Marcel Lefebvre

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Marcel Lefebvre was a traditionalist French Roman Catholic archbishop best known for his opposition to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council and his role in the modern traditionalist Catholic movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French person
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
traditionalist Catholic
burialPlace Écône, Valais, Switzerland
causeOfDeath complications from heart surgery
consecrated Alfonso de Galarreta
Bernard Fellay
Bernard Tissier de Mallerais
Richard Williamson
consecratedBy Achille Liénart
consecration 1947-09-18
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1905-11-29
dateOfDeath 1991-03-25
educatedAt French Seminary in Rome
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Lateran University
endTime 1962-01-23
1962-08-03
1968
event illicit episcopal consecrations at Écône on 1988-06-30
familyName Lefebvre
founded International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône
surface form: International Seminary of Saint Pius X at Écône

Society of Saint Pius X
fullName Marcel Lefebvre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre
givenName Marcel
ideology integralist Catholicism
traditionalist Catholicism
knownFor leadership in the traditionalist Catholic movement
opposition to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council
language French
Latin
memberOf Congregation of the Holy Ghost
notableWork founding of the Society of Saint Pius X
opposed liturgical reform of the Mass after Vatican II
ordainedBy Achille Liénart
ordination 1929-09-21
participantIn Second Vatican Council
placeOfActivity Écône, Valais, Switzerland
placeOfBirth Tourcoing
surface form: Tourcoing, Nord, France
placeOfDeath Martigny
surface form: Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
positionHeld Apostolic Vicar of Dakar
Archbishop of Dakar
Bishop of Tulle
Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost
religion Roman Catholicism
sanction declared excommunicated latae sententiae by the Holy See in 1988
stanceOnSecondVaticanCouncil opposed many liturgical and doctrinal reforms
startTime 1947-06-12
1962
1962-01-23
supported continued use of the Tridentine Mass

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Society of Saint Pius X foundedBy Marcel Lefebvre
International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône foundedBy Marcel Lefebvre
this entity surface form: Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
Marcel Lefebvre fullName Marcel Lefebvre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre
Third Order of the Society of Saint Pius X associatedPerson Marcel Lefebvre
this entity surface form: Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
Alfonso de Galarreta ordainedBy Marcel Lefebvre
Alfonso de Galarreta consecratedBy Marcel Lefebvre
Bernard Fellay appointedAsBishopBy Marcel Lefebvre
Bernard Fellay episcopalConsecrator Marcel Lefebvre
Bernard Fellay associatedWith Marcel Lefebvre