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 | |