Catholic Benevolent Legion

Catholic Benevolent Legion
Abbreviation CBL
Formation 1881
Type Catholic 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
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