What is now the Province of the Americas was initially the Order of St Francis, founded by Fr Joseph OSF in 1919. This consisted of 1st Order Franciscan friars, 2nd Order Poor Clare sisters, and 3rd Order Tertiaries. In 1967 it joined SSF, becoming established as the American Province.
The province was renamed in 2004 as the Province of the Americas, recognising membership for a period of 1st Order brothers in Brazil and continuing membership of 3rd Order members in many parts of Latin America.
Full access to this website is available only to First Order Sisters and Brothers. Others are welcome to browse the open access pages here.
The process for signing up for membership should be fairly automatic - but it does require an admin to verify that you are a First Order member. It might take a day or so depending on access to emails. If you haven't got access after 24 hours please email me.
