Ministry Timeline
- 1841 Congregation founded by Rev. Basil Anthony Moreau, CSC.
- 1843 Four sisters arrive in Indiana
- 1861 Sisters are operating schools and orphanages throughout the eastern half of the United States
- 1862 Sister nurses board the Union Navy hospital ship Red Rover, becoming the forerunners of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
- 1927 Sisters return to Bangladesh (after previous ministries in 1853-1876 and 1889-1896)
- 1947 Sisters begin ministry in Brazil
- 1967 Sisters begin ministry in Uganda
- 1974-97 Sisters minister in Tiberias, Israel
- 1982 Sisters begin ministry in Peru
- 1983 Sisters begin ministry in Ghana
- 1987 Sisters begin ministry in Mexico
- 1993 Sisters open a house of spiritual study for Holy Cross sisters in India
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