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OHP
Order of the Holy Paraclete
Founded 1915
Registered Charity : No. 271117
Founded as an educational Order, the Sisters have diversified their work in the UK to include hospitality, retreats and spiritual direction, hospital chaplaincy, inner city involvement, preaching and mission, and development work overseas. The Mother House is at St Hilda's Priory, Whitby. Some Sisters work in the adjacent Sneaton Castle Centre, which caters for a wide variety of day and residential groups. Other UK houses are in York, Rievaulx, and Hull.
Overseas, the Order's long-standing commitment to Africa has been extended in exciting new developments: raising awareness of Aids and providing a home for abused girls in Swaziland, and fostering vocations to Religious life in Ghana and South Africa. In response to perceived local interest and support, two new convents have been built, one in Jachie, Ashanti, where there is also an Eye Clinic run by a Ghanian member, the other in Johannesburg alongside St Benedict's House, the retreat and conference centre run by the Sisters.
Central to the Order's life in all its houses are the Divine Office and Eucharist, and a strong emphasis on corporate activity.
Contact Details
Name: Sister Dorothy Stella OHP
(Prioress, assumed office 15 July 2005)
Address: St Hilda's Priory, Sneaton Castle, Whitby, North Yorks, YO21 3QN, England
Tel: +44 (0)1947 602079
Fax: +44 (0)1947 820854
Email: Email
Website: www.ohpwhitby.org
Other Houses
Address: Beachcliff, 14 North Promenade, Whitby, North Yorks, YO21 3JX
Tel: +44 (0)1947 601968
Email:Email
Address: Melrose, 2/4 Chancel Way, Castle Links, Whitby, North Yorks, YO21 1RY
Tel: +44 (0)1947 821114
Email:Email
Address: 1A Minster Court, York, YO7 2JJ, England
Tel: +44 (0)1904 620601
Email: Email
Address: OHP Hull, 9 Cranbourne Street, Spring Bank, Hull, HU3 1PP, England
Tel: +44 (0)1482 486861
Fax: +44 (0)1482 213114
Email: Email
Address: St Hilda's House, PO Box 1272, Manzini, Swaziland, South Africa
Tel: +268 505 3323
Email: Email
Address: St Benedict's Retreat House, PO Box 27, Rosettenville, 2130, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)11 435 3662
Fax: +27 (0)11 435 2970
Email: Email
Address: Convent of the Holy Spirit, PO Box AH 9375, Ahinsan, Kumasi Ashanti, Ghana
Tel: +278 604440
Email: Email
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