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Pope Leo XIV traditionalist bishop consecration defiance
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JUL 01 · Day 1
Traditionalists defy Pope Leo XIV with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
The Vatican did not immediately comment on the consecrations, and the SSPX acknowledged the consecrations did not have papal approval.
Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, who was excommunicated after being consecrated without papal consent in 1988, performed the consecration rite for the four new bishops.
The SSPX has 751 priests, 264 seminarians, 145 religious brothers, 88 oblates, and 250 religious sisters representing 50 nationalities.