Praesidium has been selected to serve as the outside, third-party accrediting body for Catholic men’s religious orders and congregations in the United States since 2004. More than 130 Institutes, representing 90 percent of Order Priests and Brothers in the United States, have attained Praesidium Accreditation® and their work has been presented to the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the Vatican. Subiaco is currently going through the re-accreditation process whereby this third party outside organization affirms and accredits that Subiaco complies with Praesidium’s Standards for Accreditation which covers three areas:
Each standard includes a number of requirements that must be met for accreditation as well as detailed clarifications of these requirements.