The General Administration is elected every six years by the General Assembly in which the confreres who represent the various Pallottine communities around the world participate.

The present General Administration was elected in October 2004. The main part of the General Administration is made of the General Council, consisting of the Rector General and four consultors. Each of the five members of the General Council represents one of the principle languages or the geographical regions and cultures of the Society. To the present General Council belongs representatives of the German, Polish, Italian, English and Portuguese-Spanish languages. Besides the General Council, the following are part of the General Administration: Procurator General, Secretary General and the Bursar General. Procurator General is responsible for the contacts between the Society and the Holy See, the General Secretary is responsible for the ordinary functioning of the Administration and the General Bursar is responsible for the administration of the goods and finances of the Society.

Rector General
Fr. Friedrich Kretz

General Consultors
Fr. Zenon Hanas
Fr. Franco Todisco
Fr. Jacob Nampudakam
Fr. Gilberto Orsolin

Procurator General
Fr. Karl Heinen

General Secretary
Fr. Janusz Łuczak

General Bursar
Fr. Gerald Dwyer