Sisters of Saint Joseph of Saint-Hyacinthe
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Saint-Hyacinthe (Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Hyacinthe) are a female religious congregation teaching institute established under Pontifical right.
Historical background
[edit]The congregation was founded on September 12, 1877 in La Providence (a municipality which merged in 1976 with Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) by the Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1824-1901), bishop of the diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe, and the venerable Élisabeth Bergeron.[1]
During the 1880s, the sisters established their motherhouse in Saint-Hyacinthe. In the 20th century, they established houses in Western Canada (1901), New England (1926), Lesotho (1938), Brazil (1958), Senegal (1970), Haiti (1990) and Chad (1994).[2] The Institute received the Decretum laudis on December 7, 1953, and its religious constitutions were finally approved by the Holy See on March 19, 1962.
Activities and dissemination
[edit]The sisters devote themselves mainly to teaching children in primary schools.
They are present in:[3]
- The Americas: Canada, Brazil, United States, Haiti.
- Africa: South Africa, Lesotho, Senegal, Chad.
The parent house is in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
At the end of 2008, the congregation had 355 religious members in 34 houses.[4]
In 2017, the congregation had 249 sisters in 20 houses.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Qui est Élisabeth Bergeron?" [Who is Élisabeth Bergeron?]. www.sjsh.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Hyacinthe". www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Lieux d'action" [Locations]. www.sjsh.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2010, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2010. ISBN 978-88-209-8355-0.
- ^ Annuaire pontifical, Vatican, Librairie éditrice vaticane, 2017, 2329 p. ISBN 978-88-209-9975-9 and ISBN 88-209-9975-7, p. 1630
