Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Who may join›Women OnlyBrowse ByWomen 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.FactsWomen OnlySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Women OnlyFilter Results25 entriesKind of orderAllCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations (24)PolityAllDecentralised Polity (1)Originated InAllCanada (3)France (7)Germany (1)Italy (1)Portugal (1)United States (4)Origin Period Start YearAll1484 (1)1610 (1)1658 (1)1666 (1)1789 (1)1804 (1)1806 (1)1824 (1)1832 (1)1833 (1)1839 (1)1840 (1)1843 (1)1857 (1)1861 (1)1872 (1)1877 (2)1892 (1)1912 (1)1925 (1)1939 (1)1970 (1)1973 (1)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (21)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (25)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (25)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (18)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (1)Missionary Work (1)Preaching (7)Teaching and Education (25)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (25)Vernacular Language (25)Ordination PracticeAllHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession (7)Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (25)Rooted InAllRoman Catholicism (18)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25Bernadines of the Precious BloodWomen OnlyBon Secours SistersWomen OnlyConception of Our LadyWomen OnlyCongregation of Christian RetreatWomen OnlyCongregation of Notre DameWomen OnlyFranciscan Missionaries of MaryWomen OnlyLittle Sisters of JesusWomen OnlyLittle Sisters of the PoorWomen OnlyMaryknoll SistersWomen OnlyMedical Mission SistersWomen OnlyOrder of the Visitation of Holy MaryWomen OnlyReligious Sisters of MercyWomen OnlySalesian Sisters of Don BoscoWomen OnlySchool Sisters of Notre DameWomen OnlySisters for Christian CommunityWomen OnlySisters of Notre Dame de NamurWomen OnlySisters of Providence (Montreal)Women OnlySisters of Providence (Ruille-sur-Loir, France)Women OnlySisters of Providence of HolyokeWomen OnlySisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsWomen OnlySisters of Providence of St. Vincent de PaulWomen OnlySisters of Providence of the Institute of CharityWomen OnlySisters of St. Joseph of CarondeletWomen OnlySisters of the Holy FaithWomen OnlySisters of the Infant JesusWomen 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.