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Timeline: Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), Richard Williamson

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1988

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    Archbishop Lefebvre consecrates four bishops at Écône without papal mandate

    Archbishop Lefebvre, with Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer, consecrated Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta as bishops at Écône without a papal mandate, despite a formal canonical warning sent on 17 June 1988 by the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

    SourcesEcclesia Dei (July 2, 1988) (Holy See)Bernard Fellay (Wikipedia)