Congregation Of The Sisters Of Divine Providence
The Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence (Latin: Congregatio Divinae Providentiae) is a Catholic religious institute that was founded in 1851 in Germany by Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, Bishop of Mainz, and Stephanie Amelia Starkenfels de la Roche, a French noblewoman.
The Congregation has three provinces: Germany, America-Caribbean, and Korea. The Congregation also includes Peru, which is not a province, but a region. It is an international community of 750 vowed members and 300 associates.
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