Serra International ('Serra') is formally
recognized by the Holy See as the global lay
apostolate for vocations in the Catholic Church.
Serra is a voluntary association of some 20,000
Catholic laymen and laywomen called Serrans.
Each Serran is a member of a local Serra Club
sanctioned by the Ordinary of the diocese in
which the Serra Club is located.
Since it was founded in 1935, in Seattle,
Washington, U.S.A., Serra has chartered 1,109
Serra Clubs in 46 countries on six continents.
Serra's objectives and purposes are:
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To foster and promote vocations to the
ministerial priesthood in the Catholic Church as
a particular vocation to service, and to support
priests in their sacred ministry
- To encourage and affirm vocations to
consecrated religious life in the Catholic Church
- To assist its members to recognize and
respond in their own lives to God's call to
holiness in Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit.
Contact Information
E-mail : serra@serra.org
Telephone : (312) 419-7411
Fax : (312) 419-8077
70 East Lake Street Suite 1210
Chicago IL 60601-5938
U.S.A.