Anglican Religious Life
A yearbook of religious orders and communities in
the Anglican Communion and tertiaries, oblates,
associates and companions.
SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS SSF
The Society of St Francis has diverse origins in a number of Franciscan groups
that drew together during the 1930s to found one Franciscan Society. SSF in its
widest definition includes First Order Brothers, First Order Sisters (CSF), Second
Order Sisters (OSC) and a Third Order. The First Order shares a common life of prayer,
fraternity and a commitment to issues of justice, peace and the integrity of creation.
In its larger houses, this includes accommodation for short-
EUROPEAN PROVINCE
The Friary, Alnmouth, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 3NJ
Tel: 01665 830213 Fax: 01665 830580
Email: alnmouthssf@franciscans.org.uk
Bentley Vicarage, 3a High Street, Bentley, Doncaster DN5 0AA
Tel: 01302 872240
St Matthias’s Vicarage, 45 Mafeking Road, Canning Town, London E16 4NS
Tel: 020 7511 7848 Email: canningtownssf@franciscans.org.uk
The Master’s Lodge, 58 St Peter’s Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2BE
Tel: 01227 479364 Email: canterburyssf@franciscans.org.uk
St Mary-
Tel: 01299 896345 Fax: 01299 896083
Email: glasshamptonssf@franciscans.org.uk
The Friary of St Francis, Hilfield, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7BE
Tel: 01300 341345 Fax: 01300 341293
Email: hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
The Vicarage, Holy Island, Berwick-
Tel: 01289 389216 Email: holyislandssf@franciscans.org.uk
25 Karnac Road, Leeds LS8 5BL
Tel: 0113 226 0647 Email: leedsssf@franciscans.org.uk
House of the Divine Compassion, 42 Balaam Street, Plaistow, London E13 8AQ
Tel: 020 7476 5189 Email: plaistowssf@franciscnas.org.uk
The Vicarage, 11 St Mary’s Road, Plaistow, London E13 8AQ
Tel: 020 8552 4019 Email: stmarycssf@franciscans.org.uk
Our Lady of the Angels, 8 Knight Street, Walsingham, NR22 6DA
Tel: 01328 820762 Email: walsinghamssf@franciscans.org.uk
Website: www.franciscans.org.uk
Registered Charity No.: 236464 (London)
PROVINCE OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
SSF friars went from England to Papua New Guinea in the late 1950s and the first Australian house was established in 1964. The first New Zealand house followed in 1970. In 1981, the Pacific Province was divided into two: Australia/New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
The Hermitage, PO Box 46, Stroud, NSW 2425, Australia
Tel: 2 4994 5372 Fax: 2 4994 5527
Email: ssfstrd@bigpond.com
The Friary, PO Box 6134, Buranda, Brisbane, QD 4102, Australia
Tel: 7 3391 3915 Fax: 7 3391 3916
Email: BrDonald@franciscan.org.au
Website: www.franciscan.org.au
Friary of the Divine Compassion, PO Box 13-
Aotearoa/New Zealand
Tel: 7 856 6701
Email: friary@franciscan.org.nz
Website: www.franciscan.org.nz
PROVINCE OF THE AMERICAS
The American Province of SSF was founded as the Order of St Francis in 1919 by Father Claude Crookston, who took the name Father Joseph. Under his leadership the community developed, based first in Wisconsin and then on Long Island, New York. The Order originally combined a monastic spirituality with a commitment to missions and evangelizing. In 1967, the OSF friars amalgamated with the Society of St Francis in the UK and became the American Province of SSF.
Our lives are structured around our times together of formal prayer and the Eucharist, which give our lives a focus. Brothers engage in a wide variety of ministries: community organizing, missions, work in parishes and institutions, counselling and spiritual direction, study, the arts, serving the sick and infirm and people with AIDS. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultural traditions. Living with each other can be difficult, but we work hard to find common ground and to communicate honestly with each other. God takes our imperfections and, in the mystery of Christ's body, makes us whole.
Little Portion Friary, PO Box 399, Mount Sinai, NY 11766/0399, USA
Tel: 631 473 0533 Fax: 631 473 9434
Email: mtsinaifriary@s-
San Damiano, 573 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Tel: 415 861 1372 Fax: 415 861 7952
Email: judehillssf@aol.com
St Clare’s House, 1601 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA 94709
Tel: 510 705 1591
Divine Providence Friary
Rua Acuruà 180 – Vila Ipojuca, 05053-
Tel: (11) 3672 5454 Email: freicezar@hotmail.com
Minister Provincial:
Tel: 415 861 7951 Fax: 415 861 7952 Email: judehillssf@aol.com
Website: www.s-
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PROVINCE
All Saints’ Friary
Dipoturu, PO Box 78, Popondetta 241, Oro Province, PNG
Saint Mary of the Angels Friary
Haruro, PO Box 78, Popondetta 241, Oro Province, PNG
Tel: 329 7060
Saint Margaret’s Friary
Katerada, PO Box 78, Popondetta 241, Oro Province, PNG
Saint Francis Friary
Koke, PO Box 1103, Port Moresby, NCD, PNG
Tel & fax: 320 1499
Email: ssfpng@online.net.pg
Martyrs’ House
PO Box 78, Popondetta, Oro Province, PNG
Tel & fax: 3297 491
Philip Friary
Ukaka, PO Box 22, Alotau, Milne Bay Province, PNG
PROVINCE OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Patteson House
PO Box 519, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Tel: 22386
Regional Office tel & fax: 25810
St Bonaventure Friary
Kohimarama Theological College, PO Box 519, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Tel: 50128
Saint Francis Friary
PO Box 7, Auki, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
Tel: 40054
San Damiano Friary
Diocese of Hanuato’o, Kira Kira, Makira Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands
Tel: 50031
Michael Davis Friary
PO Box 519, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
La Verna Friary/Little Portion
Hautambu, PO Box 519, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Holy Martyrs Friary
Luisalo, PO Box 50, Lata, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands
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