Pontifical Mission Societies Office

at the Diocese of Bridgeport
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Pontifical Mission Societies Office

at the Diocese of Bridgeport
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Welcome!
The Pontifical Mission Societies Office at the Diocese of Bridgeport supports the national and worldwide organization, The Pontifical Mission Societies.

The Pontifical Mission Societies (TPMS)

The Pontifical Mission Societies (TPMS) are a worldwide network at the service of the Pope, supporting the missions and young Churches through prayer and charity. The four societies that comprise TPMS are:

The Society of the Propagation of the Faith

The Society of St. Peter the Apostle

The Missionary Childhood Association (MCA)

The Missionary Union

Since 1922, the first three of these societies have been designated as pontifical, underscoring their official role as instruments of the Pope and the universal Catholic Church. In most countries, a National Director oversees the four societies and manages the World Mission Sunday Collection, taken up in every Catholic parish worldwide on the second to last Sunday of October.

Learn more about The Pontifical Mission Societies

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