Society of Saint Paul

Society of Saint Paul
Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo
AbbreviationSSP (post-nominals)
NicknamePaulines
Formation20 August 1914; 110 years ago (1914-08-20)
FounderGiacomo Alberione
Founded atAlba, Piedmont, Italy
TypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for Men
HeadquartersMotherhouse:
Via Alessandro Severo 58, 00145 Rome, Italy
Members
828 members (493 priests) as of 2020[1]
Superior General
Domenico Soliman[1]
Ministry
Social communication work
Parent organization
Roman Catholic Church
Websitepaulus.net

The Society of Saint Paul (Latin: Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo) abbreviated SSP and also known as the Paulines, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded on 20 August 1914 at Alba, Piedmont in Italy by Giacomo Alberione and officially approved by the Holy See on 27 June 1949. Its members add the nominal letters SSP. after their names to indicate membership in the congregation.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Society of Saint Paul (S.S.P.)". GCatholic.org.
  2. ^ "Society of Saint Paul (S.S.P.)".