Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Cluny Sisters Mark 100 Years in Kalimpong
The Cluny Sisters are celebrating 100 years since they first came to Kalimpong, India.
They started their celebration with a special mass and performances.
Bishops and leaders thanked the sisters for their work in helping people with education, healthcare, and making the community better.
The sisters promised to continue helping people with love.
The Cluny Sisters started in France a long time ago and came to India in 1827.
Now, there are 178 sisters working in many places in India and Nepal.
They continue to help with schools, hospitals, and taking care of the environment.
The Cluny Sisters celebrated the start of their centenary year (1926–2026) in Kalimpong.
The celebrations began with a solemn gathering at St Joseph’s Convent and a thanksgiving mass.
Bishop Stephen Lepcha praised the sisters for their contributions to faith formation, education, healthcare, and social uplift.
Rev Sr Eva Anju reaffirmed the sisters' commitment to serving with renewed dedication.
The congregation, founded in France in 1807, now has 178 sisters working across six provinces in India and Nepal.
- Who
- The Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny, province of North East India and Nepal
- What
- Inaugurated the opening ceremony of their centennial (1926–2026)
- When
- Saturday, May 26, 2026
- Where
- St Joseph’s Convent, Kalimpong
- Why
- To mark the arrival of the first Cluny Sisters in Kalimpong on May 26, 1926
- Founded
- May 12, 1807, in Cluny, France
- First arrived in India
- 1827, in Pondicherry
- Arrived in Kalimpong
- 1926
- Number of sisters today
- 178
- Provinces worked in
- Six provinces in India and Nepal