The Archives of the Generalate

To consult each section of the inventory, click on the folder next to the chapter title.

The archives are divided into 11 sections, namely
1) Foundation and history of the Congregation
2) Constitutions and rules
3) Government
4) The members
5) Spirituality and religious matters
6) Training and formation
7) Activities of the Congregation
8) Patrimony
9) Houses and communities
10) External contacts
11) Miscellaneous
12) Contents table

A decision was taken to fix 1966 as a temporary closing date in respect of documents relating to the government of the Congregation. A major change of structure was implemented in that year, namely, the division of the Congregation into provinces. This change necessitated the use of a temporary closing date to enable the third chapter of the inventory of the Generalate Archives to be completed. In due course the archives of the General Government after 1966, together with the documents concerning the interaction between the General Government and the provincial governments and the interaction between the General Government and the houses depending on the General Government, will be included in the inventory.

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Archives of local houses (Funds)

When a community of Sisters or a local institute is closing down or being taken over by a third party, their archives are deposited in the Central Archives of the Congregation. These are not available on-line as they are not sufficiently complete for this purpose. A list of all the local houses is available for down-loading

For example:
1) Funds Kortrijk
2) Funds Congo - General
3) Funds Ghent – House of Mercy