Anglican religious order
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Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
and/or clergy
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
in the Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious order
Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
s take vows of poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
, chastity
Chastity
Chastity refers to the sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion....
, and obedience
Vow of obedience
The Vow of Obedience in Catholicism concerns one of the three counsels of perfection. It forms part of the vows that Christian monks and nuns must make to enter the consecrated life, whether as a member of a religious institute living in community or as consecrated hermit...
, and lead a common life of work and prayer. Most members of Anglican religious orders will refer to themselves as monks and nuns, and do not usually make distinctions between nuns and religious sisters or between monks and friars as Roman Catholics do.
Religious orders were dissolved by King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
when he separated the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
from papal primacy. With the rise of the Catholic Revival and the Oxford Movement
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church Anglicans, eventually developing into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose members were often associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy...
in Anglicanism in the mid-nineteenth century, however, there was an interest in the revival of religious orders in England. Between 1841 and 1855, several religious orders for women were begun, among them the Community of St. Mary the Virgin
Community of St. Mary the Virgin
The Community of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican religious order founded in 1848 by the vicar of Wantage, William John Butler.Its current Superior is the Reverend Mother Winsome CSMV, a former Baptist Christian, who converted to Anglicanism in order to become a nun.-William John Butler :A High...
at Wantage
Wantage
Wantage is a market town and civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. The town is on Letcombe Brook, about south-west of Abingdon and a similar distance west of Didcot....
and the Society of Saint Margaret
Society of Saint Margaret
The Society of Saint Margaret is an order of women in the Anglican Church. The Sisters of St. Margaret were founded in 1855 by Dr. John Mason Neale at Rotherfield, England. As their numbers increased, they moved into their first convent, Saint Margaret's in East Grinstead, Sussex...
at East Grinstead. Religious orders for men appeared later, beginning in 1866 with the Society of St. John the Evangelist
Society of St. John the Evangelist
The Society of St John the Evangelist is an Anglican religious order for men. The members live under a rule of life and, at profession, make monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience. The SSJE was founded in 1866 at Cowley, Oxford, England, by the Father Richard Meux Benson, a priest in the...
(Cowley Fathers). In North America, the founding of Anglican religious orders began in 1842 with the Nashotah Community (men) in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, followed in 1845 by the Sisterhood of the Holy Communion in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. In recent decades, there has been a remarkable growth of religious orders in other parts of the Anglican Communion, most notably in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. There are currently about 2,400 monks and nuns in the Anglican communion, about 55% of whom are women and 45% of whom are men.
Anglican religious orders are sometimes confused with what many provinces of the Anglican Communion call "Christian communities". The differences are as follows: "A Religious Order of this Church is a society of Christians (in communion with the See of Canterbury) who voluntarily commit themselves for life, or a term of years, to holding their possessions in common or in trust; to a celibate life in community; and obedience to their Rule and Constitution." (Title III, Canon 24, section 1) "A Christian Community of this Church is a society of Christians (in communion with the See of Canterbury) who voluntarily commit themselves for life, or a term of years, in obedience to their Rule and Constitution." (Title III, Canon 24, section 2) Members of both religious orders and Christian communities may wear a distinctive habit
Religious habit
A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognisable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anachoritic life, although in their case without conformity to a particular uniform...
, and may use the titles "Brother" or "Sister", but members of Christian communities do not need to be celibate, may own property, and often live independently rather than in community.
List of current orders
The following is a list of the religious orders in the Anglican Communion with their initials and locations:Orders of men:
- Brotherhood of the Ascended ChristBrotherhood of the Ascended ChristThe Brotherhood of the Ascended Christ is an Anglican religious order of the Church of North India, and is based in Delhi, India. Founded in 1877, the order was founded with a mission to serve the poor and underprivileged. In 1975, the Delhi Brotherhood Society was established to fund and...
(BAC) (India) - Community of Our Lady & Saint JohnOrder of St. Benedict (Anglican)There are a number of Benedictine Anglican religious orders, some of them using the name Order of St. Benedict . Just like their Roman Catholic counterparts, each abbey / priory / convent is independent of each other...
Alton Abbey (OSB) (England) - Community of the ResurrectionCommunity of the ResurrectionThe Community of the Resurrection is an Anglican religious community for men. It was founded in 1892 by Charles Gore with Walter Howard Frere and four others....
(CR) (England) - Elmore Abbey (OSB) (England)
- Korean Franciscan Brotherhood (KFB) (Korea)
- Little Brothers of FrancisLittle Brothers of FrancisThe 19th and 20th century has seen the creation of a number of religious orders in the Anglican Church. One late addition to Anglican religious life is the Little Brothers of Francis, a contemplative order of Franciscan friars within the Anglican Church of Australia...
(LBF) (Australia) - Melanesian BrotherhoodMelanesian BrotherhoodThe Melanesian Brotherhood is an Anglican religious community of men in simple vows based primarily in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea.- History :...
(MBH) (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Philippines) - Oratory of the Good ShepherdOratory of the Good ShepherdThe Oratory of the Good Shepherd is a dispersed international community of Anglicans, ordained and lay, bound by a common rule of celibate chastity, responsible spending, and direction of life.The OGS Rule calls members of the Oratory to daily Communion, Private Prayer, and the Office...
(OGS) (England, Australia, United States, South Africa) - Order of Anglican Cistercians (O.Cist) (England, Wales)
- Order of the Holy Cross (OHC) (United States, Canada, South Africa)
- Saint Gregory's AbbeySt. Gregory's Abbey, Three RiversSt. Gregory's Abbey, located near Three Rivers, in St. Joseph County, Michigan, is a community of men living under the Rule of St. Benedict within the Episcopal Church.-History:...
(OSB) (United States) - Society of Saint FrancisSociety of Saint FrancisThe Society of Saint Francis is a Franciscan religious order within the Anglican Communion.The Society of Saint Francis comprises: The Brothers of the First Order; The Sisters of the First Order; The Sisters of the Second Order; The Brothers and Sisters of the Third Order...
(SSF) (England, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) - Society of St. John the EvangelistSociety of St. John the EvangelistThe Society of St John the Evangelist is an Anglican religious order for men. The members live under a rule of life and, at profession, make monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience. The SSJE was founded in 1866 at Cowley, Oxford, England, by the Father Richard Meux Benson, a priest in the...
(SSJE) (England, United States) - Society of St. PaulSociety of St. Paul (Anglican)The Society of St. Paul is an Anglican monastic community in the United States. Founded in 1958, it was the first community for men recognised by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America...
(SSP) (United States)
Orders of women:
- All Saints Sisters of the PoorAll Saints Sisters of the PoorThe All Saints Sisters of the Poor is a religious order of sisters established within the Church of England in 1851 in the parish of All Saints, Margaret Street in London. An American congregation was established in Baltimore in 1872, but in 2009 was received into the Roman Catholic Church....
(ASSP) (England) - Chama Cha Mariamu MtakatifuChama Cha Mariamu MtakatifuThe Chama cha Mariamu Mtakatifu , is an Anglican religious order based in the district of Masasi, Tanzania. It was established in 1946 and is administered by the Anglican Church of Tanzania. Apart from the mother house in Kilimani, the order operates eleven daughter houses...
Community of Saint Mary of Nazareth and Calvary (CMM) (Tanzania, Zambia) - Chita che Zita RinoyeraChita che Zita RinoyeraThe Chita che Zita Rinoyera , CZR, is an Anglican religious order of women headquartered in Mutare, Zimbabwe in the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa. The community was established in 1935 by the English Community of the Resurrection...
Community of the Holy Name (CZR) (Zimbabwe) - Christa Sevika SanghaChrista Sevika SanghaThe Christa Sevika Sangha , CSS, is an Anglican religious order founded in 1970, and based in Jobarpar, Bangladesh. It is a part of the Anglican Church of Bangladesh, and was originally attached to the Sisterhood of the Epiphany...
Handmaids of Christ (CSS) (Bangladesh) - Community of All HallowsCommunity of All HallowsThe Community of All Hallows is an Anglican religious order based in Ditchingham, near Bungay, Suffolk, under the jurisdiction of the Church of England. The religious Sisters lead an active life of prayer and service, providing hospitality and spiritual direction in two retreat houses...
(CAH) (England) - Community of Christ the KingCommunity of Christ the KingThe Community of Christ the King is an Anglican religious order of Benedictine nuns, based in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1993, this enclosed and contemplative order is under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Church of Australia...
(CCK) (Australia) - Community of Jesus' CompassionCommunity of Jesus' CompassionThe Community of Jesus' Compassion is an Anglican religious order founded in 1993, and located near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in the Diocese of Natal of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The primary work of the sisters in concerned with evangelism and children's...
(CJC) (South Africa) - Community of NazarethCommunity of NazarethThe Community of Nazareth is an Anglican religious order founded in 1936. It was established in Tokyo by the English Sisterhood of the Epiphany. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Church in Japan, the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, and operates a daughter house on the island of Okinawa...
(CN) (Japan) - Community of St. AndrewCommunity of St. AndrewThe Community of St. Andrew is an Anglican religious order of professed sisters in holy orders or who otherwise serve in diaconal ministry...
(CSA) (England) - Community of St. ClareCommunity of St. ClareThe Community of St. Clare is a Franciscan Anglican religious order of nuns. The community, founded in 1950 and based in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, is one of several associated with the Society of Saint Francis. The community is an enclosed and contemplative one, and the sisters provide for...
(OSC) (England) - Community of St. FrancisCommunity of St. FrancisThe Community of St. Francis is a Franciscan Anglican religious order of sisters founded in 1905, and is the oldest surviving Anglican Franciscan religious community. It was begun by Sr Rosina Eleanor Rice, who left another Anglican religious order, the Sisters of Bethany, to found CSF...
(CSF) (England, United States) - Community of St John Baptist (CSJB) (England, United States)
- Community of St. John the DivineCommunity of St. John the DivineThe Community of St. John the Divine is an Anglican religious order of nuns founded in 1848. The community, based in Birmingham, England, was originally a nursing order, and continues to be involved in areas of health and pastoral care. The community operates retreat...
(CSJD) (England) - Community of St. John the EvangelistCommunity of St. John the EvangelistThe Community of St. John the Evangelist is an Anglican religious order of nuns of the Church of Ireland. Founded in 1912, the order is located in Dublin, and administers their house as a nursing and residential care home....
(CSJE) (Ireland) - Community of St. LaurenceCommunity of St. LaurenceThe Community of St. Laurence is an Anglican religious order of nuns. Established in 1874, the order's house is located in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England...
(CSL) (England) - Community of St. MaryCommunity of St. MaryThe Community of St. Mary is an Anglican religious order of nuns with three independent houses located in Greenwich, New York, Sewanee, Tennessee, and Mukwonago, Wisconsin...
(CSM) (United States, Malawi, the Philippines) - Community of St. Mary at the CrossOrder of St. Benedict (Anglican)There are a number of Benedictine Anglican religious orders, some of them using the name Order of St. Benedict . Just like their Roman Catholic counterparts, each abbey / priory / convent is independent of each other...
(OSB) (England) - Community of St. Mary the VirginCommunity of St. Mary the VirginThe Community of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican religious order founded in 1848 by the vicar of Wantage, William John Butler.Its current Superior is the Reverend Mother Winsome CSMV, a former Baptist Christian, who converted to Anglicanism in order to become a nun.-William John Butler :A High...
(CSMV) (England) - Community of St. Michael & All AngelsCommunity of St. Michael & All AngelsThe Community of St Michael and All Angels is an Anglican religious order of nuns in South Africa. The Community was founded by the Rt Revd Alan Becher Webb, the second Bishop of Bloemfontein in 1874 – although the idea was first mooted by Becher’s predecessor, Bishop Edward Twells...
(CSM&AA) (South Africa) - Community of St. Peter (CSP) (England)
- Community of St. Peter, Horbury (CSPH) (England)
- Community of the Companions of Jesus the Good ShepherdCommunity of the Companions of Jesus the Good ShepherdThe Community of the Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd is an Anglican religious order founded in 1920, part of the Church of England. It is currently based near Kidlington, Oxfordshire....
(CJGS) (England) - Community of the Good Shepherd (CGS) (Malaysia)
- Community of the Holy CrossCommunity of the Holy CrossThe Community of the Holy Cross is an Anglican religious order founded in 1857 by Elizabeth Neale , at the invitation of Fr. Charles Fuge Lowder, to work with the poor around . The Community later felt drawn to follow the Rule of St Benedict, and moved to their convent to Rempstone near...
(CHC) (England) - Community of the Holy Name (CHN) (Australia)
- Community of the Holy Name (CHN) (England, Lesotho, South Africa)
- Community of the Holy Spirit (CHS) (United States)
- Community of the Sacred Name (CSN) (Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga)
- Community of the Sacred Passion (CSP) (England)
- Community of the Sisters of MelanesiaCommunity of the Sisters of MelanesiaThe Community of the Sisters of Melanesia, more usually called The Sisters of Melanesia, is the third order for women to be established in the Church of Melanesia, which is the Anglican Church of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu....
(CSM) (Solomon Islands) - Community of the Sisters of the ChurchCommunity of the Sisters of the ChurchThe Community of the Sister of the Church is a religious order of women in various Anglican provinces who live the vowed life of poverty, chastity and obedience...
(CSC) (Canada, England, Solomon Islands, Australia) - Community of the Sisters of the Love of GodCommunity of the Sisters of the Love of GodThe Community of the Sisters of the Love of God is a contemplative community of women founded in 1906 within the Anglican Church, to witness to the priority of God, and to respond to the love of God for us, reflected in our love for God...
(SLG) (England, New Zealand) - Community of the TransfigurationCommunity of the TransfigurationThe Community of the Transfiguration is an Anglican religious community of women founded by Mother Eva Mary, the former Eva Lee Matthews, in 1898....
(CT) (United States, Dominican Republic) - Congregation of the Sisters of the Visitation of our Lady (CVL) (Papua New Guinea)
- Daughters of St. Francis (DSF) (Korea)
- Fikambanan'ny Mpanompovavin l Jesoa Kristy (FMJK) (Madagascar)
- Malling AbbeyMalling AbbeySt. Mary’s Abbey is an abbey of Anglican Benedictine nuns, located at West Malling, Kent, England.-History:The manor of West Malling was given by King Edmund to Burhic, Bishop of Rochester in 946. The land was lost to the church...
(OSB) (England) - Order of St. AnneOrder of St. Anne (Anglican)The Order of St. Anne is an Anglican religious order of nuns founded in 1910 by the Rev. Frederick Cecil Powell, a member of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, at Arlington Heights, Massachusetts. The Convent of St...
(OSA) (United States) - Order of St. Anne at Bethany (OSA) (United States)
- Order of St. Helena (OSH) (United States)
- Order of the Holy ParacleteOrder of the Holy ParacleteThe Order of The Holy Paraclete is an Anglican religious community. The community began in 1915, when it was founded by Margaret Cope at the Mother House of St. Hilda's Priory, Sneaton Castle, Whitby.-History:...
(OHP) (England, Ghana, Swaziland) - Sisterhood of St. John the DivineSisterhood of St. John the DivineThe Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is a religious community of nuns in the Anglican Church of Canada.Founded in Toronto in 1884 by Mother Hannah Grier Coome, the order ministers at St. John's Rehab Hospital and is known for its members' distinctive blue habits, retreat leadership, and spiritual...
(SSJD) (Canada) - Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity (SHN) (United States)
- Sisters of CharitySisters of Charity (Anglican)The Sisters of Charity is an Anglican religious order following the Rule of St. Vincent de Paul, and so committed to the service of those in need. From their mission house in Plymouth, England, the sisters are involved in parish and mission work. The community also maintains a nursing home near...
(SC) (England, United States) - Sisters of the Incarnation (SI) (Australia)
- Society of St. Margaret (SSM) (England, United States, Haiti)
- Society of the Holy CrossSociety of the Holy Cross (Korea)The Society of the Holy Cross is an order of women religious in the Anglican Church of Korea. It is not to be confused with the Society of the Holy Cross, SSC , which is an international order of Anglo-Catholic priests within the Anglican tradition.The Society's name is abbreviated as SHC....
(SHC) (Korea) - Society of the Precious Blood (SPB) (England)
- Society of the Sacred AdventSociety of the Sacred AdventThe Society of the Sacred Advent is an Anglican religious order founded at Brisbane, Australia, in 1892 by Caroline Grace Millicent Short , and still active in that city.-History:...
(SSA) (Australia) - Society of the Sacred CrossSociety of the Sacred CrossThe Society of the Sacred Cross is an Anglican religious order founded at Tymawr in 1923 with guidance from Fr G. Northcott of the Community of the Resurrection. The society today consists of less than ten professed sisters, with several oblates and associates....
(SSC) (Wales) - Society of the Sisters of Bethany (SSB) (England)
Mixed orders of men and women:
- Burford PrioryBurford PrioryBurford Priory is a country house and former priory at Burford in the English county of Oxfordshire.The house stands on the site of a 13th century Augustinian hospital. In the 1580s an Elizabethan house was built incorporating remnants of the priory hospital...
(OSB) (England) - Chita che Zvipo Zve MotoChita che Zvipo Zve MotoThe Chita che Zvipo Zve Moto , CZM, is an Anglican religious order of nuns and friars based in Gokwe Centre, Zimbabwe. Founded in 1977, the order is a part of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa. Since its establishment, two daughter houses have been established...
Community of the Gifts of the Holy Fire (CZM) (Zimbabwe) - Community of the Glorious AscensionCommunity of the Glorious AscensionThe Community of the Glorious Ascension is an Anglican monastic community in the United Kingdom, co-founded in 1960 by twin brothers Michael Ball and Peter Ball. It was founded in Stratford Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and the priory is now at Lamacraft Farm, Start Point, near Kingsbridge in...
(CGA) (England, France) - Community of the Holy Transfiguration (CHT) (Zimbabwe)
- Community of the Servants of the Will of God (CSWG) (England)
- Order of Julian of NorwichOrder of Julian of NorwichThe Order of Julian of Norwich is a contemplative community of monks and nuns in the Episcopal Church. It was founded in Connecticut in 1985, but is now located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. They are semi-enclosed, and the focus of their life together is on prayer, contemplation, and manual labor....
(OJN) (United States) - Order of Saint Benedict, CamperdownSt Mark's AbbeySt Mark's Abbey, Camperdown, is an Anglican Benedictine monastery situated in Victoria, Australia. It is a mixed community of both monks and nuns and was founded in 1975 by the current abbot, the Right Reverend Dom Michael King OSB....
(Australia) - Society of the Sacred MissionSociety of the Sacred MissionThe Society of the Sacred Mission is an Anglican religious order founded in 1893 by Father Herbert Kelly, envisaged such that "members of the Society share a common life of prayer and fellowship in a variety of educational, pastoral and community activities in England, Australia, Japan, Lesotho,...
(SSM) (England, Lesotho, Japan, Australia, South Africa)
Orders not canonically recognized:
[note: lack of canonical recognition can be for a number of reasons, including recent formation and low numbers. It does not necessarily imply any fault in the order.]
- Community of the Ascension (CA) (United States)
- Episcopal Carmel of Saint TeresaEpiscopal Carmel of Saint TeresaThe Episcopal Carmel of Saint Teresa is a contemplative community for women in the Episcopal Church and is the first fully Discalced Carmelite order in the ECUSA or in the Anglican Communion The monastery and its retreat house are located in Rising Sun, Maryland with the support and guidance of...
(OCD) (United States) - Missionaries of Divine Compassion (MDC) (United States)
- Servants of the Sacred Cross SSC (Canada)
List of other communities
- Anglican Order of Preachers (Dominicans)Anglican Order of PreachersThe Anglican Order of Preachers is an Anglican religious order commonly referred to as "Dominicans". The order was founded in the late 1990s by the Reverend Jeffery Mackey O.P.A. in the United States. It includes both men and women, married and single, ordained and lay. The brothers and sisters...
- Brotherhood of Saint GregoryBrotherhood of Saint GregoryThe Brotherhood of Saint Gregory is a community of friars within the Anglican communion. Its members, known as Gregorians, include clergy and laymen....
- Community of Celebration
- Community of the GospelCommunity of the GospelThe Community of the Gospel is a non-residential, dispersed Christian Community formed under the Canons of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the Anglican Communion, whose members apply basic monastic principles to everyday living....
- Community of the Paraclete
- Community of St. DenysCommunity of St. DenysThe Community of St. Denys is an Anglican religious order of nuns founded in 1879, under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Salisbury of the Church of England. The community was originally established to engage in domestic and foreign missionary work, but is now engaged in adult education, parish...
- Companions of Saint Luke
- Company of Mission PriestsCompany of Mission PriestsThe Company of Mission Priests is a "dispersed community" of male priests of the Anglican Communion, who want to consecrate themselves wholly to the church's mission, free from the attachments of marriage and family...
- Lee AbbeyLee AbbeyLee Abbey is a nationwide ecumenical Christian organisation which has a vision of "sharing Christ through relationships". Its original and largest site is Lee Abbey Devon, a Conference, Retreat and Holiday Centre located on a estate near Lynton, North Devon...
- Little Sisters of Saint Clare
- Order of St. Andrew
- Rivendell Community
- The Servants of the Sacred Cross
- Sisterhood of Saint Gregory
- Worker Brothers of the Holy Spirit
- Worker Sisters of the Holy Spirit