IHM
Religion abbreviation · Religious Title
| Stands for | Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
|---|---|
| Categories | Religion |
IHM stands for Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a religious title abbreviation.
Shared initials of several related US congregations of Catholic women, the first founded in Monroe, Michigan, in 1845, with later communities based in Scranton and Immaculata, Pennsylvania. IHM sisters are known for teaching and for founding Marywood and Immaculata universities.
Example: Sr. Helen Thomas, IHM, taught generations of students at the parish school.
Usage notes
The California IHM community largely left canonical religious life in 1970 after disputes over reforms. IHM is also used for Immaculate Heart of Mary parishes. The letters follow the name with a comma.
Related abbreviations
More religious title abbreviations
- DC – Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
- Dcn. – Deacon
- Fr. – Father
- FSC – Brothers of the Christian Schools
- H.E. – His Eminence
- H.H. – His Holiness
- LC – Legionaries of Christ
- MC – Missionaries of Charity
- MM – Maryknoll (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America)
- Most Rev. – Most Reverend
- Msgr. – Monsignor
- O.Carm. – Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel