The Oblate Sisters were the first all-Black order of Roman Catholic nuns.

He also intervened to save the Oblate Sisters of Providence, a congregation for African-American women, from dissolution.

The Oblate Sisters arrived in Riobamba, Ecuador in 1888, from Europe.

In 1954, the Oblate Sisters' Kindergarten opened.

He supported and authorized the foundation of the Oblate Sisters of Providence.

In 1850, a school was constructed on adjacent land which came under administration of the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1858.

Soon after, it was announced that the school would be administered and staffed by the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis DeSales.

Lessons for African-American children were also provided there by the Oblate Sisters of Providence.

The sanitary facilities and the kitchen were improved, and a big room for the Oblate Sisters was arranged.

He co-founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence along with Mother Mary Lange.