Catholic Benevolent Legion

Catholic Benevolent Legion
Abbreviation CBL
Formation 1881
Type Catholic fraternal service

The Catholic Benevolent Legion was a Roman Catholic Benevolent society founded in New York in 1881, and it provided life insurance.[1] It merged with the Knights of Columbus in 1969.[2]

References

  1. ^  "Catholic Benevolent Legion". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 
  2. ^ NAME AND STATUS CHANGES OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIESPDF (356 KB), National Fraternal Congress of America