List of Catholic male orders
This page would like to give an overview of the diversity of the Roman Catholic religious orders . It only shows a fraction, but it will certainly fill up gradually. Some abbreviations were used at different times, or are used by different orders today, so it is important to take a closer look. (Examples: OSA, today Augustinian order (formerly OESA), formerly sometimes used by Augustinian canons ; CR: Resurrectionists or Theatiners ).
A.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Adorno Fathers | Clerici Regulares Minores; also Caraccioliner | CRM | ||
| Africa Missionaries from Verona | Congregatio Filiorum S. Cordis Jesu | MCCJ | Former Italian section of the Comboni missionaries | |
| Alexians | Congregatio Fratrum Alexianorum | CFA | ||
| Ambrosian | Congregatio Oblatorium Sanctorum Ambrosii et Caroli | OSC | ||
| Amigonians | Fratres Tertii Ordinis Sancti Francisci Capolarum a Beata Virgini Perdolente | TC | also: Capuchin Terces of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
| Antonites | Canonici Regulares Sancti Antonii | CRSAnt | also: Order of the Antonites | |
| Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis Seraphicus | Congregatio Fratrum Pauperum Sancti Francisci | CFP | ||
| Arnstein Fathers | Congregatio Sacrorum Cordium Jesu et Mariae necnon adorationis perpetuae Sanctissimi Sacramenti Altaris | SSCC | ||
| Assumptionists | Congregatio Augustinianorum from Assumptione | AA | ||
| Augustinians | Ordo Sancti Augustini | OSA | before 1963 Augustinian hermits (see below) | |
| Augustinian Canons | Canonici Regulares Sancti Augustini | CRSA, CanReg (in Austria) | ||
| Augustinian Canons of the Great St. Bernhard | Canonici Regulares Congregationis Sancti Bernadi | CRB | ||
| Augustinian Canons of the Immaculate Conception | Congregatio Canonikorum Regularium Immaculatae Conceptionis | CRIC | ||
| Augustinian Canons of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer | Congregatio Canonicorum Regularium Mariæ Matris Redemptoris | CRMR | French : Chanoines Réguliers ou Petits-Frères de Marie, Mère du Rédempteur | |
| Augustinian Canons of the Lateran | Congregatio Canonicorum Regularium Ss. Salvatoris Lateranensis | CRL | ||
| Augustinian Discalceates | Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum | OAD | ||
| Augustinian Hermits | Ordo Eremitarum Sancti Augustini | OESA | since 1963 Augustinian order (see above) | |
| Augustinian recollections | Ordo Augustinianorum Recollectorum | OAR | ||
B.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Merciful Brothers of St. John of God | Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis de Deo | OH | ||
| Merciful Brothers of Maria Hilf | Fratres Misericordiae Mariae Auxiliatricis | FMMA | ||
| Merciful Brothers from Montabaur | FMM | |||
| Barnabites | Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli | CRSP | ||
| Bartholomites | A former religious community | |||
| Basilians from Aleppo | Ordo Basilianus Aleppensis Melkitarum | BA | also: Aleppine Basilians | |
| Basilian from the Most Holy Redeemer | Ordo Basilianus Sanctissimi Salvatoris Melkitarum | BS | Melkite Basilians from the Most Holy Redeemer | |
| Basilian of St. John the Baptist | Chouerites | BC | ||
| Basilian of St. Josaphat | Ordo Basilianus Sancti Josaphat (also: Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni) | OSBM | ||
| Benedictine | Ordo Sancti Benedicti | OSB | ||
| Bethlehem Mission Immensee | Societas Missionum Exterarum de Bethlehem in Helvetia | SMB | ||
| Broeders Hieronymites | Congregatio Sancti Hieronymi Aemiliani | CSHE | ||
| Broeders van Liefde | Fratres Caritate | FC | ||
| Broeders van Maastricht | Congregatio Fratrum Immaculatae Conceptionis Beatae Mariae Virginis | FIC | ||
| Merciful Brothers of Mechelen | Institutum Fratrum Beatae Mariae Virginis a Misericordia | FDM | also: Broeders van Scheppers | |
| Brothers of Charity | Irish branch of the Broeders van Liefde | |||
| Brothers of St. Joseph the Worker | BSJW | Brothers of St. Joseph the worker | ||
| Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley | Institutum Fratrum a Sancte Falilia de Bellicio | FSF | Brothers of the Holy Family | |
| Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Fratres a Sacratissimo Corde Jesu | SC | ||
| Brothers of Christian Doctrine | Fratres Doctrinae Christianae | FDC | ||
| Brothers of the Christian Schools | Institutum Fratrum Scholarum Christianarum; also Christian Brothers | FSC | ||
| Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes | Fratres Nostrae Dominae Lurdensis | FNDL | Fraternity | |
| Brothers of Our Lady of Sion | ||||
| Fraternity of Our Lady of the Poor | ||||
| Brothers of St. Joseph Benedikt Cottolengo | Congregatio Fratrum in Sancto Josepho Benedicto Cottolengo | FSGC | also known as Cottolenginer | |
| Brothers of the Order of the Holy Spirit | ||||
C.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Canisians | Canisian fraternity | |||
| Canon's Regular of Jesus the Lord | ||||
| Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem | CRNJ | |||
| Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius | ||||
| Canossians | Congregatio Filiorum a caritate vulgo Canossiani | FCC | ||
| Carmelites of Mary Immaculate | Congregatio Fratrum Carmelitarum BV Mariae Immaculatae | CMI | ||
| Caraccioliner | Clerici Regulares Minores | CRM | also Adorno-Fathers or minor regular clerics | |
| Brothers of the Christian Schools | Fratres Scholarum Christianarum | after St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle ; also Christian Brothers (De la Salle Brothers) | ||
| Christian Brothers | Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum | CFC | after Edmund Ignatius Rice also Presentation Brother | |
| Claretians | Cordis Mariae Filii - Congregatio Missionariorum Filiorum Cordis Mariae | CMF | ||
| Clement priest | ||||
| Cölestiner | Ordo Sancti Benedicti Coelestinensis | OSBCoel | Poor Hermit-Cölestiner | |
| Companions of the Cross | CC | |||
| Crosier Fathers | ||||
| Comboni missionaries | Missionarii Comboniani Cordis Jesu | MCCJ | ||
| Congrégation du Sacré-Cœur | Congregatio Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu | SCJ | also: Pères de Timon-David | |
| Congregazione dei Missionari Lebanesi | Congregazione dei Missionari Lebanesi | CML | Maronite Church | |
| Congregation of St. Therese | CST brothers | |||
| Consolata missionaries | Institutum Missionum a Consolata | IMC | Turin missionaries | |
D.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| German medal | Ordo fratrum domus hospitalis Sanctae Mariae Teutonicorum Ierosolimitanorum (Ordo Teutonicus) | OT | ||
| Servants of Jesus and Mary | Servi Jesu et Mariae | SJM | ||
| Disciples of the Divine Savior | DDS | |||
| Dobrin Knight | Fratres militiae Christi in Prussia | - | Knight order that rose in the Teutonic Order | |
| Doctrinarians | Congregatio Patrum Doctrinae Christianae | DC | also: priests of Christian teaching | |
| Dominican | ordo fratrum praedicatorum | OP | to St. Dominic | |
E.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Eucharist | Societas Sanctissimi Sacramenti | SSS | Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament | |
F.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Franciscan Brothers | 4 different congregations: | |||
| Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn | ||||
| Franciscan Brothers of Peace | ||||
| Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist | ||||
| Franciscan Brothers of the Sacred Heart | ||||
| Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | ||||
| Franciscan | ordo fratrum minorum | OFM | after St. Francis of Assisi | |
| Franciscans of Renewal | CFR | |||
| Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross | Fratres Franciscani a Sancta Cruce | FFSC | ||
| Fraternité de Jérusalem | OSB | |||
| Franciscan Community of Bethany | ||||
| Fraternity of Saint-Vincent-Ferrier | Fraternitas Sancti Vincenti Ferreri | FSVF | ||
| Fraters of the Congregatie van Onze Lieve Vrouw, Moeder van Barmhartigheid | Congregatio Fratrum Beatae Mariae Virginis, Matris Misericordiae | CMM | also: Fraters van Tilburg | |
| Fraters van Utrecht | ||||
| Frères auxiliaires | ||||
| Frères de la Sainte-Famille | ||||
| Frères de Saint-Gabriel | ||||
| Frères du Sacré-Cœur | Fratres a Sacratissimo Corde Jesu | SC | ||
G
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Communion of St. John | also: St. John Community (Congregation of Diocesan Law) | |||
| Society of Africa Missions | Societas Missionum ad Afros | SMA | also: Society of African Missions | |
| Society of the Divine Word | Societas Verbi Divini | SVD | also: Steyler missionaries | |
| Society of St. Apostle Paul | Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo | also: St. Paulus Society | ||
| Glenmary Home Missionaries | ||||
H
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Sacred Heart Missionaries | Missionaries de Sacré Cœur - Missionarii Sacri Cordis Jesu | MSC | ||
| Sacred Heart Priest | SCJ | also: Dehonians | ||
| Hieronymites | Hermits of St. Jerome | OSH | not identical with the Jesuats | |
| Holy Cross Fathers | Congregatio a S. Cruce | CSC | ||
I.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Indian Missionary Society | IMS | |||
| Institute Christ King and High Priest | Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis | ICR | ||
| Institute of the Incarnate Word | Instituto del Verbo Encarnado | Ive | ||
| Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras | Institutum Hispanicum Sancti Francisci Xaverii per Missionibus Exteris | IEME | ||
J
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Jesuats | Clerici apostolici S. Hieronymi | CASH | Jesus of St. Jerome | |
| Jesuit | Societas Jesu | SJ | ||
| Missionaries of St. John the Baptist | Missionarii Sancti Ioannis | MSJ | Short form: John missionaries | |
| Josephiner of St. Leonardo Murialdo | Cogregatio Sancti Josephi | CSJ | ||
| Josephites of Geraadsbergen | Congregatio Josephitarium | CJ | ||
K
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Kalasantines | Congregatio pro operariis a S. Josepho Calasanctio | COp | actually: Congregation for the Christian Workers of St. Josef Calasanz | |
| Calvaries | Calvary priest | |||
| Camaldolese | Congregatio Camaldulensis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti | OSBCam | ||
| Camaldolese | Congregatio Eremitarum Camaldulensium Montis Coronae | ECMC | ||
| Camillians | Ordo Clericorum Regularium Ministrantium Infirmis | MI | ||
| Capuchin | ordo fratrum minorum capucinorum | OFMCap | ||
| Carmelites | Ordo Carmelitarum | OCarm | ||
| Carmelites, Discalced | Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum | OCD | ||
| Carthusian | ordo cartusiensis | OCart | ||
| Little brothers of Jesus | Institutum parvulorum fratrum Jesu | PFJ | ||
| Little Brothers of the Gospel | ||||
| Congregation of St. Basil's Priests | Congregatio Sancti Basilii | COD | also: priest of St. Basil or Basil Fathers | |
| Congregation for Priestly Fraternity | Congregatio a Fraternitate Sacerdotali | CFS | ||
| Congregation of the Holy Family of Bergamo | Congregazione della Sacra Famiglia di Bergamo | CSF | Congregation of Priests and Sisters | |
| Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth | Congregatio Sacrae Familiae a Nazareth | FN | ||
| Congregation of Jesus and Mary | Congregatio Jesu et Mariae | CJM | ||
| Little brothers of the lamb | OP | |||
| Congregation of the Holy Archangel Michael | also: Michaelites | |||
| Congregation of the Holy Cross | Congregatio a Sancta Cruce | CSC | (Priestly community) | |
| Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | CICM | ||
| Convention of the Order of Malta in Prague | Ordo Melitensis | OMel | Prague Knights of Malta, Hospital Brotherhood of St. John in Jerusalem | |
| Lords of the Cross | Ordo Sanctae Crucis | OSC | see: Order of the Holy Cross | |
L.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Lazarists | congregatio missionis | CM | also: Vincentians | |
| Lebanese Maronite Missionaries | ||||
| Legionaries of Christ | Congregatio Legionariorum Christi | LC | ||
| Little Brothers of Gospel | LBG | |||
| Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd | BGS | |||
| Lyon seminar | Societé des Missions Africains de Lyon | |||
| Little Flower Congregation | CST | |||
M.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Milan seminar for foreign missions | Pontificium Institutum pro missionibus ad exteros | |||
| Malabar Missionary Brothers | MMB | |||
| Mariamite Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Ordo Maronita Beatae Mariae Virginis | OMM | Mariamite Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| Marians | Congregatio Clericorum Marianorum sub titolo Immaculatae Conceptionis Beatissimae Virginia Mariae | MIC | Regular Clerics of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| Marianists | Societas Mariae | SM | ||
| Mariannhiller missionaries | Congregatio Missionariorum de Mariannhill | CMM | ||
| Marist Fathers | Societas Mariae | SM | ||
| Marist School Brothers | Fratres Maristae Scholarum | FMS | ||
| Maryknoll Missionary Order | Societas de Maryknoll pro missionibus exteris | MM | Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America | |
| Mercedarians | Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede redemptionis captivorum | Edema | ||
| Mechitarists from Venice and Vienna | Ordro Mechitaristarium Venetiarum; Congregatio Mechitarista Vindobonensis | OMech and CMV | Mission Order | |
| Miles Christi | ||||
| Minimites | Ordo Minimorum | OM or OMinim |
also: Paulaner | |
| Minorites (Conventuals) | Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium | OFMConv | Franciscan Conventuals | |
| Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity | MSSST or ST | |||
| Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament | ||||
| Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal | Institutum Yarumalense pro Missionibus ad Exteras Gentes | MXY | ||
| Missionaries of Charity | MC | also: Missionaries of Charity | ||
| Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette | MS | |||
| Missionaries from the Sacred Heart | MSC | |||
| Missionaries of St. John the Baptist | MSJ | compare Johannes missionaries | ||
| Missionaries of the Precious Blood | Congregatio Pretiosissimi Sanguinis | CPPS | ||
| Missionaries from the Kingdom of Christ | Secular institute | |||
| Missionaries of the Holy Family | Missionaries a Sacra Familia | MSF | ||
| Missionaries of God's Love | MGS | |||
| Missionary Society of St. Columban | Societas S. Columbani pro missionibus ad Exteros | SSCME | ||
| Missionary Brothers of St. Francis | Congregatio Missionariorum Sancti Francisci Assisiensis | CMSF | ||
| Mission Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill | Societas Missionarium Sancti Joseph de Mill Hill | MHM | Short form: Mill Hill Missionaries | |
| Mission priest of the Frache-Comté | ||||
| Missionary priest UL wife of Sainte-Garde | ||||
| Missionhurst Missionaries | Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | CICM | ||
| Missionary Society of Boa Nova | Missionaries dà "Boa Nova" | SMP | ||
| Monks of Adoration | ||||
| Montfortaner | Societas Mariae Monfortana | SMM | ||
| Monastic family of Bethlehem, the Assumption of Mary and St. Bruno | Brothers of Bethlehem | |||
| Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel | SG | |||
N
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Misioneros de la Natividad de María | Congregatio Missionariorum Nativitatis Mariae | MNM | Missionaries of the Birth of Mary | |
| Notre-Dame de Vie | Secular Institute Notre Dame de Vie (Our Lady of Life) | |||
O
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Oasis de Jesus Sacerdote | ||||
| Oblates of St. Francis de Sales | Oblati Sancti Francisci Salesii | OSFS | also: sales wafers | |
| Oblates of Charles and St. Ambrose | Congregatio Oblatorum Sanctorum Ambrosii et Caroli | OSC / OSSCA | ||
| Oblate missionaries | Congregatio Oblatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis | OMV | ||
| Oblates Missionaries (Huenfeld Oblates) | Oblati Mariae Immaculatae | OMI | also ("Hünstelder -") wafers | |
| Oratorians | Institutum Oratorii Sancti Philippi Nerii | CO | ||
| Order of the Holy Cross | Ordo Sanctae Crucis | OSC | also: Lords of the Cross | |
| Order of the limitation of Christ | ||||
| Order of St. Benedict | Ordo Sancti Benedicti | OSB | Benedictine | |
P
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Pallottines | Societas Apostolatus Catholici | SAC | from 1854 to 1947 Pious Mission Society (PSM) | |
| Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions | Pontificium Institutum per Missionibus Exteris | PIME | ||
| Paris Mission | Societas Parisiensis missionum ad exteras gentes | MEP | Société des Missions Etrangères | |
| Passionists | Congregatio Passionis Jesus Christ | CP | ||
| Patrician Brothers | ||||
| Paulaner | see minimites | OM | ||
| Pauliner | Ordo Sancti Pauli Primae Eremitae | OSPPE | ||
| Paul Brothers | Congregatio Fratrum Sancti Pauli | CFP | Congregation of the Brothers of St. Paul | |
| Baboons | Congregatio Filiorum Immaculatae Mariae | CFMI | Congregation for the Immaculate Conception of Mary | |
| St. Paul Society | Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo | SSP | also: Society of St. Apostle Paul | |
| Paulists | Congregatio Sancti Pauli | CSP | Mission priest of St. Paul | |
| Parish workers from Christ the King | Congregatio Cooperatorum Paroesialium Christi Regis | CPCR | ||
| Piarists | Ordo Clericorum Regulares Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum | SP | ||
| Picpus missionaries | Congregatio Sacrorum Cordium Jesu et Mariae | SSCC | ||
| Premonstratensians | Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Praemonstratensis | OPraem | Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré, Norbertine | |
| Presentation Brothers | Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum | CFC | Founder Edmund Ignatius Rice also: Christian Brothers | |
| Society of St. Peter | Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri | FSSP | ||
| Society of St. Pius X. | Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X. (Decimi) | FSSPX | Not yet regulated by canon law | |
| Priestly Community of Saint Martin | ||||
| Priests of mercy | Congregatio Presbyterorum a Misericordia | CPM | also: Fathers of Mercy | |
| Priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Societas Presbyterorum Sanctissimi Cordis Iesu de Bétharram | SCI. di Béth. | ||
R.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Redemptorists | Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris | CSsR | ||
| Canon Regulars of the Holy Cross | Ordo Canonicorum Regularium Sanctae Crucis | ORC | ||
| Resurrectionists | Congregatio a Resurrectione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi | CR | ||
| Rogationists | Congregatio Rogationis a Corde Jesu | RCJ | ||
| Rosminians | Institutum Charitatis | IC | ||
S.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Sacramental priest | Congregationis Ss. Sacramentis | |||
| Salesians of Don Bosco | Salesiani di Don Bosco | SDB | ||
| Salettiner | Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette | MS | ||
| Salvatorians | Societas Divini Salvatoris / Sorores Divini Salvatoris | SDS | ||
| St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart | Societas Sodalium Sancti Joseph a Sacra Corde | SSJ | ||
| St. Patrick's Society for Foreign Missions | Societas Sancti Patritii per Missionibus ad Exteros | PLC | also: Kiltegan Fathers | |
| Scalabrini Fathers | Congregatio Scalabriniana | CS | ||
| Scarboro Foreign Mission Society | Societas Scarborensis pro Missionibus ad Exteras Gentes | SFM | ||
| Scheutvelder missionaries | Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | CICM | ||
| School brothers from Ploërmel | Institutum Fratrum instructionis christianae de Ploëmel | FICP | ||
| Servants of the Paraclete | ||||
| Servites | Ordo Servorum (-arum) Mariae | OSM | ||
| New Year's Eve | Congregatio Silvestrina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti | CSilvOSB | also: Sylvestrians, "Blue Benedictines" | |
| Société des Missions-Étrangères | Societas pro missionibus exteris Provinciae Quebecensis | PME | ||
| Society of Christ | ||||
| Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity | ||||
| Society of Saint Edmund | ||||
| Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana | Sodalitium Christianae Vitae | SCV | ||
| Sons of mary | OFFM | |||
| Somasker | Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha | CRS | ||
| Sons of Christian love | Filii Caritatis | FC | ||
| Sons of Divine Providence | Filii Divinae Providentiae | FDP | ||
| Sons of the Immaculate Conception | Congregatio Filiorum Immaculatae Conceptionis | CFIC | ||
| Sons of the Immaculate Virgin Mary | Congregatio Filiorum Beatae Mariae Virginis Immaculate | FMI | ||
| Sons of the Holy Family | Filii Sacrae Familiae Iesu, Mariae et Josephi | SF | ||
| Spiritans | Congregatio Sancti Spiritus | CSSp | ||
| Divine Word Missionaries | Societas Verbi Divini | SVD | also: Society of the Divine Word | |
| Stigmatists | Congregatio a Sanctissimis Stigmatibus Domini Nostri Iesu Christi | CSS | also: Congregation of the holy wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ | |
| St. Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart | Societas Sodalium Sancti Joseph a Sacro Corde | SSJ | also: Josophite Fathers | |
| Studitenorden | Monaci Studiti Ucraini | MSU | ||
| Sulpizians | Societas Presbyterorum a S. Sulpitio | PSS | ||
T
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Tertiary | Tertius Ordo Regularis S: Francisci | GOAL | also: Order of the Regulated Tertiary of St. Francis | |
| Theatiner | Ordo Clericorum Regularium vulgo Theatinorum | CR | ||
| Trappists | ordo cisterciensis strictioris observantiae | OCSO | also: Order of the Cistercians of the strict observance | |
| Trinitarians | Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis | OSsT | ||
| Comforter of Gethsemane | Congretationem fratum consolatorum de Gethsemani | CCG | ||
V
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |||
| Vallombrosan | Congregatio Vallis Umbrosae Ordinis Sancti Benedicti | OSBVall / CVUOSB | ||||
| Viatorists | Congregatio Clericorum Parochialium seu Catechistarum S. Viatoris, also: Clerici Sancti Viatoris | CSV | ||||
| Vincentians | congregatio missionis | CM | also: Lazarists | |||
| Vincentian Congregation of Malabar | Congregatio Vincentiana | CV | ||||
| Vocationist Fathers | ||||||
W.
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| White fathers | Societas Missionariorum Africae | MAfr | ||
| Wilhelmites | ||||
X
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Xaverian Brothers | Congregatio Fratrum a S. Francisco Xaverio | CFX | ||
| Xaverian missionaries | Pia Societas S. Francisci Xaverii pro exteris missionibus | SX | Xaverian Missionary Fathers | |
Z
| worldly name | Latin name | Order abbreviation | Remarks | |
| Cistercians | Ordo Cisterciensis | OCist | after the founder Bernhard von Clairvaux also obsolete St. Bernard | |