List of Religious Orders in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York - Female Religious Orders Currently in The Archdiocese

Female Religious Orders Currently in The Archdiocese

• Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Formerly known as the Zelatrice Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the sisters serve at the following schools in the archdiocese: Our Lady of Pompeii (Greenwich Village), Santa Maria (Bronx), Sacred Heart Learning Center (Bronx) and St. Joseph (Manhattan). One sister also ministers at Immaculate Conception Church in Tuckahoe (2010).
• Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm - Operate four nursing homes in the archdiocese: Ferncliff in Rhinebeck and Carmel Richmond on Staten Island, Mary Manning Walsh in Manhattan and St. Patrick in the Bronx (2009).
• Congregation of Notre Dame - The Congregation of Notre Dame sisters currently sponsor the Notre Dame Academy in Staten Island. The sisters formerly ran Notre Dame College in Staten Island, before its merging with St. John University in 1975 (2009), they also fund and work at Villa Maria School, a K-8 school in the Bronx, NY and they fund and administer at St. Jean Baptiste High School in Manhattan, NY.
• Daughters of Divine Charity - The sisters currently have a convent on Staten Island and minister at St. Joseph Hill Academy (2009).
• Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt - The sisters founded Dominican College in Blauvelt, as well as staffing and ministering in numerous shelters, schools and hospitals (2009).
• Dominican Sisters of Hope - The sisters, formed in 1995 from the merger of three Dominican congregations, sponsor Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh and Mariandale Retreat Center in Ossining. The Sisters minister in healthcare in New York City, as well as in education, social service and pastoral ministries. (2009).
• Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary - The Sisters, founded in 1876, established St. Thomas Aquinas College, as well as operate Aquinas High School in the Bronx and Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia. The Sisters minister in over 35 parishes and schools. Today, the sisters number 337 and the motherhouse is located in Sparkill, New York (2007).
• Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Springs - This is a new congregation founded in 2009 with members from the Dominican Sisters of Columbus. The sisters staff St. Vincent Ferrer High School in Manhattan, as well as have a convent in Ossining.
• Dominican Sisters of Perpetual Adoration - The nuns, the cloistered "Second Order" in the Dominican Order, have a monastery which opened in 1889, located in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx (2009). It is the oldest active Dominican monastery in the United States.
• Dominican Sisters of St. Rose of Lima - The Sisters, whose primary apostolate is to nurse the indigent dying of cancer, run Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne. They were founded by Mother Alphonsus, born Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of the noted author, Nathaniel Hawthorne (2009).
• Franciscan Handmaids of Mary - The sisters currently run St. Benedict Day Nursery in Harlem, as well as minister in parochial schools. Their motherhouse is located in Harlem. (2010).
• Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - Currently have convents in the Bronx, Manhattan and Millbrook. The Sisters minister in Cardinal Hayes Home for Children (2009).
• Franciscan Sisters of Allegheny - The Sisters, whose past ministries in the archdiocese included St. Clare and St. Elizabeth Hospitals in Manhattan, currently staff a number of parochial schools, as well as a homeless shelter for women in the Hells Kitchen section of Manhattan (2009).
• Franciscan Sisters of the Poor - The Sisters, who came to the archdiocese in 1865, ministered for a century at St. Francis Hospital and St. Anthony Sanatarium in the Bronx, before their closing in 1966. They also operated the Frances Schervier Nursing Home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, which they sold to a medical chain about A.D. 2000. They currently minister today at St. Anthony Community Hospital and the Schervier Pavilion, both in Warwick, New York (2009).
• Little Sisters of the Assumption - The Sisters, who previously administered homes for the sick poor, currently operate the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service, which they established in 1958, in Manhattan at 125th W. 130th St. The sisters also run their retreat center in Walden, New York (2009).
• Little Sisters of the Poor - The Sisters operate the Jeanne Jugan Residence in The Bronx (2009).
• Missionary Oblates of the Blessed Trinity - The Sisters currently have their novitiate located in Hopewell Junction, New York and teach at Immaculate Conception School (Gun Hill Road) in the Bronx (2009).
• Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart - The Sisters have convents located in West Park, Manhattan and Dobbs Ferry. They currently administer at Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (Manhattan), Cabrini Nursing Home (Dobbs Ferry), Cabrini Immigrant Services (Manhattan & Dobbs Ferry), Mother Cabrini High School (Manhattan), St. Frances Cabrini Shrine (Manhattan) and St. Cabrini Home (West Park). The congregation previously ran Columbus Hospital in Manhattan, which became known as Cabrini Medical Center, from 1896 to 2008, when it closed (2009).
• Monastic Family of Bethlehem and the Assumption of the Virgin - This order of monastic Sisters was founded in Rome in 1950. The Order came to the United States, and the archdiocese, in 1987. They have a monastery located in Livingston Manor, New York (2009).
• Order of Discalced Carmelites - The cloistered nuns have one monastery located in the Archdiocese, which is located in Beacon. The monastery was formerly located in The Bronx until 1982. In 2000, the nuns merged with two of their daughter foundations, the Carmelite monasteries from Barre, Vermont, and Saranac Lake, New York (2009), the new community took the name of Carmel of the Incarnation.
• Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate - The Sisters' motherhouse, Marycrest, is located in Monroe, New York. Their apostolate is to visit homes for direct person-to-person evangelization, as well as to check on children in broken homes. Some Sisters also minister in parish Religious Education programs (2009).
• Redemptoristine Nuns - The cloistered Order of the Most Holy Redeemer was founded in Scala, Italy, in 1731. The Nuns came to Esopus, NY, in 1957, and established Mother of Perpetual Help Monastery in the grounds of Mount St. Alphonsus. The community is currently in search for a new location for the monastery (2012).
• Religious of Jesus and Mary - The Sisters have served at St. John's Parish and School in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx for 100 years. The present convent is on Godwin Terrace opposite the original school building. They also conduct the Bethany Retreat and Spiritual Center in Highland Mills (2009).
• Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - The Sisters currently run the Convent of the Sacred Heart school, located in Manhattan (2009).
• Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary - The Sisters' Provincial headquarters is currently located in Tarrytown, New York. The Sisters founded and ran Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York for almost 100 years, until its merger in 2002 with Fordham University. The Sisters also ran Marymount Manhattan College, which became non-sectarian in the 1980s. The Sisters currently run The Marymount School in Manhattan (2009).
• Sacramentine Sisters - Monastery and school was established in Yonkers in 1915 in the historic Ethan Flagg House; sold in 1991 when the Sisters moved to Warwick, New York
• Sisters, Servants of Mary - These Sisters, founded in Spain and working internationally, minister to terminally-ill patients in their homes. Their convent is located at 3305 Country Club Road, Bronx, N.Y. (2009).
• Sisters of Charity of New York - The Sisters of Charity can be considered to be one of the most, if not the most, influential religious congregation in the archdiocese. After establishing the first community of religious Sisters in the diocese in 1817, the Sisters began to staff dozens of parochial schools, as well as the College of Mount St. Vincent, the now-closed Elizabeth Seton College in Yonkers, the New York Foundling Hospital and former St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in Manhattan and Staten Island. Today, the Sisters number 391 (2007).
• Sisters of Divine Providence - Founded in France, these Sisters worked with the Fathers of Mercy to help newly-arrived French immigrants. To this end, they established Leo House to provide secure housing for young working women.
• Sisters of the Divine Compassion - The Sisters currently run and staff the Our Lady of Good Counsel Academy and Elementary School in White Plains. They previously operated Good Counsel College in White Plains, which merged with Pace College in the 1980s (2009).
• Sisters of Life - Founded in 1991 by Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, Archbishop of New York. They currently have four convents in the archdiocese: one in Manhattan, two in the Bronx and one in Yonkers. The Sisters staffed the Archdiocesan Family Life Office and run shelters for pregnant women (2009).
• Sisters of Mercy - They run Our Lady of Victory Academy in Dobbs Ferry and St. Catharine Academy in The Bronx. They founded Mercy College, which became non-sectarian in the 1960s. The sisters also run Mercy Center in The Bronx, a counseling and spiritual center (2009).
• Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine - Founded in New York City in the 1920s, the Sisters currently run a retreat center in Nyack, where the motherhouse is located. The congregation currently numbers 24 members (2010).
• Sisters of the Resurrection - The Sisters staff Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, as well as teach at St. Casimir School in Yonkers and St. Margaret of Cortona School in the Bronx. In 2010, the sisters took a new mission at St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction, running the school and religious education office.
• Sisters of St. Agnes - The sisters, whose motherhouse is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, previously staffed a number of parochial schools, including Sacred Heart in Yonkers, Our Lady Queen of Angels in Harlem and Holy Family in the Bronx. The sisters currently work in the Leo House for German Catholics (2009).
• Sisters of St. Dorothy - They run St. Dorothy Academy and staff St. Patrick School, both on Staten Island (2009).
• Sisters of St. Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin - Their headquarters, Immaculate Conception Motherhouse, is currently located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. They formerly ran St. Clare Academy in Hastings-on-Hudson, as well as the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin at Mount Loretto in Staten Island, which had been founded in 1881 by the Rev. John C. Drumgoole and was one of the largest child care facilities in the city (2009).
• Sisters of St. John the Baptist - The Sisters' retirement convent is located in Purchase, in which the sisters run a daycare. They also run and staff St. John Villa Academy and Elementary School and St. Roch School in Staten Island. The provincial house is located in The Bronx, where the sisters run the Providence Rest Nursing Home and St. Dominic School. The sisters formerly ministered at Our Lady of Loretto (1921–1978) and St. James (1942–2002), both located in Manhattan (2009).
• Sisters of St. Ursula - The Sisters established the now-closed Academy of St. Ursula in Kingston, as well as Notre Dame School in Manhattan. Three sisters currently minister at Notre Dame (2007).
• Sisters of Reparation of the Congregation of Mary also known as the "Sisters of St. Zita" - Founded on West 14th Street in Manhattan, the Sisters were founded to work with young women in domestic service. They later established St. Zita's Villa, a nursing home, in Monsey in 1938 (2009).
• Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate - Also known as the Pallotine Sisters, their motherhouse is located in Harriman and they run St. Patrick Villa, also in Harriman (2009) They formerly served at Immaculate Conception School (Gun Hill Road) in the Bronx until 1970's.
• Society of Helpers - Formerly known as the Society of Helpers of the Holy Souls, they currently minister in Manhattan (2009).
• Society of the Holy Child Jesus - They run the School of the Holy Child in Rye, as well as the Cornelia Connelly Education Center in Manhattan (2009).