The Sisters of Bon Secours' arrival in America in came about because Archbishop Gibbons of Baltimore “asked” the Sisters to “practice their ministry” in The Metropolitan Archdiocese of BALTIMORE. The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is the premier see of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore and 9 of Maryland's 23 counties in the central and western portions of the state: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington. https://www.archbalt.org/