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Men's Religious Communities

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Religious Community

Local Province / Community

Contact Person

Priests

Brothers

Congregation of Alexian Brothers

 

Br. Richard Lowe

 

X

Assumptionists  (Augustinians of the Assumption) 

North American Province

Fr. Peter R. Precourt, A.A.

X

X

The Order of St. Augustine

Midwest Province

Fr. John Merkelis, OSA

X

X

 

East Coast Province

Fr. Jim McBurney, O.S.A.

X

X

The Order of St. Benedict

 

 

X

X

 

Benedictine Monks of Chicago

Fr. Peter Funk, OSB

X

X

 

Conception Abbey, Missouri 
 

Fr. Albert J. Bruecken, O.S.B.

X

X

  Prince of Peace Abbey Vocation Director X X

 

St. Bede's Abbey

Br. Mark Strassburger, OSB

X

X

 

St. John's Abbey, Minnesota

Br. Paul Vincent Niebauer OSB

X

X

 

St. Martin's Abbey

Fr. Paul Weckert, OSB

X

X

 

St. Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana

Fr. Harry Hagan, OSB

X

X

 

St. Procopius Abbey, Illinois

Bro. Guy Jelinek, OSB

X

X

 

St. Vincent Archabbey, Pennsylvania

Fr. Frederick Byrne, O.S.B.

X

X

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Province of St. Ann, U.S. Province

Fr. Scott Haig, SSS X X
Order of Basilian Monks Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary in Grottaferrata Fr. Antony Costanza O.S.B.I. X X

Order of St. Camillus

 

Deacon Albie Schempp, OSCam.

Br. Allan Gidley, OSCam.

X

X

The Carmelites

Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary

Fr. Bill Wert, O.Carm.

X

X

The Brothers and Sisters of Charity   Sr. Mary Catherine Breidt, BSC   X

Cistercians of the Order of the Strict Observance

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity

Fr. Charles Cummings, OCSO

X

X

 

Abbey of the Genesee, New York

Br. Anthony Weber, OCSO

X

X

 

Assumption Abbey, Missouri

Fr. Alberic Maisog, OCSO

X

X

Claretian Missionaries

 

 

X

X

 

Western Province

Fr. Steve Niskanen, CMF

X

X

 

Eastern Province

Fr. Carl Quebedeaux, CMF

X

X

Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (The Crosiers)

 

Fr. Dale Ehrman, OSC

X

X

Capuchin Franciscans Friars

 

Friar Mike Joyce, OFM Cap.

X

X

Capuchin Franciscan Friars Mid-America Province John Lager, O.F.M.Cap.

X

X

Companions of the Cross

Ottawa , Ontario , Canada

Fr. John Vandenakker

X

 

DeLaSalle Christian Brothers

 

 

 

X

 

Midwest District

Bro. Rob Veselsky

 

X

The Dominicans

 

 

X

X

 

Province of St. Joseph (New York)

Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P.  

X

X

Friars of the Order of Preachers

Province of Saint Martin De Porres (Southern)

Fr. Charles Luke Latour, O.P.

X

X

Friar Servants of Mary USA Bro. Arnaldo M. Sanchez, OSM X X

The Franciscans

Province of St. John the Baptist

 

X

X

 

Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart

Bro. Moises Gutierrez, ofm

X

X

Franciscans (Conventual)

 

Fr. Maurice Richard OFM Conv.

X

X

Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York

Bro. James McVeigh,OSF

 

X

Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist (FBE) Meriden, CT Brother Leo Maneri, FBE   X

Franciscan Brothers of the Sacred Heart

 

Bro. Anthony, O.S.F.

 

X

Franciscan Friars of the Assumption BVM Province Franklin, WI Fr. Joachim Studwell, OFM X X

Franciscans of the Holy Cross (TOR)

 

Fr. William Conner, OSF

X

X

Glenmary Home Missioners
  Father Steve Pawelk X X

Congregation of Holy Cross

Indiana Province

Fr. James B. King, C.S.C

X

X

Institute of the Incarnate Word Province of the Immaculate Conception Fr. Mariano Vicchi, IVE X X

The Jesuits

 

 

X

X

 

Chicago Province

Fr. David Godleski, SJ

X

X

 

Wisconsin Province

Fr. Warren Sazama, SJ

X

X

The Josephite Fathers and Brothers

 

Fr. Charles Moffatt SSJ

X

X

Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (La Salette Missionaries)

 

Fr. William J. Slight, M.S.

X

X

The Legionaries of Christ

 

 

X

 

The Marianists

Province of The United States

Charles Johnson, S.M.

X

X

The Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception

 

 

X

 

Marist Fathers and Brothers (Society of Mary)

 

 

X

X

The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers

 

Fr. Thomas J. Marti, MM

X

X

Missionaries of the Holy Family

San Antonio , TX

Fr. Alberto Treviņo, Jr., M.S.F.

X

X

Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Cincinnati Province

Fr. Kenneth Schnipke, C.PP.S

X

X

Missionaries of the Sacred Heart   Fr. Andrew Torma, MSC X X

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

 

Fr. Andrew Knop, OMI

X

X

Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity   Fr. Charley Piatt S.T. X X

The Norbertines

Mississippi Province

Fr. Xavier Colavechio, O. Praem.

X

X

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

Fr. Kevin
Nadolski, OSFS

X

X

 

Toledo-Detroit Province

Fr. Marty Lukas,OSFS

X

X

The Passionists (English site)

Los Pasionistas (Sitio en Espanol)

Holy Cross Province

Vocation Director(English)

P. Cristobal Gibson, CP(Spanish)

X

X

The Paulist Fathers

 

 

X

 

Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in USA (PIME Missionaries)

 

Fr. Giancarlo Ghezzi, PIME

X

X

Presentation Brothers Province of North America & West Indies Bro. Robert Fanovich   X

Presentation Brothers of Mary

Knoxville