List of former Catholic brothers

This is a list of notable former Roman Catholic religious brothers:

• Rick Curry, SJ – was a Jesuit brother for 47 years before being ordained a priest in 2009 at the age of 66
• Justo Gallego Martínez – Spanish former Trappist monk who left due to ill health; best known for his construction of an unfinished and unsanctioned cathedral in the Community of Madrid
• Robert Hoatson – former Christian Brother and priest who left to become a sexual abuse victims activist
• John Philip Holland – Irish engineer and developer of the first submarine of the United States Navy; was a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers in his younger years before leaving in 1873 due to ill health
• Guillaume Imbert – French writer; was forced by his parents to join a Benedictine monastery but left as soon as he could
• Gabriel Moran – American theologian and religious educator; was a Brother of the Christian Schools from 1954–1985 when he left and married a woman
• Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. – American poet; was a Jesuit brother for 27 years
• William I of Berg – Count of Berg; former monk whose religious vows were absolved by the Pope so he could become count

See also

• List of former Roman Catholic priests
• List of former Roman Catholic nuns

References

1. List of former Catholics
2. List of former Catholic priests
3. List of former Roman Catholic nuns
4. Congregation of Christian Brothers
5. Marist Brothers
6. List of Marist Brothers schools
7. List of Christian Brothers schools
8. Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin
9. List of converts to Catholicism
10. Brothers of Jesus
11. List of Catholic priests
12. De La Salle Brothers
13. List of defunct Catholic religious institutes
14. Polish brothers
15. List of American Catholic priests
16. List of former or dissident Mormons
17. Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
18. List of former Muslims
19. Catholic Church
20. Catholic Church sexual abuse cases by country