Religious Orders
Abbreviations Key
- C.C.V.I. - Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
- C.M.C. - Congregation of the Mother Coredemptrix
- C.M.I. - Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
- C.M.S.T. - Missionary Carmelites of St. Theresa
- C.V.I. - Congregation of the Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament
- D.M.M.M. - Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy
- I.W.B.S. - Sisters of the Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament (Corpus Christi)
- M.S. - Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette
- M.S.P. - Missionary Society of St. Paul
- O.P. - Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart Vietnamese Dominican Sisters
- O.S.A. - Augustinian Fathers of the Castilian Province
- O.S.B. - Order of St. Benedict
- S.D. - Sisters of the Destitute
- S.S.J. - St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart
- S.V.D. - Society of the Divine Word
MOTHER HOUSES/PROVINCIAL HOUSES
AUGUSTINIAN FATHERS OF THE CASTILIAN PROVINCE (O.S.A.)
Residencia Provincia San Juan de Sahagun
Calle Madrigal 6
E-28035 Madrid, Spain
(91) 316-16-31
Provincial Superior:
Rev. Isidro de Viuda Diez, O.S.A.
Website: www.osanet.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. Telesforo R. Blanco, O.S.A. - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Port Arthur
Rev. Urbano R.Saénz, O.S.A. - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Port Arthur
Rev. Luis Urriza, O.S.A.- Cristo Rey, Beaumont
CARMELITES OF MARY IMMACULATE (C.M.I.)
Mar Thoma Province of Chanda
C.M.I. Provincial House
P.B. No. 12, Bamni, Ballarpur P.O.
Chandrapur 442 701, M.S., India
Provincial:
Rev. Johny Edapulavan, C.M.I.
Telephone: 011-91-942-030-4134
Email: george_pjp@yahoo.co.jp
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. George Kalappura, C.M.I. - St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Nursing Homes in South County
Rev. Joseph Kattakkara A, C.M.I. - St. Mary, Fannett; St. Martin, Cheek
CARMELITES OF MARY IMMACULATE (C.M.I.)
Mary Matha Vice-Province
C.M.I. Provincial House
Bellampalli P.O., Adilabad Dt.
Andhra Pradesh - 504 251, India
Provincial:
Rev. George Marattukalam, C.M.I.
Telephone: 011-91-8735-222094
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. George V. Kidangen, C.M.I. - St. Helen, Orangefield
Rev. Rejimon E. George, C.M.I. - St. Therese the Little Flower of Jesus, Port Arthur
Rev. Antony Paulose, C.M.I. - Our Lady of the Assumption, Beaumont
CONGREGATION OF THE INCARNATE WORD & BLESSED SACRAMENT (C.V.I.)
Incarnate Word Convent
3400 Bradford Place
Houston, Texas 77025-1328
Superior: Sister Lauren Beck, C.V.I.
Website: www.incarnateword.org/cvi/
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Barbara Anne Osterhaus, C.V.I. - Pastoral Center
CONGREGATION OF THE MOTHER COREDEMPTRIX (C.M.C.)
U.S. Assumption Province
1900 Grand Avenue
Carthage, Missouri 64836-3500
(417) 358-7787
Provincial:
Very Rev. Louis Minh Nhien, C.M.C
Website: www.dongcong.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. Martin Van Ban Tran, C.M.C. - Queen of Vietnam, Port Arthur
Rev. Francis Vinh Vu, C.M.C. - Queen of Vietnam, Port Arthur
Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (D.M.M.M.)
USA/Canada Region
P.O. Box 7407
Hicksville, New York 11802
(412) 860-8445
Regional Superior: Sister M. Beaty Nkem Chukwumezie, D.M.M.M.
E-mail: dmmmusareg@gmail.com
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Annette Maryann Agwanihu, D.M.M.M.
Sister Chinweudo Eboh, D.M.M.M.
Sister Faustina Esoqwa, D.M.M.M.
Sister Patricia Magdalene Onyenekwe, D.M.M.M.
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SACRED HEART (O.P.) (Houston Dominicans)
Sacred Heart Convent
6501 Almeda Road
Houston, Texas 77021-2095
(713) 747-3310; Fax: (713) 747-4707
Prioress: Sister Carol Mayes, O.P.
Website: www.houstonop.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Emily Bordages, O.P. - Msgr. Kelly High School, Beaumont
Sister Katie Gaspard, O.P. - Port Neches-Groves ISD
Sister Josephina Pitre, O.P. - Ministry to the homebound
HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
Order of St. Benedict (O.S.B.)
9920 N. Major Drive
Beaumont, Texas 77713-7618
Phone: (409) 899-3554
Fax: (409) 899-3558
E-mail: porter@holycrossmonks.org
Website: www.holycrossmonks.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. Peter Funk C. - Holy Family Retreat Center
Brother Michael Gallagher - Holy Family Retreat Center
MISSIONARY CARMELITES OF ST. TERESA (C.M.S.T.)
Holy Family Province Carmelites Mother House
9548 Deer Trail
Houston, Texas 77038-3902
Phone: (281) 445-5520
Fax: (281) 445-5748
Provincial: Sister Maria Isabel Torres, C.M.S.T.
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Maria Soldad Arellano, C.M.S.T. - Hispanic Ministry
Sister Aracela Lopez, C.M.S.T. - Hispanic Ministry
Sister Silvia Leyva, C.M.S.T. - Volunteer
Sister Celia Jayme, C.M.S.T. - Volunteer
MISSIONARIES of Our Lady of La SALETTE (M.S.)
La Salette Missionaries
Province of Mary, Mother of the Americas
915 Maple Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06114-2330
(860) 956-8870
Provincial Superior: Rev. Joe Bachand, M.S.
Website: www.ourladyoflasalette.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. Ronald B. Foshage, M.S. - St. Michael, Jasper, Our Lady of La Salette, Kirbyville, St. Raymond, Sam Raymond, Toledo Bend Station, Brother Roman Wilbers, M.S. - In Residence, St. Michael, Jasper
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST. PAUL (M.S.P.)
U.S. Mission
3607 Meriburr Lane
Houston, Texas 77021
(713) 842-6090; Fax (713) 747-4263
U.S. Regional Superior: Rev. Desmond Ohankwere, M.S.P.
Website: www.mssp.it
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. Charles A. Atuah, M.S.P. - Sacred Heart-St. Mary, Port Arthur
Rev. Anselm Eke C., M.S.P. - St. Therese, Orange
Rev. George Okeahialam, M.S.P. - Sacred Heart, Raywood & Our Mother of Mercy, Ames
ST. JOSEPH’S SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART (S.S.J.)
The Josephites
1130 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3802
(410) 727-3386; Fax (410) 727-1006
Superior General: Very Rev. Edward Chiffriller, S.S.J.
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Rev. Henry J. Davis, S.S.J. - Blessed Sacrament, Beaumont
Rev. Jerome-Ugochukwu Cletus, S.S.J. - Blessed Sacrament and Our Mother of Mercy, Beaumont
Brother George-Bede Ajuruchi, S.S.J. - Our Mother of Mercy, Beaumont
Sisters of the Destitute (S.D.)
S.D. Generalate
Thottumugham, Aluva-683105
Kerala, INDIA
(011) 9447725840
Superior General: Mother Smitha, S.D.
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Tess Chakiath, S.D. - Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth
Sister Jesse Padinjareveettil, S.D. - Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth
Sister Ancel Thomas, S.D. - Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth
SISTERS OF THE INCARNATE WORD & BLESSED SACRAMENT (CORPUS CHRISTI) (I.W.B.S.)
2930 S. Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78404-2798
(361) 882-5413, ext. 119
Fax: (361) 880-4152
Superior: Sister Michelle Marie Kuntscher, I.W.B.S.
Website: www.iwbscc.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Esther Dunegan, I.W.B.S. - Pastoral Center
SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE WORD (S.V.D.)
Southern Province of St. Augustine
199 Seminary Drive
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520-4626
(228) 467-4322
Provincial:
Very Rev. James Pawlicki, S.V.D.
Website: www.divineword.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Most Rev. Curtis J. Guillory, S.V.D. - Bishop of Beaumont
Rev. Eric M. Groner, S.V.D. - St. Mary, Cleveland
Rev. Clifton Labbé, S.V.D. - St. Joseph, Livingston, St. Martin de Porres, Corrigan
Rev. Sebastian Myladiyil, S.V.D. - Immaculate Conception, Liberty
Rev. Joseph O. Dang, S.V.D. - St. Pius X, Beaumont
Rev. Michael Long Vu, S.V.D. - St. Joseph the Worker, Dayton
Peter Nguyen, S.V.D. - Seminarian
VIETNAMESE DOMINICAN SISTERS (O.P.)
St. Catherine Convent
5250 Gasmer Drive
Houston, Texas 77035-5716
(713) 723-8250
Provincial Superior:
Sister Maria Goretti Oanh Vu, O.P.
Website: www.nutudaminh.org
SERVING IN DIOCESE
Sister Joana Quyen Dinh, O.P. - Queen of Vietnam, Port Arthur
Sister Cecilia Martina Cuc Vu, O.P. - Queen of Vietnam, Port Arthur
Sister Teresa Faustina Linh Vu, O.P. - Queen of Vietnam, Port Arthur
