Identity area
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- Sisters of saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Suore di san Giuseppe del Sacro Cuore di Gesù
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History
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, was founded in Penola, South Australia in 1866 by an Australian woman Mary Helen MacKillop and an English priest Reverend Julian Edmund Tenison Woods. The Sisters of Saint Joseph were different from other religious congregations living in Australia during the late nineteenth century. The sisters lived in small groups of two or three in country areas often where there was no established Catholic Church structure.
A of 2025, there are over 600 Sisters of Saint Joseph living in communities in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Ireland, Peru, Timor-Leste and Brazil. The sisters are engaged in pastoral work as well as in professional roles which include teaching, administration, social services, law, psychology, nursing, aged care, community development, adult education and support for new arrivals in Australia and New Zealand.
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Created by F Rousselle July 18, 2025.
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Historical Sketch from Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart Website: https://www.sosj.org.au/our-story/our-history/