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| weltlicher Name | lateinischer Name | Kürzel | Bemerkungen |
A | |||
| Adorno-Fathers | Clerici Regulares Minores; auch Caraccioliner | CRM | |
| Afrika-Missionare von Verona | Congregatio Filiorum S. Cordis Jesu | FSCJ | |
| Alexianer | congregatio fratrum cellitarum seu alexianorum | CFA | |
| Ambrosianer | |||
| Amigonianer | Tertiarii Capuccini | TC | |
| Antoniter | Canonici Regulares Sancti Antonii | CRSAnt | |
| Apôtres de l'Amour Infini | Ordo Apostolorum Amoris Infiniti | AAI | |
| Assumptionisten | congregatio augustinianorum ab assumptione | AA | |
| Armen-Brüder vom hl. Franziskus Seraphicus | congregatio fratrum pauperum | CFP | |
| Augustiner | ordo sancti augustini | OSA | |
| Augustiner-Chorherren | CRV | ||
| Augustiner-Discalceaten | Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum | OAD | |
| Augustiner-Eremiten | ordo eremitarum sancti augustini | OESA | |
| Augustiner-Rekollekten | Ordo Augustinianorum Recollectorum | OAR | |
B | |||
| Barmherzige Brüder vom hl. Johannes von Gott | Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis de Deo | OH | |
| Barmherzige Brüder von Maria Hilf | Fratres Misericordiae Mariae Auxiliatricis | FMMA | |
| Barmherzige Brüder von Montabaur | FMM | ||
| Barnabiten | Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli | CRSP | |
| Bartholomiten | |||
| Basilianer | CSB | ||
| Benediktiner | ordo sancti benedicti | OSB | |
| Bethlehem Mission Immensee | Societas Missionum Exterarum de Betlehem in Helvetia | SMB | |
| Broeders Hieronymieten | |||
| Broeders van Liefde | FC | ||
| Broeders van Maastricht | Congregatio Fratrum Immaculatae Conceptionis Bearae Mariae Virginis | FIC | |
| Broeders van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Lourdes | |||
| Broeders van Scheppers | |||
| Brothers of Charity | fratres caritatis | FC | |
| Brothers of Charity | BSC | ||
| Brothers of St. Joseph the Worker | |||
| Brothers of the Holy Cross | CSC | ||
| Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley | |||
| Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | SHJ | ||
| Brüder der christlichen Lehre | Fratres Doctrinae Christianae | FDC | |
| Brüder der christlichen Schulen | Institutum Fratrum Scholarum Christianarum; auch Christian Brothers | FSC | |
| Brüder Unserer Lieben Frau von Sion | |||
| Brüder vom hl. Joseph | BSJ | ||
| Brüder vom hl. Michael | BSM | ||
C | |||
| Camaldulenser | OSB Cam | ||
| Canisianer | |||
| Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem | CRNJ | ||
| Carmelites of Mary Immaculate | Congregatio Fratrum Carmelitarum B. V. Mariae Immaculatae | CMI | |
| Caraccioliner | Clerici Regulares Minores | CRM | auch Adorno-Fathers |
| Cenacle Missionary | ST | ||
| Claretiner | Cordis Mariae Filii - Congregatio Missionariorum Filiorum Cordis Mariae | CMF | |
| Clemens-Priester | |||
| Columban Fathers | SSC | ||
| Cölestiner | Congregatio Coelestinensis | OSBCoel | |
| Companions of the Cross | |||
| Congrégation Saint Jean | fj (?) | ||
| Crosier Fathers | |||
| Comboni-Missionare | Missionarii Comboniani Cordis Jesu | MCCJ | |
| Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur | Congregatio Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu | SCJ | auch: Pères de Timon-David |
| Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | CICM | |
| Congregation of St. Therese | CST | ||
D | |||
| Deutscher Orden | ordo teutonicus | OT | |
| Diener Jesu und Mariens | Servi Jesu et Mariae | SJM | |
| Disciples of the Divine Saviour | DDS | ||
| Dobrinerritter | milites Christi prucie | ||
| Dominikaner | ordo fratrum praedicatorum | OP | |
E | |||
| Eucharistiner | Societas Sanctissimi Sacramenti | SSS | |
F | |||
| Franciscan Brothers | 4 verschiedene Kongregationen: | ||
| Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn | |||
| Franciscan Brothers of Peace | |||
| Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist | |||
| Franciscan Brothers of the Sacred Heart | |||
| Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | |||
| Franziskaner | ordo fratrum minorum | OFM | |
| Franziskaner der Erneuerung | CFR | ||
| Franziskanerbrüder vom Hl. Kreuz | Fratres Franciscani a Sancta Cruce | FFSC | |
| Fraternité de Jérusalem | OSB | ||
| Fraternité Saint-Vincent-Ferrier | Fraternitas Sancti Vincenti Ferreri | FSVF | |
| Fraters van O. L. Vrouw, Moeder van Barmhartigheid | |||
| Fraters van Tilburg | Congregatio Fratrum Beatae Mariae Virginis Matris Misericordiae | CMM | |
| Fraters van Utrecht | |||
| Frères auxiliaires | |||
| Frères de la Sainte-Famille | |||
| Frères de Saint-Gabriel | |||
| Frères du Sacré-Cœur | |||
G | |||
| Gesellschaft des Göttlichen Wortes | Societas Verbi Divini | SVD | auch: Steyler Missionare |
| Glenmary Home Missionars | |||
H | |||
| Herz-Jesu-Missionare | Missionaires de Sacré Coeur - Missionarii Sacri Cordis Jesu | MSC | |
| Herz-Jesu-Priester | SCJ | auch: Dohanianer | |
| Holy Cross Fathers | Congregatio a S. Cruce | CSC | |
I | |||
| Indian Missionary Society | IMS | ||
| Institut Christus König und Hoherpriester | Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis | ICR | |
| Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras | Institutum Hispanicum Sancti Francisci Xaverii pro Missionibus Exteris | IEME | |
J | |||
| Jesuiten | Societas Jesu | SJ | |
| Johannes-Missionare | Missionarii Sancti Ioannis | MSJ | |
| Josephiten | CJ | ||
K | |||
| Kalasantiner | Congregatio pro operariis a S. Josepho Calasanctio | COp | eigentlich: Kongregation für die christlichen Arbeiter vom hl. Josef Calasanz |
| Kalvaristen | Priester vom Kalvarienberg | ||
| Kamaldulenser | Congregatio Eremitarum Camaldulensium Montis Coronae | ECMC | |
| Kamillianer | Ordo Sancti Camilli | OSCam | |
| Kapuziner | ordo fratrum minorum cappuccinorum | OFMCap | |
| Karmeliten | Ordo Carmelitarum | OCarm | |
| Karmeliten, Unbeschuhte | Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum | OCD | |
| Kartäuser | ordo cartusiensis | OCart | |
| Kleine Brüder Jesu | Institutum parvulorum fratrum Jesu | PFJ | auch: Kleine Brüder Jesu des Charles de Foucauld |
| Kleine Brüder vom Evangelium | |||
| Kleine Brüder vom Lamm | OP | ||
| Kongregation vom Heiligen Erzengel Michael | auch: Michaeliten | ||
| Kreuzherren | auch: Kreuzbrüder, Orden vom Heiligen Kreuz | ||
L | |||
| Lazaristen | congregatio missionis | CM | auch: Vinzentiner |
| Lebanese Maronite Missionaries | |||
| Legionäre Christi | LC | ||
| Little Brothers of Gospel | LBG | ||
| Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd | BGS | ||
| Lyoner Seminar | Societé des Missions Africains de Lyon | ||
| Little Flower Congregation | CST | ||
M | |||
| Mailänder Seminar für auswärtige Missionen | Pontificium Institutum pro missionibus ad exteros | ||
| Malabar Missionary Brothers | MMB | ||
| Marianer | Regularkleriker von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis der Allerseeligsten Jungfrau Maria | MIC | |
| Marianisten | Societas Mariae | SM | |
| Mariannhiller Missionare | Congregatio Missionariorum de Mariannhill | CMM | |
| Maristenpatres | Societas Mariae | SM | |
| Maristen-Schulbrüder | Fratres Maristae Scholarum | FMS | |
| Maryknoll-Missionsorden | Societas de Maryknoll pro missionibus exteris | MM | Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America |
| Mercedarier | Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede redemptionis captivorum | ||
| Miles Christi | |||
| Mill Hill Missionare | St.-Josefs-Missionare von Mill Hill | MHM | |
| Minimiten | Ordo Minimorum | OM oder OMinim |
auch: Paulaner |
| Minoriten (Conventualen) | Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium | OFMConv | |
| Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament | |||
| Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal | Institutum Yarumalense pro Missionibus ad Exteras Gentes | MXY | |
| Missionare der Nächstenliebe | |||
| Missionare vom Heiligsten Herzen | MSC | ||
| Missionare vom hl. Johannes d. Täufer | MSJ | ||
| Missionare vom Kostbaren Blut | Congregatio Pretiosissimi Sanguinis | CPPS | |
| Missionare von der Heiligen Familie | Missionarii a Sacra Familia | MSF | |
| Missionaries of God's Love | MGS | ||
| Missionary Society of St. Columban | Societas S. Columbani pro missionibus ad Exteros | SSCME | |
| Missionsbrüder der Nächstenliebe | MC | ||
| Missionsbrüder des Hl. Franziskus | Congregatio Missionariorum Sancti Francisci Assisiensis | CMSF | |
| Missionspriester der Frache-Comté | |||
| Missionspriester U. L. Frau von Sainte-Garde | |||
| Missionhurst Missionaries | Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | CICM | |
| Monks of Adoration | |||
| Montfortaner | Societas Mariae Monfortana | SMM | |
| Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel | SG | ||
N | |||
| Notre-Dame de Vie | |||
O | |||
| Oblaten des hl. Franz von Sales | Oblati Sancti Francisci Salesii | OSFS | auch: Sales-Oblaten |
| Oblaten des hl. Karl Borromäus | |||
| Oblaten Missionare | Congregatio Oblatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis | OMV | |
| Oblaten Missionare (Hünfelder Oblaten) | Oblati Mariae Immaculatae | OMI | |
| Oratorianer | C. OR | ||
| Orden vom Heiligen Kreuz | Ordo Sanctae Crucis | OSC | auch: Kreuzherren |
| Order of the limitation of Christ | |||
| Orden vom hl. Benedikt | Ordo Sancti Benedicti | OSB | Benediktiner |
P | |||
| Pallottiner | societas apostolatus catholici | SAC | |
| Päpstliches Institut für die auswärtigen Missionen | Pontificium Institutum pro Missionibus Exteris | PIME | |
| Pariser Mission | Societas Parisiensis missionum ad exteras gentes | MEP | Société des Missions Etrangères |
| Passionisten | Congregatio Passionis Jesu Christi | CP | |
| Patrician Brothers | |||
| Pauliner | Ordo Sancti Pauli Primae Eremitae | OSPPE | |
| St. Paulus Gesellschaft | Societas Sancti Pauli | SSP | |
| Paulusbrüder | Congregatio Sancti Pauli | CSP | |
| Piaristen | Ordo Clericorum Regulares Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum | SP | |
| Picpus-Missionare | Congregatio Sacrorum Cordium Jesu et Mariae | SSCC | |
| Prämonstratenser | Ordo Praemonstratensis | OPraem | |
| Presentation Brothers | |||
| Priesterbruderschaft St. Petrus | Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri | FSSP | |
| Priesterbruderschaft St. Pius X. | Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X. (decimi) | FSSPX | (irregulärer Status) |
R | |||
| Redemptoristen | Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris | CSsR | |
| Regularkanoniker vom Hl. Kreuz | Ordo Canonicorum Regularium Sanctae Crucis | ORC | |
| Resurrektionisten | Congregatio Resurrectionis | CR | auch: Rosarians |
| Rogationisten | |||
S | |||
| Sakramentspriester | Congregationis Ss. Sacramentis | ||
| Salesianer Don Boscos | Salesiani di Don Bosco | SDB | |
| Salletiner | Missionare Unserer Lieben Frau von La Salette | MS | |
| Salvatorianer | Societas Divini Salvatoris / Sorores Divini Salvatoris | SDS | |
| St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart | Societas Sodalium Sancti Joseph a Sacra Corde | SSJ | |
| St. Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions | Societas Sancti Patritii pro Missionibus ad Exteros | SPS | |
| Scalabrini-Patres | Congregatio Scalabriniana | CS | |
| Scarboro Foreign Mission Society | Societas Scarborensis pro Missionibus ad Exteras Gentes | SFM | |
| Scheutvelder Missionare | Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae | CICM | |
| Servants of the Paraclete | |||
| Serviten | Ordo Servorum (-arum) Mariae | OSM | |
| Société des Missions-Étrangères | Societas pro missionibus exteris Provinciae Quebecensis | PME | |
| Society of Christ | |||
| Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity | |||
| Society of Saint Edmund | |||
| Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana | Sodalitium Christianae Vitae | SCV | |
| Söhne Mariens | OFFM | ||
| Somasker | Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha | CRS | |
| Sons of Divine Providence | |||
| Spiritaner | Congregatio Sancti Spiritus | CSSp | |
| Steyler Missionare | Societas Verbi Divini | SVD | auch: Gesellschaft des Göttlichen Wortes |
| Studitenorden | Monaci Studiti Ucraini | MSU | |
| Sulpizianer | Societas Presbyterorum a S. Sulpitio | PSS | |
T | |||
| Theatiner | Ordo Clericorum Regularium vulgo Theatinorum | CR | |
| Trappisten | ordo cisterciensis strictioris observantiae | OCSO | auch: Orden der Zisterzienser der strengeren Observanz |
| Trinitarier | Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis | OSsT | |
V | |||
| Vallombrosianer | Congregatio Vallis Umbrosae Ordinis Sancti Benedicti | OSB | |
| Viatoristen | Congregatio Clericorum Parochialium seu Catechistarum S. Viatoris | CSV | |
| Verbum Dei | |||
| Vinzentiner | congregatio missionis | CM | auch: Lazaristen |
| Vocationist Fathers | |||
W | |||
| Weiße Väter | Societas Missionariorum Africae | SMA | |
| Wilhelmiten | |||
X | |||
| Xaverian Brothers | CFX | ||
| Xaverians | Pia Societas S. Francisci Xaverii pro exteris missionibus | SX | Xaverian Missionary Fathers |
Z | |||
| Zisterzienser | ordo cisterciensis | OCist | |
Siehe auch: Liste der Frauenorden