List of defunct Catholic religious institutes
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This page lists Catholic religious institutes that are now defunct. This refers to institutes that have merged, been suppressed, disbanded or died out.
- Merged refers to institutes who have either formed a new institute with another group, or joined another institute altogether.
- Suppressed refers to institutes who have been forcibly disbanded by an ecclesiastical or secular authority, usually for political or religious reasons.
- Disbanded refers to institutes who have decided to break up by the institute's own choice or authority, usually due to lack of numbers or a drastic change in circumstances or resources.
- Died out refers to institutes whose last living member has died.
The list given here includes not only examples of pontifical-right institutes but also some that are only of diocesan right. It includes even some associations formed with a view to becoming religious institutes but were never canonically erected even on the diocesan level.
The list does not distinguish between institutes that historically would be classified either as "orders" or as "congregations."
| Name | Post
nominals |
Year
founded |
Year defunct | Family | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||||
| Autonomous Region of Sisters of Mercy of Papua New Guinea | R.S.M. | 1956 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| B | |||||
| Benedictine Congregation of Portugal and Brazil | O.S.B. | 1597 | 1889 | Benedictine | Suppressed |
| Brethren of the Common Life | F.V.C. | 1370s | Early 1600s | Died out | |
| C | |||||
| Catechist Missionary Sisters of St. John Bosco | 1938 | Died out | |||
| Celestine Order (Hermits of St. Damiano) | 1254 | 18th to early
20th century |
Benedictine | Died out | |
| Congregation of St. Mary | O.P. | 1860 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| Congregation of St. Rose of Lima | O.P. | 1950 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| D | |||||
| Daughters of Mary, Health of the Sick | 1930s | 1976 | Disbanded | ||
| Dominicans of St. Catharine | O.P. | 1822 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, Kansas | O.P. | 1902 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| Dominican Sisters of Newburgh | O.P. | 1883 | 1995 | Dominican | Merged |
| Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs | O.P. | 1830 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de' Ricci | O.P. | 1880 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena | O.P. | 1891 | 1995 | Dominican | Merged |
| Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor | O.P. | 1910 | 1995 | Dominican | Merged |
| E | |||||
| Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Dominic | O.P. | 1927 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| F | |||||
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Divine Child | F.M.D.C. | 1927 | 2003 | Franciscan | Merged |
| G | |||||
| Gilbertine Order of Canons Regular (Gilbertines) | 1130 | 1538 | Gilbertine | Suppressed | |
| H | |||||
| Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony | C.R.S.Ant. | 1095 | 1803 | Suppressed | |
| L | |||||
| Little Brothers of St. Francis | L.B.S.F. | 1970 | 2012 | Franciscan | Disbanded |
| Livonian Order | 1237 | 1561 | Teutonic Order | Disbanded | |
| O | |||||
| Order of Frontevrault (Fontevrists) | 1099 | 1792 | Suppressed | ||
| Order of the Humiliati | O. Hum. | 1140 | 1571 | Suppressed | |
| S | |||||
| Sisters of the Child Jesus of Aurillac | R.E.J. | 1804 | 1952 | Sisters of the Child Jesus | Merged |
| Sisters of the Child Jesus of Versailles | R.E.J. | 1680 | 1949 | Sisters of the Child Jesus | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Adelaide | R.S.M. | 1880 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Auckland | R.S.M. | 1850 | 2005 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Ballarat East | R.S.M. | 1881 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Bathurst | R.S.M. | 1866 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Bermondsey, London | R.S.M. | 1839 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Birmingham | R.S.M. | 1841 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Birr | R.S.M. | 1840 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Cairns | R.S.M. | 1888 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Carlow | R.S.M. | 1837 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Charleville | R.S.M. | 1836 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Christchurch | R.S.M. | 1878 | 2005 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Cork | R.S.M. | 1837 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Dunedin | R.S.M. | 1897 | 2005 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Galway | R.S.M. | 1840 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Goulburn | R.S.M. | 1859 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Grafton | R.S.M. | 1883 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Gunnedah | R.S.M. | 1879 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Johannesburg | R.S.M. | 1898 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Melbourne | R.S.M. | 1857 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey | R.S.M. | 1873 | 1991 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Perth | R.S.M. | 1846 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Rockhampton | R.S.M. | 1873 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Singleton | R.S.M. | 1875 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Townsville | R.S.M. | 1878 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Tullamore | R.S.M. | 1836 | 1994 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Wellington | R.S.M. | 1861 | 2005 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of West Perth | R.S.M. | 1896 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Mercy of Wilcannia-Forbes | R.S.M. | 1890 | 2011 | Sisters of Mercy | Merged |
| Sisters of Providence of Rodez | S.P. | 1856 | Sisters of Providence | Merged | |
| Sisters of St. Dominic of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | O.P. | 1929 | 2009 | Dominican | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Francis of Maryville (Missouri) | S.S.M. | 1894 | 1985 | Franciscan | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Francis of Millvale (Millevale, Pennsylvania) | O.S.F. | 1868 | 2007 | Franciscan | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin (Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) | O.S.F. | 1895 | 2004 | Franciscan | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Francis, Third Order Regular of Buffalo (Williamsville Franciscans) | O.S.F. | 1863 | 2004 | Franciscan | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Bourg | S.S.J. | 1819 | 1996 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Cleveland | C.S.J. | 1872 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Kyoto (Japan) | C.S.J. | 1950 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River, Massachusetts | C.S.J. | 1902 | Mid-1970s | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario | C.S.J. | 1851 | 2012 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of La Grange, Illinois | C.S.J. | 1899 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario | C.S.J. | 1868 | 2012 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille | C.S.J. | 1854 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth, Michigan | C.S.J. | 1889 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Novara (Italy) | C.S.J. | 2006 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged | |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario | C.S.J. | 1921 | 2012 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough, Ontario | C.S.J. | 1890 | 2012 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Superior, Michigan | C.S.J. | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged | ||
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland, Vermont | C.S.J. | 1873 | 2001 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of Saint Joseph of Susa (Italy) | C.S.J. | 2006 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged | |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Tipton, Indiana | C.S.J. | 1888 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of Saint Joseph of Turin (Italy) | C.S.J. | 2006 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged | |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Wheeling, West Virginia | C.S.J. | 1853 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita, Kansas | C.S.J. | 1883 | 2007 | Sisters of St. Joseph | Merged |
| Sisters of St. Mary | S.S.M. | 1872 | 1985 | Franciscan | Merged |
| Sisters of the Third Franciscan Order (Syracuse, New York) | O.S.F. | 1860 | 2004 | Franciscan | Merged |
| Society of Christ Our King | 1931 | Early 1970s | Disbanded | ||
| V | |||||
| Vincentian Sisters of Charity | V.S.C. | 1902 | 2008 | Vincentian-Setonian | Merged |
