Origin from 1703
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit, officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary and abbreviated CSSp, is a Catholic religious congregation for men whose members are also known as Holy Ghost Fathers or Spiritans. It was founded in Paris on 27 May 1703, Whit Sunday, by Claude-Francois Poullart des Places. The congregation is headquartered at the Casa Generalizia on Clivo di Cinna in Rome and, as of 2018, comprised about 2,794 members, including 2,109 priests, led by Superior General Alain Mayama since 2021.
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Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 1 Who may joinLay and Ordained Together 2 Origins
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Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Practice
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OrdinationHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession 2 OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Connections
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Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Religious Congregations of the Holy Ghost
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The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; Latin: Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tu
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The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; Latin: Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tutela Immaculati Cordis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae) is a religious congregation for men in the Catholic Church.
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Wikidata Q687562, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Religious Congregations of the Holy Ghost
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These several provinces, as well as all the foreign missions, are under the central control of a superior general, who resides in Paris , and who is aided by two assistants and four consultors, all chosen by the general chapter of the congregation.
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