Catholic Benevolent Legion

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Catholic Benevolent Legion
AbbreviationCBL
Formation1881
TypeCatholic fraternal service

The Catholic Benevolent Legion was a Roman Catholic Benevolent society founded in New York in 1881, and it provided life insurance.[1] It merged with the Knights of Columbus in 1969.[2]

References

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Catholic Benevolent Legion" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ "NAME AND STATUS CHANGES OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES" (PDF). (356 KB), National Fraternal Congress of America