Bishop Louis Vezelis, OFM (born 1930, Rochester, New York) was a Franciscan priest who became a sedevacantist, believing that the mainstream Catholic Church was illegitimate due to the reforms of Vatican II, and that the papacy was therefore vacant. He was ordained a bishop by fellow sedevacantist George Musey, thus incurring latae sententiae excommunication. He was born to Lithuanian immigrants.
He has declared the Holocaust to be a hoax, and written for the denialist Institute for Historical Review.
"It is quite easy to observe which newspapers are subservient to this modern day hoax. The subject is the so-called 'Holocaust Museum' built on public land 'generously' donated by the US government ... Well-informed American citizens demonstrated [in Washington, DC, on April 22] against the historically false accusations constantly made against the German people and other nationalities whose only real crime was resisting the international gangsters who facetiously call their brand of exploitation 'Communism.'"[1]
| Episcopal lineage |
| Consecrated by: |
George Musey |
| Consecrator of |
| Bishop |
Date of consecration |
| Giles Butler |
August 24, 2005 |
| Luis Alberto Madrigal |
December 12, 2007 |
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Vezelis, Louis |
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| Short description |
Sedevacantist bishop |
| Date of birth |
1930 |
| Place of birth |
Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death |
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