Religious Order Directory of Arkansas

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Men and women religious serve as priests, brothers, sisters and hermits across the Diocese of Little Rock. According to the 2016 Official Catholic Directory, there are three diocesan hermits and 39 religious priests, 27 religious brothers and 164 religious sisters representing a wide variety of orders in Arkansas. Religious orders are listed in alphabetical order. Click on an order to find contact information for that organization and its members. Or scroll through the list below based on those that offer formation or have a communal residence in the state. This directory is maintained by Sr. Mary Clare Bezner, OSB, diocesan minister for religious. If you have any questions or need to make a correction, please e-mail or call her at (501) 664-0340. For information about other organizations in Arkansas, see Associations of the Faithful or Diocesan Boards and Organizations.

MEN RELIGIOUS

Apostles of Jesus (AJ)

Apostles of Jesus U.S.A. Headquarters 
829 Main St.
Northampton, PA 18067
Phone: (610) 502-1732
Fax: (610) 502-1733
E-mail: ajregion@yahoo.com
Internet: www.apostlesofjesusmissionaries.com

APOSTLES OF JESUS MISSIONARIES IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Patrick Watikha 
Sacred Heart Church
P.O. Box 1087
18 Prairie St.
Charleston, AR 72933 - 9334
Phone: (479) 965-2432
Cell: (479) 275-9874
E-mail: pwatix@yahoo.com or pwatix@gmail.com

Fr. John C. Wakube
Immaculate Conception Church
7000 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
North Little Rock AR 72116
Phone: (501) 835-4323
E-mail: jwakube@yahoo.com

Fr. Stephen Mallanga
St. Mary Church
220 N. 2nd St.
Paragould, AR 72450
Phone: (870) 236-2568
E-mail: mallangaaj@yahoo.com

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Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis (CFP)

P.O. Box 30359 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230-0359
Phone: (513) 924-0111
Fax: (513) 321-3777
E-mail: hibrothers@fuse.net
Internet:

FRANCISAN BROTHER IN ARKANSAS

Br. Richard Sanker
6300 Fr. Tribou St. 
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 664-3939

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Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) CSSp

Province of the United States
Holy Spirit Provincialate
Vocation Director: Br. Michael E. Suazo
6230 Brushrun Rd.
Bethel Park, PA 15102-2214
Phone: (412) 831-0302
E-mail: joinus@spiritans.org
Internet: www.spiritans.org

SPIRITAN FATHERS IN ARKANSAS

Fr. James H. Burnie
St. Mary Church
11 Kaufman Ln.
Hattieville, AR 72063-8922
Phone: (501) 354-3206
Fax: (501) 354-4132
E-mail: saintmary@aristotle.net

Fr. Benoit Mukamba
Fr. James Uzoma Ibeh (870) 753-8656
Fr. Gilbert Tairo
St. Mary Church
123 Columbia St.
Helena, AR 72342
Phone and Fax: (870) 338-6990
E-mail: wmstmaryschurch@yahoo.com

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Congregation of the Mission (CM)

Congregation of the Mission Western Province
Vocation Director: James R. Osendorf
641 W Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: (323) 236-5126
E-mail: jrocm@hotmail.com
Skype: JimOsen
Internet: www.vincentian.org

VINCENTIAN MISSIONARIES IN ARKANSAS

North Little Rock Residence •
Superior: Fr. Luis Ariel Ramírez (luisarielr@aol.com)
4512 Austin Dr.
North Little Rock, AR 72116-7018
Home Phone: (501) 753-9117

Fr. Luis Ariel Ramírez
Fr. Toshio Sato (tsato60640@yahoo.com)

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Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (CPPS)

Indian Vicariate House
Indian Vicariate Director: Fr Varakumar Chowtapalli
No. 154, St. Gaspar Bhavan Extension, 12th Cross
Bharathi Layout, P.B. No. 2905 DRC Post
Bengaluru, 560 029
South India

CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARIES FATHER IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Nirmal Raj Kambala Mariadass
Our Lady of Good Hope Church
315 S. Walker St.
Hope, AR 71801
Phone: (870) 826-8448 
E-mail: kambalanirmalraj069@gmail.com

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Indian Missionary Society (IMS)

Varanasi Province of the Indian Missionary Society
Anjali, Christnagar 
P.O. Varanasi 221003
Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91-542-2290911, 2290449
Fax: +91-542-2290250
Email: anjaliims@rediffmail.com or anjali_ims@theims.org

INDIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY FATHERS IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Barnabas Maria Susai
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church
1 Saint Bernard Ln.
Bella Vista, AR 72715
Phone: (479) 855-9069
E-mail: barnabasmsusai@gmail.com

Fr. Aby Abraham
Sacred Heart Church
506 E. Broadway St.
Morrilton AR 72110
Phone: (501) 354-4181

Fr. Chanda Pillai PJ
St. Albert Church
P.O. Box 1198
Heber Springs AR 72543
Phone: (501) 362-2914

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Discalced Carmelite Friars, Oklahoma Province of St. Thérèse (OCD)

Vocations Director: Fr. Gregory Ross
906 Kentucky Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78201-6016
Phone: (210) 216-6539
E-mail: carmelitesok@yahoo.com
Internet: www.carmelitefriarsocd.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarmeliteFriars

DISCALCED CARMELITE FRIARS IN ARKANSAS

Marylake Monastery •+
Superior: Vacant
5151 Marylake Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72206
Phone: (501) 888-3052 
Fax: (501) 888-3080

Fr. Sam Anthony Morello, assistant novice master
Fr. Jerome Earley
Fr. Gregory Ross

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Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP)

North American District House 
District Superior: Fr. Michael Stinson
450 Venard Rd.
S. Abington Township, PA 18411
Phone: (579) 842-4000
Fax: (570) 842-4001 
E-mail: info@fssp.com 
Internet: www.fssp.com

FSSP PRIESTS IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Paul Jared McCambridge
Fr. Stephen Braun
St. John the Baptist Church
106 Pin Oak Dr.
Cabot AR 72023
Phone: (501) 941-1566
Internet: www.arkansaslatinmass.com and Facebook

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Society of the Divine Word (SVD)

Southern Province of St. Augustine
Vocations Director: Fr. Adam Macdonald
E-mail: adamsvd@yahoo.com
199 Seminary Drive
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520-4626 
Phone: (228) 467-4322
Internet: www.svdsouth.com

DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Siprianus Ola Rotok
St. Peter Church 
207 E. 16th Ave.
Pine Bluff, AR 71601 
Phone: (832) 294-7028
E-mail: adonarasvd@yahoo.com

Fr. Leon W. Ngandu
St . Augustine Church
1421 E. 2nd St.
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: (501) 375-9617

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Subiaco Abbey •+

Order of St. Benedict (OSB)

Abbot: Leonard Wangler
405 N. Subiaco Ave. 
Subiaco, AR 72865
Phone: (479) 934-1000
Fax: (479) 934-4328
E-mail: frleonard@subi.org
Internet: www.subi.org

BENEDICTINE FATHERS

Abbot Leonard Wangler
Fr. Jerome Kodell
Fr. Brendan Miller
Fr. David McKillin
Fr. Elijah Owens
Fr. Eugene Luke
Fr. Gregory Pilcher
Fr. Mark Stengel
Fr. Richard Walz
Fr. William Wewers
Fr. Patrick Boland
Fr. Cassian Elkins
Fr. Reginald Udouj

BENEDICTINE BROTHERS

Br. Edward Fischesser, prior
Br. Ephrem O'Bryan, subprior
Br. Adrian Strobel
Br. Andrew Suarez
Br. Anselm Allen
Br. Anthony Pierce
Br. Dominic Faciane
Br. Francis Kirchner
Br. James Lindsey
Br. José Rios
Br. Joseph Heath
Br. Joseph Koehler
Br. Jude Schmitt
Br. Matthias Hagge
Br. Maurus Glenn
Br. Mel Stinson
Br. Michael Endres
Br. Pio Do
Br. Roch McClellan
Br. Damien Cafaro
Br. Basil Taylor
Br. Raban Heyer
Br. Irenaeus Petree
Br. John Paul Boyer

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WOMEN RELIGIOUS

Catholic Teachers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MCSC)

Superior General: Sr. Verónica Cortés Vázquez
Colón No. 637
20240 Aguascalientes, Ags., México
Phone: 01152-449- 9-15-17-72
Fax: 01152-449- 9-18-52-49
E-mail: hmcscgg@yahoo.com.mx

CATHOLIC TEACHERS IN ARKANSAS

Dardanelle Residence •
2026 State Highway 22W
Dardanelle, AR 72834

Sr. María Teresa de Loera López, superior (teredeloera71@gmail.com) (479) 857-2260
Sr. Maria Magdalena Esparza de Lira (479) 453-0564
Sr. Mayela Báez Briones (479) 453-0190

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Carmel of St. Teresa of Jesus •+

Cloistered, Discalced Carmelite Nuns (OCD)

Prioress: Sr. Lucia Ellender
7201 W. 32nd St.
Little Rock, AR 72204-4716
Phone: (501) 565-5121
Fax: (501) 565-3877
E-mail: Lrcarmel@comcast.net
Internet: www.littlerockcarmel.org

CARMELITE NUNS

Sr. Lucia Ellender, prioress
Sr. Cecilia Chun
Sr. Mercia Mary Bowie
Sr. Bernadette Dixon
Sr. María Cruz DeLeón 
Sr. Andrea Mary Fulmer
Sr. Mary Alice Grace
Sr. Camilla Mary Marney
Sr. Mary Petra Masek
Sr. Jean Ryan
Sr. Stephanie Marie Turner
Sr. Ann Wiedemer
Sr. Anu Maria Jose (temporary vows)
Sr. Magdalene Duyka (temporary vows)

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Daughters of Charity (DC)

Province of St. Louise
4330 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63108-2622
Phone: (314) 533-4770
Fax: (314) 533-3226
Internet: daughtersofcharity.org

DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY IN ARKANSAS

Little Rock Residence •
Superior: Vacant
38 Lefever Ln.
Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: (501) 312-1656
E-mail: dclittlerock@att.net

Sr. Mary Ann Azar
Sr. Iliana Aponte
Sr. Nancy Cassidy
Sr. Mary Powers

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Daughters of Divine Love (DDL)

American Region
Regional Superior: Sister Mary Immaculata Nneji
Vocation Director: Sr. Victoria Oleka
2601 N. Sayre Ave.
Chicago, IL 60707
Phone: (773) 622-2434
E-mail: ddloveus@aol.com
Internet:

DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE LOVE IN ARKANSAS

Sr. Mary Francis Amanfo
Sr. Theodora Ajagu
506 Hall Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (240) 704-5517

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Daughters of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (FMSR)

Queen of Peace Province, USA
1492 Moss St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: (504) 486-0039
E-mail: vocationfmsr@yahoo.com
Internet: http://mancoichihoa.com/en
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rosarianvocation

DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY IN ARKANSAS

St. Patrick Convent •
Superior: Sr. Mary Faustina “Sandy” Nguyen
1921 Maple St.
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: (501) 515-7823 
E-mail: fmsrcdfatima3@gmail.com

Sr. Maria Faustina "Sandy" Nguyen
Sr. Mary Imelda Khuyen Nguyen
Sr. Maria Theresa Thien-Y Tran

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Dominican Sisters (OP)

Immaculate Conception Province
9000 West 81st St.
Justice, IL 60458
Phone: (708) 458-3040
Internet: www.sistersop.com
Vocations Director: Sr. Joachima Celinska
Phone: (708) 458-3040
E-mail: vocations@sistersop.com

DOMINICAN SISTERS IN ARKANSAS

Dominican Sisters Residence •
Superior: Sr. Klaudia Klapacz
1726 Pinetree Ln.
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone: (870) 425-3790

Sr. Klaudia Klapacz
Sr. Wenancja Disterheft
Sr. Santina Purcha

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Dominican Sisters of Tam Hiêp, Vietnam (OP)

Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena
Superior General: Sr. Maria Sang Thi Dinh
134/4 Khu pho 5, Phuong Tam Hiêp
Tp. Biên Hòa, Tinh Dòng Nai, Vietnam
Phone: +84 8 3894 1296
Internet: http://daminhtamhiep.net/
E-mail: daminhtamhiep@gmail.com

DOMINICAN SISTERS IN ARKANSAS

Superior: Sr. Maria Hoa Nguyen (mariahoaop@yahoo.com)
1105 Church St.
Barling, AR 72923-2520
Phone: (479) 462-9262

Sr. Maria Hoa Nguyen (479) 462-9262
Sr. Maria Tim Thi Nguyen (832) 217-7956
Sr. Maria Lieu T. Thuy Hoang (502) 295-6902

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Holy Angels Convent •+

Congregation of Olivetan Benedictines (OSB)

1699 County Rd. 766
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: (870) 935-5810
E-mail: secretary@olivben.org
Internet: www.olivben.org

Prioress: Mother Johanna Marie Melnyk (870) 935-7263
Vocation Director: Sr. Mary Clare Bezner (878) 273-6872, HACvocations@yahoo.com

BENEDICTINE NUNS

Mother Johanna Marie Melnyk, prioress
Sr. Ann Marie Ferricher
Sr. Lillian Marie Reiter
Sr. M. Angeline Massery
Sr. M. Cecilia Nguyen
Sr. M. Christopher Flowers 
Sr. M. Deborah Coffey 
Sr. M. Dominica Wise
Sr. M. Eileen Schneider
Sr. M. Elaine Willett 
Sr. M. Glorea Knaggs
Sr. M. Helen Herbstritt
Sr. M. Jeanette Bayer
Sr. M. Josita Lopez
Sr. M. Laura Cathcart
Sr. M. Lenore Dust
Sr. M. Monica Swirczynski 
Sr. M. Romana Rohmer
Sr. M. Therese Johnson 
Sr. M. Virginia Baltz
Sr. Maria Christi Cavanaugh
Sr. Marilyn Doss
Sr. Mary Beth Hackley
Sr. Mary Clare Bezner
Sr. Mary John Seyler
Sr. Marya Duscher 
Sr. Miriam Burns 
Sr. Therese Marie Kintzley
Sr. M. Catherine Luttmer
Sr. Maria Rose Carter

POSTULANT

Julie Watts

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Missionary Carmelites of St. Teresa (CMST)

Holy Family Province
Provincial: Sr. Victoria E. Alvarez
9548 Deer Trail Dr.
Houston, TX 77038-3902
Phone: (281) 445-5520 
Vocations Director: Sr. Nohemi Lara
Phone: (281) 445-5520
E-mail: nohpilalo@yahoo.com
Internet: http://cmsthouston.blogspot.com/p/asociados-cmst.html

MISSIONARY CARMELITES IN ARKANSAS

Hamburg Residence •
Superior: Sr. Margarita Castro
707 South Main St.
Hamburg, AR 71646
Phone: (870) 853-8406
E-mail: mjlef2003@yahoo.com

Sr. Margarita Castro, superior
Sr. Adelaida López
Sr. Leobarda Nieto

Conway Residence •
Superior: Sr. Ana Brígida Riveros
442 Locust St. 
Conway, AR 72034
Phone: (501) 358-5361
E-mail: anabcmst@yahoo.com

Sr. Ana Brígida Riveros, superior
Sr. Dulce María Córdoba
Sr. Francisca Nava

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Missionary Catechists of the Poor (MCP)

Superior General (Prioress): Sr. Mickey Espinoza
Ave. Alfonso Reyes 238 c/esq. Gomez Morín
Col. Valle de Chipinque 
64250 Garza García, N.L. México
Phone: 01152-81-83-56-15-02

MISSIONARY CATECHISTS IN ARKANSAS

Little Rock Residence •
Superior: Sr. Norma Edith Muñoz
8401 Linda Lane
Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: (501) 223-9054
Cell Phone: (501) 625-2360

Sr. Norma Edith Muñoz, superior
Sr. Maria Guadalupe Salazar Badillo 
Sr. María Elena Alva-Bojorges
Sister Silvia Garza
Sister Ana Luisa Díaz Vázquez
Sister Ma. Rosalina Castillo Guerrero

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Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta (MC)

St. Louis Region
Regional Superior: Sr. M. Jonathan
3629 Cottage Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63113-3539
Phone: (314) 533-2777
Internet: www.motherteresa.org

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY IN ARKANSAS

Missionaries of Charity Convent •
Superior: Sr. M. Annunciella
1014 S. Oak St.
Little Rock, AR 72204 
Phone: (501) 663-3596

Sr. M. Annunciella, superior
Sr. M. Christophine
Sr. M. Sumati
Sr. M. Davis

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Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM)

South Central Community
101 Mercy Dr.
Belmont, NC 28012-2898
Phone: (704) 829-5260
Internet: www.sistersofmercy.org/south-central

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RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF MERCY IN ARKANSAS

McAuley Convent & Retirement Home •
1300 Strozier Ln.
P.O. Box 23700
Barling, AR 72923-0700
Phone: (479) 478-3002
Fax: (479) 478-3006
Administrator: Debra Allen
E-mail: dallen@mercysc.org

Sr. Dorothy Ann Plafcan (dplafcan@mercysc.org) 
Sr. Mary Dorothy Calhoun (dcalhoun@mercysc.org) (501) 545-6028 
Sr. Mary Laurene Favre
Sr. Mary Sarto Gaffney
Sr. Mary Ann Hardcastle (ahardcastle@mercysc.org)
Sr. Mary Jolitta Konecny (jkonecny@mercysc.org)

Sisters of Mercy — St. Edward •
Sr. Judith Marie Keith (jkeith@mercysc.org)
Sr. Rebecca Ann Hendricks (rhendricks@mercysc.org)
2107 Camelot Dr.
Fort Smith, AR 72903-4158
Phone: (479) 452-1528
Fax: (479) 452-1699

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Catherine’s Manor
Sr. Mary Chabanel Finnegan (cfinnegan@mercys.org)
5707 Ellsworth Rd.
Fort Smith, AR 72903-3225
Phone: (479) 452-1077

Sisters of Mercy — Noah House
Sr. Joan Marie Pfauser (jpfauser@mercysc.org or srjpfauser@mtstmary.edu)
2202 Gristmill Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: (501) 664-8006
Fax: (501) 666-4382

Other Residences

Sr Anita DeSalvo (adesalvo@mercysc.org)
Sr. Lisa Atkins (latkins@mercysc.org)
Mercy Hospital
2710 Rife Medical Ln.
Rogers, AR 72758
Phone: (479) 338-3316

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Sr. Mary Noeline Banks (nbanks@mercysc.org)
Sr. Cheryl Marie Quave (cquave@mercysc.org)
126 Flint St.
Hot Springs, AR 71901-3924
Phone: (501) 624-4969

Sr. Mary Teresa Kelone (tkelone@mercysc.org)
P.O. Box 20546
#20 Grafton Ct.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
(501) 463-2306

Sr. Carol Anne Corley (ccorley@mercysc.org) 
550 Files Road, Apt. B2
Hot Springs, AR 71913-5437
Phone: (501) 282-8245

Sr. M. Deborah Troillett (dtroillett@mercysc.org)
908 N. Monroe St. Apt. 1
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 231-1906

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St. Scholastica Monastery •+

Order of St. Benedict (OSB)

1301 S. Albert Pike Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone: (479) 783-4147
E-mail: monastery@stscho.org
Internet: www.stscho.org

Prioress: Sr. Maria Goretti DeAngeli (479) 783-7086
Vocation Director: Sister Kimberly Prohaska (479) 783-4147, vocationdirector@stscho.org

BENEDICTINE SISTERS

Unless noted, all sisters have the same e-mail address (firstname@stscho.org). Those with a * do not have an e-mail address.

Sr. Maria Goretti DeAngeli, prioress
Sr. Kimberly Rose Prohaska, subprioress
Sr. Adrian Wewers*
Sr. Agatha Knittig* 
Sr. Alice O’Brien (aliceob1@juno.com)
Sr. Audrey Becker 
Sr. Barbara Bock (barbbock1@juno.com) 
Sr. Barbara Schroeder*
Sr. Catherine Markey*
Sr. Cecelia Marie Brickell (cfbrickell@hotmail.com)
Sr. Dolores Vincent Bauer (doloresb@stscho.org)
Sr. Elise Forst
Sr. Ethel Marie Sonnier (ethels@stscho.org)
Sr. Hilary Decker (hilarye1@juno.com)
Sr. Jo Ann Senko
Sr. Leona Marie Selig* 
Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr (macrinasong@yahoo.com)
Sr. Madeline Bariola (madbee36@hotmail.com)
Sr. Madeline Clifton (madelineclifton@hotmail.com)
Sr. Magdalen Stanton
Sr. Miriam Hoffman*
Sr. Pat Bolling 
Sr. Pierre Vorster (subiacosis@yahoo.com)
Sr. Rachel Dietz
Sr. Regina Schroeder (regina@stscho.org)
Sr. Rosalie Ruesewald (rsruese@hotmail.com)
Sr. Stephanie Schroeder (stephanie@stscho.org)
Sr. Therese Moreno (therese@stscho.org)
Sr. Judith Maria Timmerman

POSTULANTS

Thu Thao Nguyen
Joselyn Ramey

Hesychia House of Prayer •
Sr. Louise Sharum (louisesharum@yahoo.com)
204 St. Scholastica Rd. 
New Blaine, AR 72851
Phone: (479) 938-7375

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OTHER FORMS OF CONSECRATED LIFE

Diocesan Hermits (HS) (HB)

David Menkhoff
107 N. Logan Dr.
Paris, AR 72855

Agnes Janice Sehgal
1216 N. Hwy 309
Paris, AR 72855
Phone: (479) 963-1818

Judith Weaver
112 E. Morgan St. 
Paris, AR 72855
Phone: (913) 653-4722

Consecrated Virgin

Judith Ree “Catherine” Jones
117 Blanche St.
Paris, AR 72855

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Associations of the Faithful

Diocesan Prayer for Vocations

How to Become a Religious Brother or Sister

Little Portion Hermitage

Minister for Religious

Minister to Priests

Religious Glossary

Where do Religious Serve in Arkansas?

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