Societas Sacerdotum Missionariorum a Sancto Paulo Apostolo | |
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| Abbreviation | CSP |
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| Nickname | Paulist Fathers |
| Formation | July 7, 1858 |
| Founder | Isaac Thomas Hecker, CSP |
| Founded at | New York City, New York, US |
| Type | Society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men |
| Headquarters | Motherhouse: 415 West 59th Street, New York, NY, USA |
Region served | North America |
Membership | 107 members (includes 97 priests) as of 2020[1] |
Ministries | Missionary, ecumenical, pastoral work, Media, Arts |
President | Rene I. Constanza, CSP |
Parent organization | Catholic Church |
| Website | paulist |
The Paulist Fathers, officially named the Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Latin: Societas Sacerdotum Missionariorum a Sancto Paulo Apostolo), abbreviated CSP, is a Catholic society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men founded in New York City in 1858 by Isaac Hecker in collaboration with George Deshon, Augustine Hewit, and Francis A. Baker.
The society's mission is to evangelize—preach the gospel or give information with the intention of converting people to Catholicism—the people of North America in a manner suited to the continent's culture.