Singapore – Myanmar

Brief history of The Province

Myanmar (2 houses)

Canossa Convent (FED)
Canossian Formation House

Singapore (5 houses)

Provincialate
St Magdalene’s Community
Canossa Convent Community
St Joseph’s Canossian Convent
St Anthony’s Canossian House
Canossian Formation House

Blue 81 and above, 8 Sisters
Lilac 71 – 80, 15 Sisters
Yellow 61 – 70, 17 Sisters
Pink 51 – 60, 8 Sisters
Orange 41 – 50, 0 Sisters
Green Below 40 – Temporary Vows, 3 Sisters
TOTAL 51
AVERAGE AGE = 68.9

Sisters in total 51 (48 – Perpetual vows / 3 – Temporary vows)
Novices 2 from Myanmar
Sisters in Singapore 39
Sisters in Myanmar 6
Overseas 5
Leave of Absence 1

Main ministries/institutions

Elderly Care – St Joseph’s Home/ Villa Francis Nursing Home – Catholic Welfare/ MOH
Education – Secondary school-1 / Primary schools -2 – Government aided / MOE
Special Needs -1 /Pre- schools – 2 /Student Care Centre -1 – NCSS
Pastoral – Parishes – Diocese
Spiritual – Lifesprings Spirituality Centre – Canossian
Other – Wellness Centre – Canossian

News

ARIWARA, 25 YEARS LATER: a hospital, a Saint and a land that hopes

19 May 2025

In the province of Ituri, where nature—vast and untamed, still vibrant from the recently ended rainy season—seems to whisper of a deep connection with all of creation, the Canossian Sisters of the Democratic Republic of Congo gathered in the small town of Ariwara to...

MAGDALENE OF CANOSSA shares Her Marian Experience

15 May 2025

The last time we met in this way, I shared how I experienced Easter. Today, I want to tell you about one of my greatest joys: considering myself a daughter of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since I was a child, I’ve had a tender and profound devotion to her—a devotion that...

A SUMMER OR SOLIDARITY: Volunteering in Brazil and Malawi!