2026 Écône consecrations
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On 1 July 2026, members of the Society of Saint Pius X in Écône, Switzerland, consecrated four bishops against the orders of Pope Leo XIV, causing the Pope to declare a schism between the SSPX and the
Écône, Switzerland, where the consecrations took place
SSPX bishops and clergy during the Mass of Consecration
Alfonso de Galarreta
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Alfonso de Galarreta Genua is a Spanish-born Argentine excommunicated Traditionalist Catholic bishop who has served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X since 1988. Since 2018, de Gal
2026 Écône consecrations
…of Pope Leo XIV, causing the Pope to declare a schism between the SSPX and the Catholic Church. The consecrations were performed by the SSPX Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, and assisted by Bishop Bernard Fellay. The four men consecrated were Michael Goldade, Marc Hanappier, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, and Pascal Schreiber…
Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, circa 2011.
de Galarreta in 2011