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Swiss bishop (born 1958)

Bernard FellayFSSPX (born 12 April 1958) is a Swiss bishop who opposes the changes brought about by the Second Vatican Council. Fellay is the former superior general of the Traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). In 1988, Pope John Paul II announced that Fellay and three others were automaticallyexcommunicated for being consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, an act that the Holy See described as "unlawful" and "schismatic".^[1] Archbishop Lefebvre, and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer who co-consecrated these four bishops, were also said to be automatically excommunicated. At that time, he was the youngest bishop of the Roman Catholic Church at 30 years old.

In January 2009, at Fellay's request,^[2] the Congregation for Bishops, on instructions from Pope Benedict XVI, rescinded the excommunication.^[3]

Early life and ministry

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