Men’s Communities
The following is a list of men’s communities present in the Archdiocese of Washington. Links to websites are provided if available.
- Benedictine Monks: Order of St. Benedict (OSB)
- Brothers of Charity (FC)
- Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC)
- Carmelites: Brothers of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel (O.Carm.)
- Carmelites: Order of Discalced Carmelite Friars (OCD)
- Congregation of the Holy Cross (CSC)
- Dominicans: Order of Preachers, Province of St. Joseph, USA (OP)
- Dominicans: Order of Preachers, Province of St. Joseph the Worker, Nigeria (OP)
- Franciscan Friars Conventual (OFM Conv.)
- Franciscan Friars of the Atonement (SA)
- Franciscans: Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin, Province of St. Augustine (OFM Cap.)
- Franciscans: Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin, Province of St. Conrad (OFM Cap.)
- Franciscans: Order of Friars Minor, Custody of the Holy Land (OFM)
- Franciscans: Order of Friars Minor, Holy Name Province (OFM)
- Franciscans: Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance (TOR)
- Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE)
- Jesuits: Society of Jesus (SJ)
- Josephite Fathers and Brothers: Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart (SSJ)
- Legionaries of Christ (LC)
- Marian Fathers and Brothers: Marians of the Immaculate Conception (MIC)
- Marist Fathers and Brothers: Society of Mary (SM)
- Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr.)
- Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (MS)
- Missionaries of the Holy Apostles (MSA)
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)
- Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity (ST)
- Oblates of St. Francis de Sales (OSFS)
- Pallottines: Society of the Catholic Apostolate (SAC)
- Paulist Fathers: Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (CSP)
- Piarist Fathers: Order of Poor Clerics Regular of The Mother of God of The Pious Schools (Sch.P.)
- Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo (FSCB)
- Redemptorists: Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR)
- Saint John Society (SJS)
- Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)
- Salvatorians: Society of the Divine Savior (SDS)
- Scalabrinians: Missionaries of St. Charles (CS)
- Society of African Missions (SMA)
- Society of Christ (SChr)
- Society of the Divine Word (SVD)
- Sulpicians: Society of St. Sulpice (PSS)
- Trinitarians: Order of the Most Holy Trinity (OSST)
- Xaverian Brothers: Congregation of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier (CFX)
Please contact the Office of Consecrated Life for more information.