Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter

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Catholic religious society clerical society of apostolic life society of apostolic life of pontifical right

The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter is a Catholic clerical society of apostolic life that celebrates the traditional Latin liturgy and operates in full communion with the Holy See.

Aliases (3)

Ecclesia Dei ×1
Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri ×1
Society of apostolic life ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious society → clerical society of apostolic life → society of apostolic life of pontifical right →
abbreviation	FSSP →
approvedBy	Pope John Paul II →
canonicalStatus	pontifical right →
celebrates	traditional Latin Mass → traditional Roman Breviary →
clergyMayAdministerSacraments	yes →
clergyMayHearConfessions	yes →
clergyMayWitnessMarriages	yes →
clergyType	secular priests →
communionWith	Holy See →
distinguishedFrom	Society of Saint Pius X →
erectedBy	Holy See →
foundedAt	Abbey of Hauterive →
foundedIn	Switzerland →
foundedOn	1988-07-18 →
governedBy	superior general →
hasCanonicalCommunion	full communion with the Catholic Church →
hasGeneralHouse	Fribourg, Switzerland →
hasLayFaithfulServed	Catholic laity attached to the traditional Latin liturgy →
hasMotto	Fideliter servare traditiones →
hasSeminary	International Seminary of St. Peter, Wigratzbad, Germany → Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, United States →
headquartersLocation	Fribourg, Switzerland →
languageOfLiturgy	Latin →
latinName	Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri →
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite →
namedAfter	Saint Peter the Apostle →
operatesIn	Africa → Europe → North America → Oceania → South America →
originatedFrom	priests formerly associated with the Society of Saint Pius X →
primaryCharism	celebration of the liturgy according to the 1962 Roman books → formation of priests in the traditional Roman Rite →
recognizesAuthorityOf	Pope → diocesan bishops →
religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church →
subjectTo	Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life →
typeOfApostolate	chaplaincies → parish ministry → retreats and missions → schools and catechesis →
usesFormOfRomanRite	1962 Roman Missal →
vows	no religious vows, promises of obedience and celibacy →
website	https://www.fssp.org →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Catholic traditionalism →	associatedWith
Tridentine Mass →	associatedWithGroup
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter ("Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri") →	latinName
Summorum Pontificum ("Ecclesia Dei") →	mentionsPredecessorDocument
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae ("Society of apostolic life") →	religiousOrderType