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Despite the Tridentine Mass being supplanted by a new form of the Roman Rite Mass, some communities continued celebrating pre-conciliar rites or adopted them later. This includes priestly societies and religious institutes which use some pre-1970 edition of the Roman Missal or of a similar missal in communion with the Holy See. The following list includes those communities who are in full communion with the Catholic Church, as well as groups that are not in full communion with the Holy See,[a] with these being demarcated in two main sections. Most use a pre-1970 edition of the Roman Missal, usually 1962 Missal, but some follow other Latin liturgical rites and thus celebrate not the Tridentine Mass but a form of liturgy permitted under the 1570 papal bull Quo primum.
The use of a pre-1970 Roman Missal has never been prohibited by the Catholic Church. Despite never being suppressed by the Church, it was rarely used post-Vatican II. To clarify the fact that the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite has never been abrogated and expand the liturgy's use, Pope Benedict XVI issued in 2007 a motu proprio titled Summorum Pontificum. In 2021, Pope Francis abrogated these more expansive permissions with his motu proprio Traditionis custodes, seeking to emphasize the celebration of the more commonly used Ordinary Form of the Mass.
Many of these communities describe themselves as traditionalist Catholics.
As of 2023, the largest priestly communities using the Tridentine Mass exclusively are Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) with 707 priests, Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) with 386 priests, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP) with 147 priests and Institute of the Good Shepherd (IBP) with 61 priests.
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Priestly institutes
Exclusively traditional Mass
International
- Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
- 386 priests, 197 seminarians (2024)
- (Houses in: Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Colombia | Czech Republic | Finland | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Mexico | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria | Poland | Spain | Switzerland | United Kingdom | United States)[2]
- Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
- 147 priests, 108 seminarians (2023)
- (Houses in: United Kingdom | France | Belgium | Germany | Switzerland | Ireland | Italy | Sweden | Spain | Gibraltar | Gabon | Mauritius | United States)[3]
- Institute of the Good Shepherd
Male religious
Exclusively traditional Mass
International
- Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer (Houses in: New Zealand | Scotland | United States)
Australia
Czech Republic
- Cistercians – Vyšší Brod[7][8] – with Cistercian Propers
France
- Benedictines – Le Barroux
- Benedictines – Fontgombault[9][10]
- Benedictines – Saint Pierre de Clairac[11]
- Benedictines – Triors[12]
- Benedictines – Wisques[13]
- Canons Regular of the Mother of God[14][15][16]
- Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer[17] – Dominican Rite
- Missionary Society of Divine Mercy[18]
- Religious Institute of the Holy Cross of Riaumont[19]
Germany
- Institute of St. Philip Neri – Berlin[20]
Ireland
Italy
Spain
United States
- Benedictines – Clear Creek, Oklahoma[30][31]
- Benedictines – Sprague, Washington[32]
- Brothers, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Still River, Massachusetts[33]
- Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem – Charles Town, West Virginia[34][35]
- Canons Regular of St. Thomas Aquinas – Springfield, Illinois [36]
- Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist – Park Hills, Kentucky[37]
- Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel – Cody, Wyoming[38] – Carmelite Rite
- The Discalced Carmelite Hermits of Our Lady of Mt Carmel[39]
Not exclusively traditional Mass
International
- Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (Houses in: Argentina | Austria | Benin | Brazil | Cameroon | France | Italy | Nigeria | Philippines | Portugal | United States)[40]
- Fraternitas Beatissimae Virginis Mariae: Comunitates Iesus Sacerdos et Rex (Fraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Community of Jesus Priest and King) (Houses in: Bagnoregio, Rome, and Genoa, Italy | Mailley le Château, France)[41][42]
- Servi Jesu et Mariae (Servants of Jesus and Mary) (Houses in: Austria | Belgium | France | Germany | Kazakhstan)[43]
Australia
- The Brisbane Oratory[44]
Canada
England
- Benedictines – Belmont[46]
- Benedictines – Farnborough[47]
- The Birmingham Oratory[48]
- Dominicans – Cambridge[49] – Dominican Rite
- Dominicans – London[50] – Dominican Rite
- The London Oratory[51]
- The Oxford Oratory[52]
- Marian Franciscans[53]
- Premonstratensians – Chelmsford[54] – Premonstratensian Rite
- The York Oratory[55]
- The Manchester Oratory[56]
France
- Fraternity of St Joseph the Guardian[57]
- Fraternity saint Thomas Becket[58]
- Benedictines - Chavagnes-en-Paillers[59]
Ireland
Italy
- Opus Mariae Matris Ecclesiae – Lunigiana[60]
United States
- Apostles of Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim – Northlake, Illinois[61]
- Austrian Congregation of Canons Regular – Canonry of Saint Leopold, Glen Cove, NY[62]
- Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius – Chicago, Illinois[63]
- Congregation of the Oratory of Pharr – Pharr, Texas[64][65]
- The Contemplatives of St. Joseph Monastic Order – San Francisco, California[66]
- Franciscans of Mary Immaculate – Warsaw, North Dakota[67]
- Holy Rosary Priory – Portland, Oregon[68] – Dominican Rite
- The Institute of Saint Joseph – Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin[69]
- Knights of the Holy Eucharist – Waverly, Nebraska[70]
- Premonstratensians – Silverado, California[71]
- Order of Carmelites – Troy, New York – Carmelite Rite[72]
Wales
- The Cardiff Oratory[73]
Do not offer Mass themselves
- Marian Friars Minor – Lawrenceburg, Kentucky[74]
- Militia Templi[75] – a lay society
Female religious
Exclusively traditional Mass
International
- Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest (Houses in: England | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Switzerland | United States)[76][77] – associated with the Institute of Christ the King
Australia
- Discalced Carmelites of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Mathoura, New South Wales[78]
Colombia
- Esclavas Reparadoras de la Sagrada Familia (Reparative Slaves of the Holy Family) – Bogotá[79] – associated with the Institute of the Good Shepherd
England
- Carmelite Monastery of the Annunciation – Birkenhead[80]
- Lanherne Carmelite Convent (used by contemplative branch of Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate) - Lanherne[81]
France
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de L'Annonciation (The Benedictine Nuns of Le Barroux) – Le Barroux[82]
- Chanoinesses de la Mère de Dieu (Canonesses of the Mother of God) – Azille[83]
- Religieuses Victimes du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus – Chavagnes-en-Paillers[84]
Italy
Liechtenstein
- Sisters of the Precious Blood – Schellenberg[87]
Mexico
- Religiosas Ecuménicas de Guadalupe – Tijuana, Baja California[88]
New Zealand
- Daughters of the Most Holy Redeemer[89] – associated with Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
Spain
- Oasis de Jesús Sacerdote (The Oasis of Jesus Priest)[29]
Sweden
- Marias Lamm, Sankt Josefs Kloster - Imbramåla[90]
Switzerland
- Sisters of the Precious Blood – St. Pelagiberg[87]
United States
- Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles – Gower, Missouri[91]
- Brigittini Servitores Sanctissimi Salvatoris Institute – Tyler, Texas[92]
- Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Fairfield, Pennsylvania [93]
- Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Valparaiso, Nebraska[94]
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Spirit – Littleton, Colorado[95]
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of the Little Flower of Jesus – Jacksonville, Florida[96]
- Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph - Post Falls, Idaho[97]
- Filiae Laboris Mariae - Fort Scott, Kansas [98]
- Poor Clare Nuns of Annunciation Monastery – Minooka, Illinois[99]
- Servants of the Children of Light – Mandan, North Dakota[100][101]
- Sisters, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Saint Benedict Center – Still River, Massachusetts[33]
Not exclusively traditional Mass
International
- Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate (Missions in: Philippines | Kazakhstan | Holy Land | United States | Brazil | Argentina | Benin | Nigeria | Italy | United Kingdom | Poland | Portugal)[102]
- Contemplative Sisters of the Immaculate (Houses in: Imperia and Perugia, Italy | Cebu, Philippines)[103]
- Trinitarians of Mary (Houses in: San Diego and West Covina, California | Lowell, Michigan | Guadalajara and Tecate, Mexico)[104][105] Their institute was suppressed by Pope Francis on May 13, 2022, so they are no longer a religious entity within the Catholic Church and their vows were terminated.
England
France
Italy
- Fraternitas Beatissimae Virginis Mariae: Comunitas Agnus Dei (Fraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Community of the Lamb of God) – (Houses in: Bagnoregio | Gavi)[109][42]
United States
- Children of Mary – Ohio (Houses in: Cincinnati | Newark)[110][111]
- The Contemplatives of St. Joseph – San Francisco, California[112][113][114]
- Carmelite Daughters of Elias
- Discalced Carmelites of the Carmelite Monastery of the Infant of Prague – Traverse City, Michigan[115]
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Kensington, California[116]
- Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel's Hope – Tulsa, Oklahoma[117]
- Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of St. Jude – Marbury, Alabama[118][119] – Dominican Rite and Tridentine Mass
- Franciscan Daughters of Mary – Covington, Kentucky[120]
- Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts (Houses in: Connecticut | Philadelphia, PA | Riverdale, MD | Washington, DC)[121]
- Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa, California[122]
- Norbertine Canonesses – Tehachapi, California[123] – Premonstratensian Rite
- Poor Sisters of St. Clare at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery – Fort Wayne, Indiana[124]
- Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church – Spokane, Washington[125]
Others
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- Society of Saint Pius X[126][127][128]
- 3 bishops, 707 priests, 185 seminarians (2022)
- SSPX Resistance[129]
- Society of St. Pius X– Marian Corp (SSPX-MC)
- Société Sacerdotale des Apôtres de Jésus et Marie (SAJM)[130]
- Dominican-inspired Dominicans of Avrille[131] - France
- Família Beatae Mariae Virginis[132] - Brasil
- Benedictines-inspired Mosteiro da Santa Cruz[133] - Brasil
- Fraternidade Ordem da Mãe de Deus[134] - Brasil
- Missionary Sisters of Jesus and Mary - Nigeria
- Roman Catholic Society of Pope Leo XIII (RCSPLXIII)[135]
- Servants of the Holy Family[136]
- Benedictines-inspired Monastère Notre-Dame de Bellaigue - France[137]
- Benedictines-inspired Monastère Saint-Benoît, Brignoles, Frejus-Toulon[138][139]
- Benedictines-inspired Skita Patrum - France[140][137]
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery[141] - Arlington, Texas.
Sedevacantist groups
- Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen CMRI
- Sociedad Sacerdotal Trento,SST[144] - Mexico
- Society of Saint Pius V SSPV
- Guild of St. Peter ad Vincula[145]
- St. Gertrude the Great Church
- Fundación San Vicente Ferrer - Mexico
- Compañía de Jesús y María
- Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas - Florida
Sedeprivationist groups
- Istituto Mater Boni Consilii
- Orthodox Roman Catholic Movement
- Roman Catholic Institute [146]
- Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas[147] - Brooksville, Florida
Independent groups
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- The Catholic Church makes a distinction between full and partial communion: where full communion exists, there is but the one Church; partial communion, on the other hand, exists where some elements of Christian faith are held in common, but complete unity on essentials is lacking. Full communion involves completeness of "those bonds of communion – faith, sacraments and pastoral governance – that permit the Faithful to receive the life of grace within the Church."[1]
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