| Under the direction of the Holy See, a number of
communities of men and of women have been established in which the
traditional sacramental forms are ordinarily celebrated. Altogether
there are approximately 19 institutes of men and 16 of women worldwide.
The following are the most notable ones present in the United States.
Communities of Men:
Priestly
Fraternity of St. Peter
Very Rev Father John Berg FSSP, Superior General
Erected in 1988. Has houses in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver,
Indianapolis, Lincoln, Omaha, Phoenix, Sacramento and 23
other US and Canadian cities, as well as Europe, Africa,
South America and Australia.
Institute
of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Right Rev Monsignor Gilles Wach ICRSS, Prior General
Erected in 1990 in Italy. Has houses in Chicago, Rockford,
Green Bay, Oakland, St. Louis, Kansas City MO and elsewhere
in the US and 9 other countries. A women's community
associated with the Institute, Sister Adorers of the Royal
Heart of Jesus Sovereign Priest, is located in Italy.
Our Lady of the
Annunciation Monastery of Clear Creek
Very Rev Dom Philip Anderson, OSB, Prior
A Benedictine foundation of the Abbey of Notre Dame de
Fontgombault, France, which was one of the first communities
to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass after the
promulgation of the new rite by Pope Paul VI.
Canons
Regular of Saint John Cantius
Fr. C. Frank Phillips, C.R., Superior
A diocesan institute founded at the parish of St. John
Cantius in Chicago, where both the Ordinary Form and
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite are celebrated
solemnly.
Monks of the
Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Carmel
Very Rev Father Daniel Mary Schneider, M.Carm., Prior
A Carmelite community established in the diocese of
Cheyenne, Wyoming. |
Communities of Women
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
Very Rev Mother Cecilia Snell, O.S.B., Prioress
First established in the diocese of Scranton, OH, the
monastery of this contemplative community is now located in
Kansas City, Missouri.
Order of Discalced Carmelites - Carmel of Jesus, Mary and
Joseph
Very Rev Mother Teresa of Jesus, O.C.D., Prioress
A community of contemplative nuns located in the diocese of
Lincoln, NE. |
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