Provinces

The Generalate of the Congregation is in Rome, Italy. There are five provinces and two vice-provinces within the congregation:

Northern ItalyPope Benedict and Mother Clare; image courtesy of L'Osservatore Romano

  • provincialate located in Milano
  • approximately 230 professed sisters
  • primary works: education, health care, pastoral ministry
  • missions in Switzerland and Benin

Central/Southern Italy

  • created in Sept 2006 from merger of Central and Southern Italian provinces
  • provincialate located in Bari
  • approximately 325 professed sisters
  • primary works: education, health care, pastoral ministry
  • mission in Albania

Sao Paulo, BrazilSao Paulo, Brazil

  • provincialate located in Sao Paulo
  • approximately 275 professed sisters
  • primary works: education, health care, social service
  • has the congregation's only university, Universidade do Sagrado Coração, located in Bauru
  • vice province in Central North Brazil Central North Brazil Vice Province
    • provincialate located in Brasilia
    • approximately 75 professed sisters
    • primary works: education, social service
  • missions in Mexico, Mozambique, and the Philippines

Parana, BraziParana, Brazil

  • provincialate located in Curitiba
  • celebrating 50 years as a province in 2007
  • approximately 225 professed sisters
  • primary works: education, health care, social service
  • vice province in Argentina
    • provincialate located in La Plata
    • approximately 35 professed sisters
    • primary works: education, social service
  • missions in Chile and Uruguay

United States

  • provincialate located in Hamden, CT
  • approximately 145 professed sisters
  • primary works: education, pastoral ministry
  • mission in Taiwan