General statistics about the SSPX

The Society of St. Pius X was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as an international "pious union" for the formation of priests.

Worldwide presence

USA presence

Houses in 62 countries

6 seminaries:

United States (Winona, MN)
Switzerland (Econe)
Germany (Zaitzkofen)
France (Flavigny)
Australia (Goulburn)
Argentina (La Reja)

Priories (priests' residences):

175

Clergy:

3 bishops
590 priests
187 seminarians

Religious:

103 brothers
170 sisters
78 oblate sisters

Laity associated througout the world:

~600,000 attending Mass centers
+2000 Third Order members

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Locations in 38 of 50 States:

20 priories (where priests reside)
103 chapels
3 retreat centers

Clergy:

1 bishop
85 priests
4 deacons
71 seminarians

Religious:

15 brothers
25 sisters

Priestly training / religious formation:

1 seminary
1 priests' house of studies
1 brothers novitiate
1 sisters novitiate
3 sisters convents

Publishing house: Angelus Press

Educational facilities:

1 college
26 schools

Laity associated in USA:

~25,000 attending chapels

+1000 Third Order members

Affiliated (non-SSPX) entities in the USA

9 independent chapels ["non-SSPX venue"]
1 monastery for male religious: Benedictine
4 convents for female religious: Carmelite, Franciscan and Dominican(2)