Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence

The Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence (Latin: Congregatio Divinae Providentiae) is a Catholic religious institute that was founded in 1851 in Germany by Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, Bishop of Mainz, and Stephanie Amelia Starkenfels de la Roche, a French noblewoman.

The Congregation has three provinces: Germany, America-Caribbean, and Korea. The Congregation also includes Peru, which is not a province, but a region. It is an international community of 750 vowed members and 300 associates.

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History

In 1876, the original motherhouse in Mainz, Germany, sent six sisters to the United States to begin a new foundation. These sisters settled in Pittsburgh, PA.[1]

In 2001, the three American provinces--Kingston, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, and St. Louis, MO--together with the region of Puerto Rico and the mission of Santo Domingo, became one American-Caribbean province, the Marie de la Roche Province.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Sisters of Divine Providence (2001). "150 Years". timeline from 1851-2001 with highlights related to the Sisters of Divine Providence in North America. 
  2. ^ Sisters of Divine Providence (2001). "150 Years". timeline from 1851-2001 with highlights related to the Sisters of Divine Providence in North America. 

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