What are we? A few figures...

Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)
Statistics as of November 1, 2012

Brief history

•   18 July 1988: Founded as a clerical society of apostolic life
•   Liturgical books used: Roman Missal, Ritual, Pontifical, Martyrology and Breviary in force in 1962
•   July 1988: Private audiences with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger
•   18 October 1988: Erected as an institute of pontifical right by the Holy See
•   Easter 1990: Cardinal Ratzinger visits the motherhouse (in Wigratzbad, Bavaria) and offers Mass in the Traditional rite
•   1995: first personal parish entrusted to the FSSP
•   12 September 1999: Pope John Paul II blesses the corner stones and crucifixes for the two new FSSP seminaries in Europe and in America
•   8 October 1999; 20 October 2001: the Superior General delivers an address at the Synods of Bishops in Rome
•   December 2000; June 2002; June 2005; May 2008: Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos, President of the Ecclesia Dei Commission and Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, comes to bless the new Saint Peter Seminary and to ordain FSSP priests
•   29 June 2003: Definitive approval of the Constitutions by the Holy See
•   22 February 2007: Foundation of the Confraternity of Saint Peter, a society which gathers those who are attached to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and who wish to support its charism through prayers and sacrifices
•   March 2008: The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter is granted a personal parish in Rome
•   6 July 2009: Private audiences with Pope Benedict XVI

Members today

• Total: 397 (incl. 232 incardinated)

•   Priests: 236
     o   221 incardinated
     o   9 incorporated ad annum
     o   4 associated
     o   2 postulants
•   Deacons: 11
•   Non-deacons seminarians (including postulants): 150

• Average age of members: 37 years
• Deceased members: 5