Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X

Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X is the title of the head of the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (or SSPX) founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970.

Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X
Incumbent
The Rev. Davide Pagliarani SSPX
since July 11, 2018
AbbreviationSG
Member ofSociety of Saint Pius X
ResidenceGeneral House, Menzingen, Switzerland
Term length12 years

History

The Society of Saint Pius X was founded in 1970, and Archbishop Lefebvre became interim Superior General. In this time, he wrote the Constitution of the Society of Saint Pius X. The Superior General resides at the SSPX General House in Menzingen, Switzerland.[1]

The Society of Saint Pius X meets every twelve years at their general chapter to elect a new Superior General or vote to reelect the current Superior General.[2]

Current Superior General

On July 11th 2018, The Rev. Davide Pagliarani SSPX was elected for a 12 year term as Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X.[3] This position was previously held by Bishop Bernard Fellay, a Swiss Catholic Bishop.[4]

Rev. Davide Pagliarani SSPX was ordained a priest in 1996.[5]

List of Superior Generals
No. Name Portrait Took office Birthplace[lower-alpha 1]
1 Marcel Lefebvre 1970 Tourcoing, France
2 Franz Schmidberger 1982 Riedlingen, Germany
3 Bernard Fellay 1994 Sierre, Switzerland
4 Davide Pagliarani 2018 Rimini, Italy

Notes
  1. Lists the present-day name and nationality of the city in question.

See Also

References
  1. "The SSPX: A Work of the Church". General House. January 11, 2012.
  2. "The General Chapter". General House. September 12, 2014.
  3. "New Superior of the SSPX - Father Davide Pagliarini". gloria.tv. July 11, 2018.
  4. "Davide Pagliarani, nouveau supérieur général de la Fraternité Saint-Pie-X". July 12, 2018 – via www.la-croix.com.
  5. "New superior general elected by SSPX". Catholic News Agency.

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