Josef Bisig Explained

Type:Priest
Honorific-Prefix:The Very Reverend
Josef Meinrad Bisig
Honorific-Suffix:F.S.S.P.
Founder of Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Successor:Arnaud Devillers
Ordination:29 June 1977 (Priest)
Ordained By:Marcel Lefebvre
Other Post:Rector of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary
Birth Date:2 September 1952
Birth Place:Steinhausen, Switzerland
Nationality:Swiss
Residence:Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, United States of America
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Josef Meinrad Bisig (born 2 September 1952) is a Swiss traditionalist Catholic priest, and co-founder and first superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. He was originally a member of the Society of Saint Pius X but left when founder Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre illicitly consecrated four bishops.

Formerly a seminary rector in Europe, Bisig was appointed vice-rector and theology professor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in 2005. Bisig became rector in 2006 and is also a councillor of his order. He has a licentiate in Sacred Theology, and is currently preparing a doctorate of theology.[1] He speaks German, French, English and Italian.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fr. Josef Bisig . Biographical notes of the persons in charge for the FSSP . Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter . August 23, 2006 . June 10, 2010.