Écône is an area in the municipality of Riddes, district of Martigny, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the location of the International Seminary of Saint Pius X.
On 30 June 1988, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer consecrated four bishops – priests of Lefebvre's Society of Saint Pius X – in Écône, Switzerland, against the explicit or
Écône
…municipality of Riddes, district of Martigny, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the location of the International Seminary of Saint Pius X. The 1988 Écône consecrations and the 2026 Écône consecrations were held in Écône…
The consecrated Bishops after their episcopal consecration