Post: | Superior General |
Residence: | General House, Menzingen, Switzerland |
Termlength: | 12 years |
Member Of: | Society of Saint Pius X |
Abbreviation: | SG |
Body: | the Society of Saint Pius X |
Insignia: | H%C3%A9raldique meuble Coeur vend%C3%A9en.svg |
Insigniasize: | 200px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Society of Saint Pius X |
Incumbent: | The Rev. Davide Pagliarani SSPX |
Incumbentsince: | July 11, 2018 |
Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X is the title given to the head of the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (or SSPX) founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970.
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]
On July 11, 2018, Davide Pagliarani 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]
Davide Pagliarani was ordained a priest in 1996.[5]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Birthplace | |
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1 | Marcel Lefebvre | 1970 | Tourcoing, France | |
2 | Franz Schmidberger | 1982 | Riedlingen, Germany | |
3 | Bernard Fellay | 1994 | Sierre, Switzerland | |
4 | Davide Pagliarani | 2018 | Rimini, Italy | |