Catholic Benevolent Legion

Catholic Benevolent Legion
AbbreviationCBL
SuccessorKnights of Columbus
Formation1881
Dissolved1969
TypeCatholic fraternal service

The Catholic Benevolent Legion was a Roman Catholic benevolent society providing life insurance[1] founded in New York in 1881. A parallel Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion was founded in 1895.[2][3] The Legion merged with the Knights of Columbus in 1969.[4]

References

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Catholic Benevolent Legion" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Smith, John Talbot (2008). The Catholic Church in New York: A History of the New York Diocese from Its Establishment in 1808 to the Present Time. Cosimo, Inc. p. 456. ISBN 9781605202785. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ Statistics, Fraternal Societies. Fraternal Monitor. 1914. p. 192. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ "NAME AND STATUS CHANGES OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. (356 KB), National Fraternal Congress of America
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