Eccleston encouraged religious orders to establish houses in his diocese, particularly those who could provide social services to the growing number of Catholic immigrants in the industrializing cities. The Sisters of the Visitation increased the number of their academies in the city and archdiocese, the Brothers of St. Patrick came to direct a trade school near Baltimore, and the Redemptorists cared particularly for German-speaking immigrants.
Eccleston urged religious orders to set up residences in his diocese, especially those who could offer social services to the expanding number of Catholic immigrants in the urbanizing cities. The Sisters of the Visitation expanded their academies in the city and archdiocese, the Brothers of St. Patrick came to manage a trade school near Baltimore, and the Redemptorists focused particularly on German-speaking immigrants.