The move comes thirty years after the Society’s rupture with Rome, when Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the SSPX’s founder, ordained four bishops without the Vatican’s authority, thus incurring excommunication. Jean-Marie Guénois, religion correspondent at French newspaper Le Figaro, said Bishop Fellay had been “ousted” in favour of a candidate who opposes further rapprochement with the Vatican.Īlthough Bishop Fellay’s term had expired, Guénois says he was “favourite” to secure a renewed mandate.īishop Alfonso de la Galarreta and Fr Christian Bouchacourt, who are also believed to be against a deal with Rome, were elected as “assistants” their new Superior General. The letter says that the SSPX superior general, Bishop Bernard Fellay. The election comes amid continuing questions over whether the traditionalist society will reconcile with Rome. Priest for the SSPX at Priestly Society of Saint Pius X Ciudad de Mxico. 4 Davide Pagliarani was ordained a priest in 1996. 3 This position was previously held by Bishop Bernard Fellay, a Swiss Catholic Bishop. He became Rector of Our Lady Co-Redemptrix Seminary in Argentina in 2012. On July 11, 2018, Davide Pagliarani was elected for a 12 year term as Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X. Italian priest Fr Davide Pagliarani has been elected new Superior General of the Society of St Pius X, in a move that has surprised some observers.įr Pagliarani was elected by the Society’s fourth General Chapter to serve a 12-year term, succeeding Bishop Bernard Fellay, who has led the society for the past 24 years.įr Pagliarani was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Fellay in 1996 and spent time in Italy and Singapore before being appointed superior of the Society’s Italian district.

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