South Dakota Catholic Daughters of the Americas - South Dakota State Court at 1400 Oakwood Drive, Yankton, SD 57078 US - About Us

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) was founded in Utica, New York in 1903 by John E. Carberry and several other Knights of Columbus as a charitable, benevolent and patriotic sorority for Catholic ladies. It was originally called the National order of Daughters of Isabella," and is dedicated to the principles of "Unity and Charity," the order's motto. They were originally called the national order of the Daughters of Isabella, and Carberry served as the first Supreme Regent. The Knights established our two standards of Unity and Charity.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is a member of the National Conference of Catholic Women (NCCW).

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas has nearly 95,000 members in 1,400 courts in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guam, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands.

The state court of South Dakota has a membership around 2600 members in 38 courts.  Five state officers serve the state and are elected every two years.  Eight District Deputies are currently serving under the Second Vice State Regent/ District Deputy Supervisor.   Twelve chairpersons oversee the Circle of Love Programs for the state.  Twelve state chairperson oversee other state program areas.

Updated: 11/08/11