Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(London, Ontario) Founded in 1868 by five sisters from Toronto. Independent novitiate established in 1870. The congregation manages parochial and continuation schools, a business college, hospitals, training schools for nurses, a home for the aged, and an orphanage, in the Diocese of London and the Archdiocese of Edmonton. The mother-house is … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(London, Ontario)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Hamilton) Foundation made in 1852 from the Toronto mother-house, becoming a separate community with novitiate at Hamilton, Ontario in 1856 . The congregation manages schools, hospitals, a sanitarium, and an orphanage, all in the Diocese of Hamilton. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Fort Wayne) With mother-house at Tipton, Indiana manages academies, parochial schools, and hospitals, in the diocese of Fort Wayne and Baker City. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Erie) A community founded from the Philadelphia house in 1860 by Mother Agnes Spencer of Carondelet. Villa Maria Academy was made the mother-house for the Erie diocese in 1897. The congregation manages a college and academy, hospitals, a day nursery, an orphanage, a training school for boys, and a home for … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Erie)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Detroit) Introduced into the diocese in 1889 by sisters of the Ogdensburg community. The novitiate was transferred to Nazareth, Michigan in 1897. The congregation manages a college and academy, a boarding school for small boys, parish schools, an old peoples home, hospitals, a foundling home, and an orphanage, all in the … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Detroit)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Concordia) Founded at Newton, Kansas in 1883 as a mission from the Rochester community. Mother-house established at Concordia in 1884 by Mother Mary Stanislaus Leary, assisted by members of the Erie community. The congregation manages a college for women, academies, high and grade schools, hospitals, a sanitarium, training schools for nurses, … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Concordia)”

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Cleveland) Mother-house in the city of Cleveland. They conduct including parochial elementary and high schools, and academies, all in the Diocese of Cleveland. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Chicago) Established at La Grange, Illinois in 1899, by Mother Stanislaus Leary of Rochester with two other sisters. The mother-house was erected at Nazareth Park in 1900. The congregation manages academies and parochial schools, all in the Archdiocese of Chicago. The mother-house is at La Grange. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Burlington) Introduced into the diocese from Brooklyn community in 1873, by Reverend Charles Boylan. The congregation has elementary, boarding, and high schools, a commercial school, a day nursery, and a home for aged women, all in the Diocese of Burlington. The mother-house is at Rutland, Vermont. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Buffalo) Introduced into the diocese in 1854, by four sisters from Carondelet, becoming an autonoous commnnity in 1868. The congregation manages schools, academies, orphanages, homes for the aged, for infants, and for working girls, an institute for the deaf, and a protectory for homeless boys, all in the Diocese of Buffalo. … Continue reading “Sisters of Saint Joseph -(Buffalo)”