Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Congregation of Sisters of Merciful Jesus (CSMJ)
Parallel form(s) of name
Sisters of Merciful Jesus
Sisters of Divine Mercy
Congregation of the Divine Mercy
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1995-Present
History
The Congregation of Sisters of the Merciful Jesus was founded in 1947 by Fr. Michael Sopocko as the answer for the apparition of Jesus Christ, who ordered St. Faustina among other things, to found the new religious community. The Sisters first established themselves in 1996 in Edmonton and were closely associated with the Madonna House Apostolate. In 1999 they moved to Hobbema to assist in pastoral ministry at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish.