A teaching order is a Catholic religious institute whose particular charism is education. Many orders and societies sponsor educational programs and institutions, and teaching orders participate in other charitable and spiritual activities; a teaching order is distinguished in that education is a primary mission.
Description
Teaching orders may operate their own institutions, from primary school through the university level, provide staff to diocesan or other Catholic schools, or otherwise contribute to educational ministries.
Such teaching orders include the following:
- Apostolic Carmel Sisters (Congregation of the Apostolic Carmel)1
- Basilian Fathers (Congregation of St. Basil)2
- Brigidine Sisters3
- Brotherhood of Hope - evangelization at secular universities4
- Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes - education of youth5
- Carmelites of Mary Immaculate - seminaries and training of priests; education of youth6
- Christian Brothers (Irish) (Congregation of Christian Brothers) - education of the materially poor7
- Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
- De La Salle Christian Brothers (Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools)
- Dominicans (Order of Preachers)
- Gabrielite Brothers (Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel) - education of youth8
- Grey Ursulines (Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus)
- Society of the Holy Child Jesus - education of youth in a nurturing environment9
- Congregation of Holy Cross - education of youth, especially in matters of faith10
- Holy Ghost Fathers, or Spiritans (Congregation of the Holy Spirit)11
- Religious Teachers Filippini (Pontifical Institute of the Religious Teachers Filippini) - education of youth and of adults, especially women12
- Jesuits (Society of Jesus)13
- Josephites, or Brown Joeys (Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart) - education of the poor and in rural areas14
- Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary)15
- Loretto Community (Sisters of Loretto)16
- Marianists (Society of Mary) - education of youth17
- Marianites of Holy Cross - evangelization through education18
- Marist Brothers (Little Brothers of Mary) - education of youth, especially the "most neglected"19
- Piarists (Order of Poor Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools) - education of youth20
- Presentation Brothers (Congregation of Presentation Brothers) - "Presentation Brothers: Teaching". Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- Presentation Sisters (Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) - education in parochial schools21
- Religious of the Virgin Mary - education of youth especially women
- Sacred Heart Brothers - education of youth22
- Salesians of Don Bosco - education and evangelization of youth23
- School Sisters of Notre Dame24
- Sisters of Charity of New York - education in a "caring environment"25
- Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth26
- Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill27
- Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary28
- Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary29
- Sisters of Holy Cross - education of the underserved30
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur31
- Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary32
- Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres33
- Sulpicians (Society of Saint-Sulpice) - education of clergy34
- Viatorians (Clerics of Saint Viator)35
- Xaverian Brothers (Congregation of St. Francis Xavier) - education of youth36
References
References
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- "The Basilian Charism: Occupational Charism". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "The Brigidine Sisters: Who We Are". Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Brotherhood of Hope: Vision". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes". Catholic Encyclopedia. 1911. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Carmelites of Mary Immaculate". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "CFC Vocations: Our Roots". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "EWTN: Jesus Living in Mary— Handbook of the Spirituality of St. Louis de Montfort". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Society of the Holy Child Jesus: Educational Philosophy". Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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- "Religious Teachers Filippini Mission Statement", Centennial of the Religious Sisters Filippini, retrieved 2011-01-27
- Characteristics of Jesuit Education, 1986
- "Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart: About Us". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Our Mission". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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- "Marianites of Holy Cross: The Story of Basil Anthony Marie Moreau". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "The Marist Brothers: Who We Are". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "General Curia of the Piarist Fathers: Who We Are". Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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- "Salesians of Don Bosco: About Us". Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- "School Sisters of Notre Dame, North America". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Sisters of Charity of New York: Education". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth: Mission Statement". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill: Who We Are". Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Core Values". Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary – Our Spirit and History". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06.
- "Sisters of Holy Cross: Mission". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur: Mission". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "IHM: Our Ministries". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- "Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres Generalate Rome". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- "Sulpicians: What We Do". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Viatorians: Mission". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- "Xaverian Brothers: Who are the Xaverian Brothers?". Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2009-11-13.