Jean-Michel Faure
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Jean-Michel Faure | |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 1977 by Marcel Lefebvre |
Consecration | March 19, 2015 by Richard Williamson |
Personal details | |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | The International Seminary of Saint Pius X |
Jean-Michel Faure is a traditionalist Catholic bishop who is excommunicated from the Catholic Church.[1]
Early life
In 1941, he was born to French pieds-noirs parents in Algiers.
Religious career
In October 1972 he joined the SSPX Seminary at Ecône (Switzerland) and was ordained a priest by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1977.[2]
Soon after he was appointed at the head of the SSPX district for Southern America.[citation needed]
In 1980 he was made the director of the SSPX Seminary in La Reja (Argentina).[citation needed]
He was appointed at the head of the Mexican district in 1985.[citation needed]
In 2013 he left the SSPX over the dispute of a possible agreement with Rome and joined the SSPX Resistance.[citation needed]
He was consecrated a bishop on March 19, 2015 by Bishop Richard Williamson.[3]
On March 19, 2016 he was co-consecrator of Bishop Miguel Ferreira da Costa, aka Fr Thomas Aquinas.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Glatz, Carol. "Bishop Williamson is excommunicated after illicitly ordaining a bishop", Catholic Herald, 19 March 2015
- ^ "Interview with Fr. Jean-Michel Faure". Dominicans of Avrille, France.
- ^ "Williamson ordains a new bishop". LaStampa.it. 18 March 2015.