Religious Orders of the Gaudete Trust
The Gaudete Trust is a collaborative trust administering the educational trusteeship of five Religious Orders, namely:
- The Congregation of La Sainte Union (LSU)
- Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle (SP)
- De La Mennais Brothers FICP (Brothers of Christian Instruction)
- The Christian Brothers (CFC)
- The Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ)
The Trust was born out of the desire of these Religious Orders to continue to put their charisms at the service of the Church. By adopting a collaborative approach to trusteeship, the Gaudete Trust is able to offer Religious Orders an alternative way of continuing to serve Catholic education.
The Trust is a legal entity with the authority to administer those legal, financial, and inspirational responsibilities of educational trusteeship that were formerly exercised by these individual Religious Orders. It is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) recognised by the Charity Commission and a Public Juridic Person (PJP) recognised by the Catholic Church.
To find out more about the religious congregations within the Gaudete Trust, please click on the images below:
