| Congregatio Clericorum Parochialium seu Catechistarum S. Viatoris[1] (Latin) | |||
| Abbreviation | C.S.V. (post-nominal letters)[2] | ||
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| Nickname | Viatorians[3] | ||
| Formation | November 3, 1831[4] | ||
| Founder | Rev. Louis Joseph Querbes, C.S.V.[5] | ||
| Founded at | Lyon, France | ||
| Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)[2] | ||
| Headquarters | Via Padre Angelo Paoli 41, Rome, Italy[2] | ||
Membership | 407 members (includes 172 priests) as of 2020[2] | ||
Patron | Saint Viator of Lyons[3] | ||
Superior General | Rev. Robert M. Egan, C.S.V.[6] | ||
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Ministry | Educational, parochial, mission, campus ministry and chaplaincy works | ||
Parent organization | Catholic Church | ||
| Website | www | ||
The Clerics of Saint Viator (French: Clercs de Saint-Viateur), abbreviated C.S.V. and also known as the Viatorians is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men (priest, brothers and lay associates) founded in Lyon, France, in 1831 by Father Louis Querbes. Its patron, Saint Viator, was a 4th-century catechist in Lyon. The institute spread from its origins in France to Canada and later to the United States; it now has provinces and missions all over the world. They are a teaching order and are involved in parish ministries and all levels of education, from grade school through university. Its members add the nominal letters C.S.V. after their names to indicate membership in the congregation.