Statistics as of November 1st, 2023 Members today Total: 569 (incl. 364 incardinated) Priests: 368 o 342 incardinated o 20 incorporated ad annum o 2 postulants o 4 associated Deacons: 22 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 179 Average age of members: 39 years Deceased members: 12 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and [...]
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Fribourg, December 31, 2022 It is with sorrow that the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter learned today, December 31, 2022, of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was on several occasions a providential support for our community. As Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he was instrumental in the founding of the Fraternity […]
Statistics as of November 1st, 2022 Members today Total: 542 (incl. 348 incardinated) Priests: 356 o 331 incardinated o 16 incorporated ad annum o 5 postulants o 4 associated Deacons: 17 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 169 Average age of members: 38 years Deceased members: 11 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and [...]
Fribourg, February 21, 2022 On Friday, February 4, 2022, two members of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Fr. Benoît Paul-Joseph, Superior of the District of France, and Fr. Vincent Ribeton, Rector of St. Peter’s Seminary in Wigratzbad, were received in private audience by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, for nearly an hour. During the very cordial meeting, they recalled […]
[Texts of the Novena and the act of Consecration in French | German | Spanish | Latin] Novena of Preparation for Consecration This novena is to be recited every day from February 2 to 10, 2022 by all members of the Fraternity, preferably after public Mass to accommodate the faithful who wish to join in. Priests who celebrate privately must […]
Statistics as of November 1st, 2021 Members today Total: 526 (incl. 336 incardinated) Priests: 341 o 319 incardinated o 13 incorporated ad annum o 4 postulants o 5 associated Deacons: 17 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 168 Average age of members: 38 years Deceased members: 11 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and ordinations [...]
Official communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter following the publication of the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes Fribourg, July 20, 2021 The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, whose goal is the sanctification of priests through the faithful observance of the liturgical traditions prior to the reform implemented after the Second Vatican Council (cf. Constitutions n. 8), has received Pope […]
source: fssp.org Three years after the last General Chapter in July 2018, Fr. Andrzej Komorowski, Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, has decided, with the agreement of his General Council: – to reappoint Fr. Arnaud Evrat, Assistant, as Secretary General for three years; – to reappoint Fr. Stefan Reiner, Assistant, as General Treasurer for three years; – […]
Statistics as of November 1st, 2020 Members today Total: 504 (incl. 321 incardinated) Priests: 330 o 309 incardinated o 12 incorporated ad annum o 4 postulants o 5 associated Deacons: 12 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 162 Average age of members: 38 years Deceased members: 10 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and ordinations [...]
Statistics as of November 1st, 2019 Members today Total: 482 (incl. 317 incardinated) Priests: 320 o 300 incardinated o 8 incorporated ad annum o 5 postulants o 7 associated Deacons: 17 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 145 Average age of members: 38 years Deceased members: 10 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and ordinations [...]
Statistics as of November 1st, 2018 Members today Total: 460 (incl. 304 incardinated) Priests: 304 o 290 incardinated o 7 incorporated ad annum o 1 postulants o 6 associated Deacons: 14 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 142 Average age of members: 38 years Deceased members: 8 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and ordinations [...]
The Superior General has nominated the following with the approval of his General Council: – Fr. Benoît Paul-Joseph as District Superior of France for three years; – Fr. Bernhard Gerstle as Superior of the Germanophone District for three years; – Fr. Michael Stinson as Superior of the North American District for three years. On behalf of all of the members […]
Thursday, July 12, 2018, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, USA The General Chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), held from July 3 to July 18 2018 at the International Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Denton, Nebraska, elected in a plenary session the Assistants and Counselors of the General Superior as follows: Assistants: Fr. Daniel […]
Monday, July 9, 2018, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, USA The General Chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), held from July 3 to July 18, 2018 at Our Lady of Guadalupe International Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, elected today in plenary session Fr. Andrzej Komorowski as Superior General for 6 years. The Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” was […]
Statistics as of November 1st, 2017 Members today Total: 437 (incl. 293 incardinated) Priests: 287 o 272 incardinated o 8 incorporated ad annum o 2 postulants o 5 associated Deacons: 21 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 129 Average age of members: 38 years Deceased members: 8 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and ordinations [...]