Congregation of the Holy Spirit

Congregation of the Holy Spirit
Latin: Congregatio Sancti Spiritus
AbbreviationCSSp
NicknameSpiritan
Formation27 May 1703; 321 years ago (1703-05-27)
FounderClaude-François Poullart des Places, CSSp
Founded atParis, France
TypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for Men
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Region served
Europe, North America, Australia, the Indian Ocean and Africa.
Membership
2,794 members (2,109 priests) as of 2018[1]
Motto
Latin:
Cor unum et anima una

English:
One heart and one spirit
Superior General
Alain Mayama, CSSp [1]
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Church
Websitewww.spiritanroma.org

The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; Latin: Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tutela Immaculati Cordis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae) is a religious congregation for men in the Catholic Church. Members are often known as Holy Ghost Fathers or, in continental Europe and the Anglosphere, as Spiritans, and members use the postnominals CSSp.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Congregation of the Holy Spirit (C.S.Sp.)". www.gcatholic.org.
  2. ^ https://spiritans.org [bare URL]
  3. ^ Holy Ghost Father at the Encyclopædia Britannica