Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Springfield) Introduced into the diocese in 1880 from the Brooklyn community then at Flushing, Long Island, New York. Established at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The Springfield mission constituted an independent mother-house for the diocese in 1885. The congregation manages a scholasticate connected with the novitiate, a college and academy, and parochial schools, … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Springfield)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Saint Augustine) Established in 1866 at the request of Bishop Verot from the mother-house at Le Puy. Separation from the French mother-house in 1889. The congregation manages missions, academies, and an orphanage, in the Diocese of Saint Augustine. The mother-house is in the city of Saint Augustine. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Rochester) Introduced into the diocese from the Buffalo mother-house in 1864. Affiliation with Buffalo was dissolved in 1868, following the division of that diocese. The mother-house later transferred to Pittsford, New York. The sisters manage a teacher’s college, an academy, parochial schools, a preparatory school for small boys, a high school, … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Rochester)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Pittsburgh) Founded in 1869 at Ebensburg (Diocese of Altoona). Mother-house transferred to Baden, Pennsylvania in 1901. The congregation manages grade and high schools, an academy for boys, a preparatory school for the novitiate, a teacher’s college, a hospital and dispensary, a training school for nurses, and an infant home in the … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Pittsburgh)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Philadelphia) Established in 1847, when four members of the community at Carondelet, in response to Bishop Kenrick’s appeal, took charge of an orphan asylum in Philadelphia. Independent mother-house erected in 1858. Autonomy preserved, under episcopal direction, in 1863 when the Sisters of Carondelet formed a generalate. Received papal approbation in 1895. … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Philadelphia)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Peterborough) Established in the diocese of Peterborough in 1890 by sisters from Toronto. The congregation manages academies, high schools, continuation and separate schools, hospitals, orphanages, missions, and a House of Providence, in the dioceses of Peterborough, Saulte-Sainte-Marie, and Alexandria, and the archdiocese of Ottawa. The mother-house is at Peterborough. Fuente: New … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Peterborough)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Pembroke) Established in the diocese in 1910 by sisters from Peterborough. Converted to a separate community in 1921 with the mother-house at Pembroke. The sisters conduct schools and academies in the Diocese of Pembroke. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Ogdensburg) Established at Watertown, New York in 1880 by sisters of the Buffalo community. The congregation manages academies, grade and high schools, a conservatory of music, an orphanage, and a hospital, in the Diocese of Ogdensburg. The mother-house is at Watertown. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Namur, Belgium) Founded in Namur in 1819 by Dom Gerome Minsart, for the education of girls. The congregation was established in the United States in 1863. The sisters manage including schools and academies in Belgium, England, Wales, the United States, Canada, and the Congo. The mother-house is in Namur. Fuente: New … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Namur, Belgium)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Los Angeles-San Diego) Established in 1912, with novitiate, at Eureka (Diocese of Sacramento), by Mother Bernard Gooselin and nine companions of the Chicago foundation, under the direction of Monsignor L. Kennedy. Mother-house and novitiate now at Orange (Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego). The congregation manages parochial schools, hospitals, and a Chinese … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Los Angeles-San Diego)”