OnlySociety of Mary (Marists)Men OnlySociety of the Divine WordMen OnlySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: Religious OrdersComments (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.