Living Cardinals

Religious Order with Living Cardinals or BishopsInitialsNumber of Living CardinalsDescendingNumber of Living Bishops
Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians)S.D.B.10104
Society of Jesus (Jesuits)S.J.960
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)O.F.M.5103
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans)O.F.M. Cap.570
Order of Preachers (Dominicans)O.P.439
Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians, Lazarists)C.M.326
Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans)O.F.M. Conv.324
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)C.SS.R.259
Society of the Divine Word (Verbites)S.V.D.242
Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)C.S.Sp.227
Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians)C.M.F.226
Opus DeiOpus Dei226
Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians)C.S.26
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates)O.M.I.143
Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)O.A.R.121
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacred Heart Missionaries)M.S.C.120
Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinians)O.S.A.120
Order of Discalced Carmelites (Teresian Carmelites)O.C.D.118
Consolata MissionariesI.M.C.114
Congregation of Holy Cross (Holy Cross Fathers)C.S.C.113
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)M. Afr.111
Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians)P.S.S.111
Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)C.I.M.14
Institute of Schönstatt FathersI.Sch.13
Order of Cistercians (Cistercians)O. Cist.13
Congregation of the Legionaries of ChristL.C.12
Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)O.M.M.12
Secular Institute of Pius XI.S.P.X.1
Institute Voluntas DeiI.V.D.1
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians)S.C.I.25
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Comboni Missionaries)M.C.C.J.23
Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines)O.S.B.23
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)C.I.C.M.12
Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)C.P.12
Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmelites)O. Carm.12
Society of Mary (Marists)S.M.11
Basilian Order of Saint JosaphatO.S.B.M.10
Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)S.A.C.10
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus Fathers)SS.CC.10
Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateC.M.I.9
Patriarchal Clergy Institute of BzommarI.C.P.B.9
Society of African MissionsS.M.A.9
Society of Missionaries of Saint PaulM.S.P.8
Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries)S.M.M.8
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)S.S.S.8
Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines)C.S.S.7
Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyM.S.F.7
Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsP.I.M.E.7
Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Salvatorian Fathers)B.S.6
Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)O.C.S.O.6
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)O. de M.6
Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians)S.D.S.6
Basilian Alepian OrderB.A.5
Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint AugustineC.R.S.A.5
Diocesan Labour Priests of the Sacred Heart of JesusH.S.O.D.5
Paris Foreign Missions SocietyM.E.P.5
Ukrainian Studite MonksM.S.U.5
Society of Foreign MissionsP.M.E.5
Saint Patrick’s Society for the Foreign MissionsS.P.S.5
Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)C.S.B.4
Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite MissionariesL.M.4
Antonin Maronite OrderO.A.M.4
Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)O.L.M.4
Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites)O.S.M.4
Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus (Rogationists)R.C.J.4
Xaverian Missionary Fathers (Xaverians)S.X.4
Third Order Regular of Saint FrancisT.O.R.4
Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti (Holy Spirit Fathers)ALCP/OSS3
Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesC.M.M.3
Confederation of Oratories of Saint Philip Neri (Oratorians)C.O.3
Clerics Regular of Somasca (Somascans)C.R.S.3
Congregation of Saint JosephC.S.I.3
Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”C.S.T.3
Sons of Divine ProvidenceF.D.P.3
Missionaries of the Nativity of MaryM.N.M.3
Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSaletteM.S.3
Missionary Society of Saint Paul of NigeriaM.S.P.3
Mission Society of the PhilippinesM.S.P.3
Yarumal Society for the Foreign MissionsM.X.Y.3
Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers)O.S.P.P.E.3
Associations of Priests of PradoPrado3
Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers)S.F.X.3
Society of Saint Pius XS.S.P.X.3
Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)A.A.2
Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites)B.2
Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the BaptistB.C.2
Companions of the CrossC.C.2
Workers of the Kingdom of ChristC.O.R.C.2
Missionaries of the Precious BloodC.PP.S.2
Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Resurrectionists)C.R.2
Congregation of the Holy Family of BergamoC.S.F.2
Congregation of the Sons of Merciful LoveF.A.M.2
Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoF.S.C.B.2
Prado InstituteIst. del Prado2
Missionary Congregation of the Blessed SacramentM.C.B.S.2
Missionaries of Saint JosephM.J.2
Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy ApostlesM.S.A.2
Missionaries of the Holy SpiritM.Sp.S.2
Missionary Society of Saint Thomas the ApostleM.S.T.2
Order of the Imitation of ChristO.I.C.2
Order of the MinimsO.M.2
Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of LuccaO.M.D.2
Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians)O. Praem.2
Oblates of Saint Francis de SalesO.S.F.S.2
Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (Trinitarians)O.SS.T.2
Poor Servants of Divine ProvidenceP.S.D.P.2
Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Piarists)Sch. P.2
Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of BétharramS.C.I. di Béth.2
Missionary Servants of the Poor (Morsel of the Poor)S.d.P.2
Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists)S.D.V.2
Priestly Society of Saint Joseph Benedict CottolengoS.S.C.2
Congregation of the Apostles of JesusA.J.1
Community of Franciscan Friars of the RenewalC.F.R.1
Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the ApostleC.M.S.A.A.1
Congregation of Clerics Regular (Theatines)C.R.1
Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (Michaelites)C.S.M.A.1
Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians)C.S.V.1
Vincentian CongregationC.V.1
Congregation of Christian Doctrine (Dottrinari)D.C.1
Congregation of the Sons of Mary ImmaculateF.M.I.1
Heralds of Good NewsH.G.N.1
Chemin Neuf InstituteI.C.N.1
Saint Francis Xavier Spanish Institute for Foreign MissionsI.E.M.E.1
Institute of the Incarnate WordI.V.E.1
Missionaries of the PlainM.D.P.1
Congregation of Missionaries of FaithM.F.1
Guadalupe MissionariesM.G.1
Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill HillM.H.M.1
Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians)M.I.1
Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)M.I.C.1
Institute Id of Christ the Redeemer (Idente Missionaries)M.Id.1
Missionaries of JesusM.J.1
Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (Fransalians)M.S.F.S.1
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryM.SS.CC.1
Missionary Society of Saint PaulM.S.S.P.1
Institute of Our Lady of LifeN.D.V.1
Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of GodO.H.1
Order of Canons Regular of the Holy CrossO.R.C.1
Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers)O.S.C.1
Oblates of Saint Joseph (Josephines of Asti)O.S.J.1
Pious Workers Rural Catechists (Ardorini Missionaries)P.O.C.R.1
Congregation of the Servants of CharityS.C.1
Servants of Christ the PriestS.C.P.1
Sodalitium of Christian LifeS.C.V.1
Servants of the Holy Eucharist and of the Blessed Virgin MaryS.E.M.V.1
Society of Saint John Mary VianneyS.J.M.V.1
Portuguese Missionary SocietyS.M.P.1
Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites)S.S.J.1
Society of Saint PaulS.S.P.1
Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows (Amigonian Friars)T.C.1

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