Catholic Daughters of the Americas

Catholic Daughters of the Americas

Catholic Daughters of the Americas was founded in 1903 in New York by John E. Carberry and Knights of Columbus as "National order of Daughters of Isabella," and is one of the largest women's organisations in the Americas.It was renamed as Catholic Daughters of the Americas in 1921 and 1925 it became an independent organisation. It has its headquaters in Utica New York.It has members are courts in United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guam, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands.

External links

* [http://www.catholicdaughters.org/index.shtml Catholic Daughters of the Americas]
* [http://www.catholic.org/diocese/diocese_story.php?id=26326 Diocese Story]


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