Society of Saint Pius V

Society of Saint Pius V
Societas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii Quinti
AbbreviationSSPV
Formation1983
TypeTraditionalist Catholic religious congregation
HeadquartersNorwood, Ohio, United States
Superior General
William Jenkins[1][2]
Key people
Websitesspv.org

The Society of Saint Pius V (SSPV; Latin: Societas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii Quinti) is a traditionalist Catholic society of priests, formed in 1983, and based in Norwood, Ohio, United States.[2] The society's original headquarters was based in Oyster Bay Cove, New York.[2] The society broke away from the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) over liturgical issues.

The SSPV regards the questions of the legitimacy of the present Catholic Church hierarchy and the possibility that the Holy See is unoccupied to be unresolved, and that the SSPV itself lacks the authority to resolve the question. The society was headed by one of its co-founders, Bishop Clarence Kelly, until his death on December 2, 2023. It is named after Pope Pius V, who promulgated the Tridentine Mass.

  1. ^ Souls created for hell? "Kingdom of God"? Orthodox deny "the Keys". Church & faithless pope. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via rumble.com.
  2. ^ a b c "The Bulletin of the Society of St. Pius V - September 2024" (PDF). www.dropbox.com. Retrieved 9 October 2024.