BREAKING: SSPX announces names of new bishops
The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) has announced the names of four priests who will be consecrated as bishops on July 1, 2026. This announcement follows months of speculation and comes after a warning from Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández regarding the implications of such consecrations. The SSPX reaffirms that this action does not challenge the authority of the Pope and is intended to serve the Church during a crisis of faith.
- ▪The four priests to be consecrated are Father Pascal Schreiber, Father Michael Goldade, Father Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, and Father Marc Hanappier.
- ▪The announcement was made by SSPX Superior General Father Davide Pagliarani from Menzingen, Switzerland.
- ▪Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández warned that consecrating bishops without papal mandate could be considered a schismatic act.
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News BREAKING: SSPX announces names of new bishops The announcement comes after months of speculation regarding the names and number of the future bishops of the SSPX. SSPX Superior General Father Davide PagliaraniSSPX S.D.Wright 0 S.D. Wright Comments 0 Tue May 26, 2026 - 8:55 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) – The Society of St Pius X’s General House in Menzingen, Switzerland, has announced the names of the four men to be consecrated to the episcopate on July 1, 2026. They are: Father Pascal Schreiber (Swiss) Father Michael Goldade (American) Father Michel Poinsinet de Sivry (French) Father Marc Hanappier (French). The announcement of the names – and the number of future bishops – follows months of speculation since the SSPX’s announcement on February 2, 2026.
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