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The Fraternity has renewed its consecration

Fribourg, February 13, 2025 – fssp.org The General Council of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and other members representing the Fraternity throughout the world gathered in Lourdes to renew the solemn consecration of the community to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In preparation for this act, they took part in the torchlight procession on the evening of Monday, February […]

Statistics update

Statistics as of November 1st, 2024 Members today Total: 583 (incl. 373 incardinated) Priests: 386 o 359 incardinated o 16 incorporated ad annum o 6 postulants o 5 associated Deacons: 15 Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 182 Average age of members: 39 years Deceased members: 15 ♦ Priests ♦ Deacons ♦ Seminarians Nationalities All members Incardinated members Seminarians Increase and ordinations [...]

Apostolic visitation of the Fraternity

Communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Fribourg, September 26, 2024 The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) has recently been informed by the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life of the opening of an apostolic visitation of the Fraternity. As the Prefect of this Dicastery himself made clear to the Superior General and […]

Closing of the General Chapter and nominations

Communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Thursday, July 18, 2024, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, USA The closing Mass of the 7th Ordinary General Chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter was celebrated this morning by three of its founders, Frs. Josef Bisig, Gabriel Baumann and Engelbert Recktenwald. In his homily, Fr. John Berg thanked […]

Election of the Superior General of the Fraternity

Communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, USA The General Chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), which takes place from July 3 to July 18, 2024 at the International Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Denton, Nebraska, in plenary session elected Fr. John Berg as […]

Audience with Pope Francis

Official communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter – Fribourg, March 1st, 2024. Following a request from the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Pope Francis invited Fr. Andrzej Komorowski, Superior General of the FSSP, to meet with him. He received him in private audience at the Vatican on Thursday, February 29, 2024, accompanied by Fr. Benoît Paul-Joseph, Superior of […]

Statistics update

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 [...]

Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

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 […]

Official communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter

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 […]