The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond Counties in New York City (coterminous with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, respectively), as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is home to a large number of religious orders and congregations. While there are not as many today in 2007 as there were in 1957, they still make up a large population of the archdiocese.
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- Male religious orders in the archdiocese
- Female religious orders in the archdiocese
- Religious orders no longer operating in the archdiocese
- Novitiates
- Seminaries
- Locations of former conventsbrothers residences
- References
In 1959, there were 7,913 nuns and holy sisters ministering in the Archdiocese, representing 103 different religious orders.
As of 2004, there were 913 priests of religious orders ministering in the archdiocese. As of 2008, 2,911 religious sisters and nuns and 368 religious brothers minister in the archdiocese. These religious come from over 120 different religious congregations and orders.
Male religious orders in the archdiocese
Secular Franciscan Order.
Female religious orders in the archdiocese
Religious orders no longer operating in the archdiocese
Novitiates
Seminaries
Locations of former convents/brothers' residences
Years in parenthesis are the last known date active for the organization: