What are we? A few figures...

Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)
Statistics as of September 8, 2008

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

Members

•   Total: 347
•   Priests (including associated
and postulating priests): 208
•   Deacons: 11
•   Non-deacons seminarians
(including postulants): 128

•   Average age of members: 37 years
•   Deceased members: 4
•   Nationalities: 26

Increase

•   Initial numbers in July 1988:
      o   12 members
      o   and 12 places of apostolate in 4 European countries

• Years of existence: 20

Priestly ordinations in the FSSP over the last 9 years

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Average
Total	12	15	12	19	17	7	14	8	12	13

Comments: One should add to those figures the number of priests ordained elsewhere, who have joined the FSSP afterwards as priests.

Locations

•   Located in: 4 continents ; 17 countries
•   Dioceses served: 102
      o   Europe: 56
      o   America: 40
      o   Oceania: 5
      o   Africa: 1

•   Canonically erected houses: 30
•   Personal parishes: 11
•   Mass centers: 168

Confraternity of Saint Peter

•   Total members: 2210
     o   French speakers : 281
     o   German speakers: 271
     o   English speakers: 1658

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