Passionists

Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ
Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi
Abbreviation	CP
Nickname	Passionists
Founded	22 November 1720
Founder	Paul of the Cross
Founded at	Castellazzo, Italy
Type	Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for men
Headquarters	Via S. Giovanni Eudes 95, Rome, Italy
Membership	1,890 members (including 1,423 priests) as of 2020
Superior General	Fr. Joachim Xavier Rego, C.P.
Patroness:	Blessed Virgin Mary (under the title Our Lady of the Sorrows)
Affiliations	Catholic Church
Website	passiochristi.org
Formerly called	The Poor of Jesus; (1720-1741)

The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi), abbreviated CP,^[3] are a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men, founded by Paul of the Cross in 1720, with a special emphasis on and devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ. A known symbol of the congregation is the labeled emblem of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, surmounted by a cross. This symbol is often sewn into the attire of its congregants.

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