Women’s and Men’s Religious Communities

Communities of Women Religious

The Diocese of Covington, KY is home to five communities of women religious:

• Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP)
  Home – (cdpkentucky.org)
• Passionist Nuns (CP)
  PASSIONISTS NUNS MONASTERY (erlangerpassionists.com)
• Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery (OSB)
  Home – St. Walburg Monastery (stwalburg.org)
• Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker (SJW)
  Home (ssjw.org)
• Sisters of Notre Dame (SND)
  SND USA | Our Regions

In addition, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm (O.Carm) (Carmelite Sisters For The Aged And Infirm Welcome) operate Carmel Manor, one of the nursing care facilities within the Diocese’s jurisdiction.

The Franciscan Daughters of Mary (FDM) (Franciscan Daughters of Mary (fdofmary.org)) are a Public Association of the Faithful who operate Rose Garden Home Mission, one of the many care facilities within the Diocese’s jurisdiction.

Communities of Men Religious

The following communities of men religious reside in and/or serve in the Diocese of Covington:

• Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis (CFP)
  Congregation of the Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis (franciscan-brothers.net)
• Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)
  CMI-North America – CMI-North America (cmiusa.org)
• Congregation of the Rosarians (CR)
  Rosarians (rosariancr.com)
• Legionaries of Christ (LC)
  Legionaries of Christ – Cincinnati, OH (rcohiovalley.org)
• Society of Jesus (SJ)
  Jesuits Homepage – Midwest Province (jesuitsmidwest.org)
• Vincentian Congregation (VC)
  Vincentian Congregation

Forms of Consecrated Life

For information on “Forms of Consecrated Life,” please see the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website:
Forms of Consecrated Life | USCCB

Discernment Tools

If you are trying to discern a potential vocation in religious life, but don’t know where or how to start, please see the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website:
Discernment Tools | USCCB

Sr. Marla Monahan, SND, Vicar for Religious

If you think God may be calling you to consider a vocation in religious life, please contact Sr. Marla Monahan, SND, Vicar for Religious, at mmonahan@covdio.org or visit the following webpage: Vicar For Religious – Diocese of Covington.