[1] It is the Catholic Church's official fundraising body for the training of clergy and religious in mission countries.
Stephanie Bigard and her daughter Jeanne, of Caen, France, belonged to a society that sent personal equipment for missionaries.
They assisted Father Aimé Villion, and contributed to the construction of the church of St. Francis Xavier in Kyoto.
[3] In 1889 they established a society to raise funds for the training of local clergy, and named it after Saint Peter.
The Society of St. Peter Apostle encourages prayer and financial assistance for vocations to the priesthood and religious life in mission dioceses.