Office of Religious

The Office for Religious provides support and services to the hundreds of religious men and women who reside within the Diocese of Providence. There are approximately 121 religious priests, 605 religious sisters and 74 brothers serving in the Diocese.

A number of religious orders perform critical ministry throughout the Diocese in service of Christ and the faithful.  Below, please find a list of some of the orders active in the Diocese.  Please click on the name of the order to visit their website.

• Bernardine Franciscan Sisters
• Brothers of the Sacred Heart
• The De La Salle Christian Brothers
• The Foundation of the Society of Saint Ursula by Anne de Xainctonge
• Franciscan Missionaries of Mary 
• The Holy Union Sisters
• The Institute of the Religious Teachers Filippini
• Little Sisters of the Poor
• The Sisters of St. Chretienne
• The Secular Institute for the Obate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate
• Sisters of the Cross and Passion
• Sisters of the Presentation
• Sisters of Mercy
• Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus

Contact info:
Sr. Jacqueline Dickey, S.S.Ch., Director
jdickey@dioceseofprovidence.org

34 Fenner Street
Cathedral Annex
Providence, RI 02903-3695
401.278.4633