Congregation of the Holy Ghost

The name Congregation of the Holy Ghost applies to five Catholic Congregations: the Holy Ghost Fathers and four female congregations:

Holy Ghost Fathers, also known as the Spiritans; a Spiritan priest or brother has the abbreviation "C.S.Sp." after his name
Daughters of the Holy Spirit, a worldwide order of nuns dedicated to education
Sisters of the Holy Ghost (Dubuque), a congregation founded in 1890, by the Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, John Hennessey
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, the sister organisation of the Society of the Divine Word
Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate, established in 1886 at San Antonio, Texas

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