Companions of the Cross

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Companions of the Cross

Compañeros de la Cruz
Abbreviation	CC
Formation	May 1985; 39 years ago (May 1985)
Founder	Rev. Robert 'Bob' Bedard, CC
Type	Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life of Diocesan Right
Headquarters	199 Bayswater Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Members	60 (includes 40 priests) as of 2020
General Superior	Fr. Roger Vandenakker, CC
Ministry	Pastors, teachers, chaplains, and conducting parish missions
Publication	Missio Newsletter
Parent organization	Catholic Church
Website	www.companionscross.org

The Companions of the Cross, abbreviated CC, is a Catholic society of apostolic life of diocesan right for men based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a community of Catholic priests that is Eucharistic, Charismatic, Marian and magisterial.

It was founded by Fr. Robert Bedard in 1985 and was approved in 2003 by the Vatican as a society of apostolic life. Fr Roger Vandenakker is currently serving as the community's superior general.