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	• The official name of the Paulist Fathers is the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle. • There are currently 150 Paulist Fathers who serve in 16 cities in the United States and Canada as well as Rome and Jerusalem. • The Paulist general office is located in Jamaica Estates, New York. • The Paulist Fathers were founded by Father Isaac Thomas Hecker in New York City in 1858 after receiving a papal decree by Pope Pius IX to form a new religious community. • The Paulists are the first religious congregation of men established in the United States. • Seventeen priests have served as superior general or president of the Paulist Fathers. • The current Paulist president is Father John F. Duffy, C.S.P. • The Paulists gave their first mission in Watertown, New York, in April 1858. • The three main components to Paulist ministry are: Evangelization: Preaching the Gospel to those who have not heard its message of salvation. Reconciliation: Healing the wounds of brothers and sisters alienated from the church community. Ecumenism: Searching for the unity of the church and for kinship with world religions. • The oldest living Paulist is Father Edward J. McDonald, C.S.P., at age 93. Father McDonald is also the longest serving Paulist.