Catholic Benevolent Legion

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]

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

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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