The directory
Netherlands
34 living communities, 4 closed or moved since 2020.
Gelderland
| House | Order | Town | Status |
|---|
| Capuchin Poor Clares of 's-Herenhof, Arnhem | Capuchin Poor Clare, nuns | Arnhem | |
| Carmel Nazareth, Arnhem | Discalced Carmelite, nuns | Arnhem | Closed in September 2025 after 96 years. The eight sisters (four Dutch, four Indonesian who had come from 2014 to strengthen the house) found the upkeep of the large convent and garden too much and moved on 8-9 September 2025 to the Carmel at Oirschot. The convent was sold to Stichting Elver, a care organization for people with intellectual disabilities, which is converting it into a residential community. |
| Dominican nuns of Mariadal, Nijmegen | Dominican, nuns | Nijmegen | |
| Koningsoord Abbey | Trappist, nuns | Arnhem | |
| Norbertine priory Mariëngaard (De Essenburgh), Hierden | Norbertine, canons | Hierden (Harderwijk) | No appeal found |
| Passionist nuns of the Gemma monastery, Sittard (now Arnhem) | Passionist, nuns | Arnhem | Enclosed Passionist nuns from the monastery of Tielt in West Flanders founded the Gemma monastery in Sittard in the late 1930s, their only Dutch house, and lived there until January 1998, when the community moved to a residential care center in Arnhem. The national religious conference still lists the Passionistinnen at an Arnhem flat. In 2019 the last two sisters were Sister Gratia (1932-2023) and Sister Jovita (born 1934), so the community has effectively ended. The Sittard monastery, a national monument since 2001, has been redeveloped; the Gemma chapel is kept open by a foundation. |
| Poor Clare Monastery De Bron, Nijmegen | Poor Clare, nuns | Nijmegen | No appeal found |
| Saint Willibrord's Abbey, Slangenburg | Benedictine, monks | Doetinchem | |
Limburg
| House | Order | Town | Status |
|---|
| Abbey of Saint Benedictusberg, Vaals | Benedictine, monks | Lemiers (Vaals) | |
| Bridgettine Abbey Mariahart, Weert | Bridgettine, nuns | Weert | No appeal found |
| Carmel of Echt | Discalced Carmelite, nuns | Echt | No appeal found |
| Carmel Titus Brandsma, Heerlen | Carmelite, nuns | Heerlen | |
| Discalced Carmelite sisters at De Beyart, Maastricht | Discalced Carmelite, nuns | Maastricht | |
| Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, Slotklooster Steyl | Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration), nuns | Steyl (Venlo) | Lives on gifts |
| Lilbosch Abbey | Trappist, monks | Echt | |
| Priory Nazareth (Oude Munt), Tegelen | Benedictine, nuns | Tegelen | |
| Priory Regina Pacis, Valkenburg | Benedictine, nuns | Valkenburg aan de Geul | |
| Priory Thabor, Sint Odiliënberg (Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre) | Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, nuns | Sint Odiliënberg (Roerdalen) | Lives on gifts |
| Redemptoristine Monastery of Mariëndaal, Partij-Wittem | Redemptoristine, nuns | Partij (Gulpen-Wittem) | |
Noord-Brabant
| House | Order | Town | Status |
|---|
| Benedictine community of Saint Paul's Abbey, Oosterhout (now at Teteringen) | Benedictine, monks | Teteringen (Breda) | |
| Berne Abbey | Norbertine, canons | Heeswijk-Dinther | |
| Bridgettine Abbey Maria Refugie, Uden | Bridgettine, nuns | Uden | Lives on gifts |
| Carmel of Saint Joseph (Blijendaal), Oirschot | Discalced Carmelite, nuns | Oirschot | |
| Colettine Poor Clares Zonnelied, Eindhoven | Poor Clare, nuns | Eindhoven | |
| Koningshoeven Abbey | Trappist, monks | Berkel-Enschot (Tilburg) | |
| Maria Toevlucht Abbey, Zundert | Trappist, monks | Zundert | Closed at the end of August 2025 after more than 125 years: the closure was announced in May 2025 for lack of younger monks, and the last brothers (about six in recent years) left on the weekend of 30-31 August 2025. The future of the buildings was undecided. |
| Our Lady's Abbey, Oosterhout | Benedictine, nuns | Oosterhout | No appeal found |
| Poor Clare Monastery of Saint Josephsberg, Megen | Poor Clare, nuns | Megen (Oss) | Lives on gifts |
| Poor Clare sisters at the Witven care centre, Someren | Poor Clare, nuns | Someren | |
| Priory Fons Vitae, Nuland | Benedictine, nuns | Nuland | |
| Priory Manna Absconditum (Teteringen), contact via Nuland | Benedictine, nuns | Nuland (postal contact; formerly Teteringen) | No appeal found |
| Priory of Sint-Catharinadal, Oosterhout | Norbertine, nuns | Oosterhout | |
Utrecht
| House | Order | Town | Status |
|---|
| Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, Klooster Cenakel, Utrecht | Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration), nuns | Utrecht (Zuilen) | |
| Priory Emmaus, Maarssen (closed) | Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, nuns | Maarssen (Stichtse Vecht) | The canonesses bought the Doornburgh estate in 1957 and had a priory built behind the manor, consecrated in 1966. The community has gone: in 2017 Doornburgh, including the priory, was bought by MeyerBergman Erfgoed Groep and turned into a venue for art and science, and a former member now lives with the community at Sint Odiliënberg. Recorded here because Maarssen still appears in older lists of the order's houses. |