Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter

Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri
AbbreviationFSSP
FormationJuly 18, 1988 (1988-07-18)
FounderFr. Josef Bisig
TypeSociety of apostolic life of pontifical right (for men)
HeadquartersMaison Saint Pierre Canisius, Fribourg, Switzerland
Coordinates46°48′17″N 7°09′37″E / 46.804796°N 7.160385°E / 46.804796; 7.160385
Membership (2023)
569[1]
 • 368 priests
 • 201 seminarians
Superior General
Fr. Andrzej Komorowski
Websitefssp.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (Latin: Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri; FSSP) is a traditionalist Catholic society of apostolic life for priests and seminarians. It is in communion with the Holy See. It was founded in 1988 by 12 former members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) who left following the Écône consecrations, which resulted in the SSPX bishops being excommunicated by the Holy See.

Headquartered in Switzerland, the society maintains two international seminaries: the International Seminary of St. Peter in Wigratzbad-Opfenbach, Bavaria, Germany, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, United States. The society is officially recognized by the Holy See and has 368 priests who celebrate the Tridentine Mass in locations in 147 worldwide dioceses.

  1. ^ "Figures – FSSP".

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