How religious orders are sitting on assets worth hundreds of millions of euro

by Bill_Badbody

12 comments
  1. Order Christian Brothers

    Cash at hand and in bank €1,773,242

    Other assets €59,893,426

    Total assets €61,666,668

    Total liabilities €6,806,764

    Net Assets/liabilities €54,859,904

    Order Spiritans

    Cash at hand and in bank €2,387,410

    Other assets €171,342,507

    Total assets €173,729,917

    Total liabilities €16,298,468

    Net Assets/liabilities €157,431,449

    Order Jesuits

    Cash at hand and in bank €0

    Other assets €46,642,852

    Total assets €46,642,852

    Total liabilities €2,913,197

    Net Assets/liabilities €43,729,655

    Order Carmelites

    Cash at hand and in bank €3,971,065

    Other assets €71,180,714

    Total assets €75,151,779

    Total liabilities €621,407

    Net Assets/liabilities €74,530,372

    Order De La Salle Brothers

    Cash at hand and in bank €8,057,515

    Other assets €49,516,661

    Total assets €57,574,176

    Total liabilities €129,141

    Net Assets/liabilities €57,445,035

    Order Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

    Cash at hand and in bank €29,937,260

    Other assets €295,017,987

    Total assets €324,955,247

    Total liabilities €2,311,513

    Net Assets/liabilities €322,643,734

    Order Presentation Brothers

    Cash at hand and in bank €115,362

    Other assets €23,664,566

    Total assets €23,779,928

    Total liabilities €58,937

    Net Assets/liabilities €23,720,991

    Order Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC)

    Cash at hand and in bank €51,236,869

    Other assets €14,754,320

    Total assets €65,991,189

    Total liabilities €6,083,264

    Net Assets/liabilities €59,907,925

    Order Marist Brothers

    Cash at hand and in bank €487,857

    Other assets €6,535,207

    Total assets €7,023,064

    Total liabilities €38,322

    Net Assets/liabilities €6,984,742

    Order Dominicans

    Cash at hand and in bank €7,225,670

    Other assets €176,830,303

    Total assets €184,055,973

    Total liabilities €3,222,576

    Net Assets/liabilities €180,833,397

    Order Vincentian Fathers

    Cash at hand and in bank €1,954,691

    Other assets €33,222,715

    Total assets €35,177,406

    Total liabilities €1,299,363

    Net Assets/liabilities €33,878,043

    Order Marist Fathers

    Cash at hand and in bank €1,397,513

    Other assets €28,403,051

    Total assets €29,800,564

    Total liabilities €236,043

    Net Assets/liabilities €29,564,521

    Order Patrician Brothers

    Cash at hand and in bank €2,079,810

    Other assets €15,081,201

    Total assets €17,161,011

    Total liabilities €141,563

    Net Assets/liabilities €7,019,448

    Order Franciscan Province of Ireland (Franciscan Friars)

    Cash at hand and in bank €7,297,129

    Other assets €34,265,952

    Total assets €41,563,081

    Total liabilities €1,384,780

    Net Assets/liabilities €40,178,301

    Order Religious Sisters of Charity

    Cash at hand and in bank €7,490,036

    Other assets €202,626,546

    Total assets €210,116,582

    Total liabilities €1,886,534

    Net Assets/liabilities €208,230,048

    Order Congregation of the Presentation Sisters

    Cash at hand and in bank €692,387

    Other assets €31,875,728

    Total assets €32,568,115

    Total liabilities €4,299,248

    Net Assets/liabilities €28,268,867

    Order Franciscan Brothers (OSF)

    Cash at hand and in bank €1,618,846

    Other assets €7,063,656

    Total assets €8,682,502

    Total liabilities €187,408

    Net Assets/liabilities €8,495,094

  2. You know who else is sitting on top of hundreds of millions? Billionaires 🙂

  3. A ot of the assets are in buildings I’d imagine. The church have been selling off a lot of their parochial houses lately.

  4. /u/Bill_Badbody’s data, just formatted as a table.

    |**Order**|**Cash In Hand**|**Other Assets**|**Total Assets**|**Total Liabilities**|**Balance**|
    :–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
    |Christian Brothers|€1,773,242|€59,893,426|€61,666,668|€6,806,764|€54,859,904|
    |Spiritans|€2,387,410|€171,342,507|€173,729,917|€16,298,468|€157,431,449|
    |Jesuits|€0|€46,642,852|€46,642,852|€2,913,197|€43,729,655|
    |Carmelites|€3,971,065|€71,180,714|€75,151,779|€621,407|€74,530,372|
    |De La Salle Brothers|€8,057,515|€49,516,661|€57,574,176|€129,141|€57,445,035|
    |Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy|€29,937,260|€295,017,987|€324,955,247|€2,311,513|€322,643,734|
    |Presentation Brothers|€115,362|€23,664,566|€23,779,928|€58,937|€23,720,991|
    |Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC)|€51,236,869|€14,754,320|€65,991,189|€6,083,264|€59,907,925|
    |Marist Brothers|€487,857|€6,535,207|€7,023,064|€38,322|€6,984,742|
    |Dominicans|€7,225,670|€176,830,303|€184,055,973|€3,222,576|€180,833,397|
    |Vincentian Fathers|€1,954,691|€33,222,715|€35,177,406|€1,299,363|€33,878,043|
    |Marist Fathers|€1,397,513|€28,403,051|€29,800,564|€236,043|€29,564,521|
    |Patrician Brothers|€2,079,810|€15,081,201|€17,161,011|€141,563|€7,019,448|
    |Franciscan Province of Ireland (Franciscan Friars)|€7,297,129|€34,265,952|€41,563,081|€1,384,780|€40,178,301|
    |Religious Sisters of Charity|€7,490,036|€202,626,546|€210,116,582|€1,886,534|€208,230,048|
    |Congregation of the Presentation Sisters|€692,387|€31,875,728|€32,568,115|€4,299,248|€28,268,867|
    |Franciscan Brothers (OSF)|€1,618,846|€7,063,656|€8,682,502|€187,408|€8,495,094|

  5. If you were dictator of Ireland for a day, what would be the first thing you’d do..

  6. I can’t believe that an organisation notorious for child rape could be so ethically dubious with money. Make yoo think.

  7. And now you have the Jehovah Witnesses setting up their investment fund here in Wicklow, worth billions.

  8. So many quick to jump and criticize the church… but I guarantee you

    If your family lived in Ireland during the famine, the only reason you’re alive today is the church. Their charity and aid was the only reasons a million more didn’t die.

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