Capuchin Poor Clares of the Blessed Sacrament (C.C.S.)

Also known as: Clarisas capuchinas sacramentarias (español) / Clarisse cappuccine sacramentarie (Italiano)

Type: Religious Order or Institute with independent houses of Pontifical Right (for Women)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

History

1879.04.21: Established as Capuchin Poor Clares of the Blessed Sacrament (English) / Clarisas capuchinas sacramentarias (español) / Clarisse cappuccine sacramentarie (Italiano) / C.C.S. (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México)

Founder

Founder:

Sr. María Ana Ramona Bernáldez Herrera, C.C.S. (1879.04.21)

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Houses: 22

Members: 285

Last updated on 2026.02.24

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