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The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône, Valais, Switzerland, is the premier seminary of the Roman Catholic traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). The seminary is one of the six houses for formation for the future priests of the Society of Saint Pius X.
The first and most representative seminary of the Society is the International Seminary of Saint Pius X, which was founded in 1971 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in Econe, in the foothills of the Swiss Alps in the Canton of Valais.
The society's first seminary, the International Seminary of Saint Pius X, in Écône, Switzerland. As of 2021 [update] , the society has 6 seminaries – apart from Switzerland in Germany, France, Argentina, Australia, and United States.
St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (STAS) is a house of studies of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), established in the United States in 1973, for the formation of Roman Catholic priests according to the traditional teaching of the Church.
The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X is a society of Catholic priests, founded by His Excellency, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970.
The Society of St. Pius X was canonically erected in Fribourg (Switzerland) on November 1, 1970 by His Excellency, Bishop Francois Charriere. Today the Society is spread across more than 60 countries and has six international seminaries for the training of priests.
Apr 4, 2017 · The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood.
The Society of Saint Pius X has been the subject of much controversy since 1988, when Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta were illicitly consecrated at Ecône, at the International Seminary of Saint Pius X as bishops in violation of canon law.
The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône, Valais, Switzerland, is the premier seminary of the Roman Catholic traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). The seminary is one of the six houses for formation for the future priests of the Society of Saint Pius X.
District Superior. Fr Patrick Summers was made the new District Superior of Asia on August 2018. He is replacing Fr Karl Stehlin who had been the Superior here for 4 years already. Fr Stehlin was sent back to Poland/Eastern Europe to be District Superior where he previously worked for 20 years.
