For a new term of six years, bringing with him his past accomplished experience as Superior General.
FSSP communiqué:
Election of the Superior General of the Fraternity
Published 11 July 2024
Communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, USA
The General Chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), which takes place from July 3 to July 18, 2024 at the International Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Denton, Nebraska, in plenary session elected Fr. John Berg as Superior General for 6 years. This election, at which the 32 capitulants were present, took place on Tuesday, July 9. In succeeding Fr. Andrzej Komorowski, Fr. John Berg intends to continue the work undertaken these last six years in the service of the Fraternity.
The election of the Assistants and Counselors will follow in the next few days.
An American priest born in 1970, Fr. John Berg studied philosophy at St. Thomas Aquinas College (California, USA) and theology at the International Seminary of St. Peter in Wigratzbad (Bavaria, Germany). Fr. Berg holds a licentiate from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. Ordained a priest in 1997, Fr. Berg was a professor at the International Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nebraska, USA). He served as Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter from 2006-2018. For the past six years he returned to parochial work with the faithful as the Pastor of the Fraternity parishes in Providence, Rhode Island and Omaha, Nebraska.
