To assist those who feel called to the consecrated life, the Office for Consecrated Life lists those Congregations who serve in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Please see listing below:
ACJ • Handmaids of the Sacred Heart
ALCS • Holy Spirit Sisters of Tanzania
ASSP • All Saints Sisters of the Poor
ASIC • Armenian Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
CSFN • Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
CSR • Sisters of the Redeemer
CSSF • Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix (Felicians)
DC • Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
DSMP • Daughters of St. Mary of Providence
GNSH • Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart
IHM • Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Immaculata)
LSP • Little Sisters of the Poor
MMS • Medical Mission Sisters
MPF • Religious Teachers Fillipini
MSBT • Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity
MSC • Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (Cabrini)
MSC • Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Hilltrup)
MSHR • Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
OP • Dominican Sisters of Hope
OP • Dominican Sisters of Peace
OSBM • Order of St.Basil the Great
OSC • Order of St. Clare
OSF • Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis
OSF • Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
OSF • Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
POSC • Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts
RA • Religious of the Assumption
RDC • Sisters of the Divine Compassion
RGS • Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
RSM • Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Mid-Atlantic Community
RSM • Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma
SBS • Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
SCC • Sisters of Christian Charity
SCN • Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
SHCJ • Society of the Holy Child Jesus
SNDdeN • Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur(Maryland, Base & Chesapeake)
SV • Sisters of Life
SSCJ • Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
SSJ • Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia
SSJ • Sisters of St. Joseph of Mombasa
PVMI • Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
SSND • School Sisters of Notre Dame
SSpSAP • Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration
SSVM • Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara
