The Sisters of Mercy, Singleton Congregation, a Catholic religious order of women, was established in 1875, when Bishop James Murray invited Sisters of the Ennis Community to the Diocese of Maitland, Ireland. They built a substantial convent in stages from 1893 to 1925, and conducted a wide ranging ministry, including running the Monte Pio Home from 1910 to 1972. In 2011, the Sisters of Mercy, Singleton Congregation was dissolved and merged with 15 former Australian congregations to become the Institute of Sisters of Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea.
In 1981, the 17 congregations of the Sisters of Mercy, while retaining autonomy, combined in a new administrative structure to form the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia (ISMA). In 2011 the Singleton Congregation amalgamated with the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea and ceased to exist as a separate entity.
The Sisters of Mercy remain active in the Newcastle area, having located one of their regional offices in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese.
From
1875
To
2011
Alternative Names
Singleton Sisters of Mercy