Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace

Who we are

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace was founded in Nottingham in 1884 by Mother Clare (Margaret Anna Cusack). She was a woman deeply moved by the social conditions of her times and the plight of poor and oppressed people. The focus of our Congregation is to promote peace through justice. Over the years the sisters have served in social work, health care, education and action for justice.

The Congregation consists of three geographic regions: one in the United Kingdom and two in the United States (East and Pacific Northwest). The sisters also serve in Haiti. The headquarters of the Congregation is in New Jersey, USA. We have vowed members (sisters) and non-vowed women and men known as associates. Our total vowed membership is over 140 sisters and we have a growing number of associates. The U.K. is the smallest region with 33 vowed members. Our ages range from 50 – 101, with most being over 70.

The UK headquarters has for many years been located at Sacred Heart Convent in Rearsby, Leicestershire. We are in the process of selling this property and plan to rent office space in Nottingham. We currently have convents in Nottingham, Leicester, Cleethorpes, Bradford and London, with individual sisters living in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Haiti.

We value our lay employees who work with us and help us accomplish our mission.