What are we? A few figures...

Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)
Statistics as of October 1, 2011

Brief history

•   18 July 1988: Founded as a clerical society of apostolic life
•   Liturgical books used: Roman Missal, Ritual, Pontifical, Martyrology and Breviary in force in 1962
•   July 1988: Private audiences with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger
•   18 October 1988: Erected as an institute of pontifical right by the Holy See
•   Easter 1990: Cardinal Ratzinger visits the motherhouse (in Wigratzbad, Bavaria) and offers Mass in the Traditional rite
•   1995: first personal parish entrusted to the FSSP
•   12 September 1999: Pope John Paul II blesses the corner stones and crucifixes for the two new FSSP seminaries in Europe and in America
•   8 October 1999; 20 October 2001: the Superior General delivers an address at the Synods of Bishops in Rome
•   December 2000; June 2002; June 2005; May 2008: Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos, President of the Ecclesia Dei Commission and Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, comes to bless the new Saint Peter Seminary and to ordain FSSP priests
•   29 June 2003: Definitive approval of the Constitutions by the Holy See
•   22 February 2007: Foundation of the Confraternity of Saint Peter, a society which gathers those who are attached to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and who wish to support its charism through prayers and sacrifices
•   March 2008: The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter is granted a personal parish in Rome
•   6 July 2009: Private audiences with Pope Benedict XVI

Members

•   Total: 392
•   Priests (including associated
and postulating priests): 228
•   Deacons: 10
•   Non-deacons seminarians
(including postulants): 154

•   Average age of members: 36 years
•   Deceased members: 5
•   Nationalities: 35

Locations

•   Located in: 4 continents ; 17 countries
•   Dioceses served: 117
      o   Europe: 67
      o   America: 44
      o   Oceania: 5
      o   Africa: 1

•   Canonically erected houses: 59
•   Personal parishes: 19
•   Mass centers: 204

Confraternity of Saint Peter

•   Total members (January 2011): 3487
     o   French speakers : 548
     o   German speakers: 483
     o   English speakers: 2456

Increase

• Number of members

• Number of houses

Priestly ordinations in the FSSP over the last 11 years

Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Average
Total	15	12	19	17	7	14	8	12	9	12	8	12

[Source: General House FSSP; www.fssp.org]