SSPX Announces Names of Four Priests to Be Consecrated as Bishops on July 1
“In a spirit of respect toward the supreme authority of the universal Church, the dossiers of these priests were presented to the Holy Father,” the SSPX said.
ROME, 26 May 2026 — The Society of Saint Pius X today announced the names of four priests to be consecrated as bishops on July 1st at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland.
The four priests—two French, one Swiss, and one American—range in age from 36 to 53.
A statement released by the SSPX at 2:30pm (Rome) reads:
COMMUNIQUÉ FROM THE GENERAL HOUSE
During this Octave of Pentecost, Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, has the joy of announcing the names of the priests of the Society who have been chosen to receive episcopal consecration on July 1st at Écône.
In a spirit of respect toward the supreme authority of the universal Church, the dossiers of these priests were presented to the Holy Father, together with certain explanations necessary for a proper understanding of this step, within the very particular and exceptional context of these episcopal consecrations.
The four priests are:
Father Pascal Schreiber, of Swiss nationality;
Father Michael Goldade, of American nationality;
Father Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, of French nationality;
Father Marc Hanappier, of French nationality.
The Superior General reaffirms that the choice and consecration of these elects do not proceed from any desire to claim a power of jurisdiction or to establish a parallel authority within the Church. In no way do they constitute a denial of, refusal of, or challenge to the supreme, full, and immediate power of jurisdiction of the Vicar of Christ over the universal Church.
The ceremony of July 1st will have no other purpose than to ensure the continued administration of the sacraments of Holy Orders and Confirmation, together with those sacramentals reserved to bishops, according to the traditional rite of the Holy Roman Church and the immemorial Faith.
The episcopacy to be received by these priests is therefore conceived solely as a service rendered to souls and to the Church amid this unprecedented crisis of the Faith.
Our determination to serve the holy Catholic Church remains unwavering, in the consciousness of the imperative duty faithfully and integrally to hand on what we ourselves have received — namely, what the Church has always believed, taught, and practised.
Menzingen, May 26, 2026
Father Pascal Schreiber
At 53 years of age, Father Pascal Schreiber was born into a Catholic family of five children originating from the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. In 1992, he entered the Herz Jesu Seminary in Zaitzkofen, Germany, before continuing his studies at Écône, Switzerland, where he received priestly ordination in the summer of 1998.
After five years of ministry in Germany and French-speaking Switzerland, he was entrusted in 2003 with the direction of a boys’ secondary school in Mels, in German-speaking Switzerland.
Two years later, he assumed responsibility for the girls’ primary and secondary school in Wil, a ministry he exercised for nine years.
Called in 2014 to Rickenbach, at the headquarters of the Swiss District, he first served there for two years as bursar before being appointed District Superior.
Since August 15, 2020, he has been Rector of the Herz Jesu Seminary in Zaitzkofen, Germany, where he devotes himself to the formation of more than fifty future priests and brothers from sixteen countries. He speaks fluent German and French, and also speaks English.
Father Michael Goldade
Originally from North Dakota and raised in St. Marys, Kansas, United States, Father Michael Goldade comes from a Catholic family of ten children, including three Sisters of the Society of Saint Pius X. At the age of eighteen, he entered the seminary in Winona, where he was ordained priest in 2004.
He exercised his ministry in Armada, Michigan, for five years before being called to direct the retreat house in Ridgefield.
In 2014, he was appointed Prior in Kansas City, where he oversaw both the priory, a large parish, a school, and a community of religious sisters. Added to these responsibilities, in 2021, was the office of assistant to the District Superior.
Appointed in the summer of 2023 as Rector of Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Virginia, he now oversees the formation of nearly one hundred seminarians. Aged 45, he speaks English, has studied French, and also possesses some knowledge of Spanish.
Father Michel Poinsinet de Sivry
A French national and born into a Catholic family of seven children, Father Michel Poinsinet de Sivry is 42 years old. He completed his priestly formation at the Seminary of Flavigny in France and then at Écône, where he received priestly ordination in 2008.
Beginning his ministry at Saint Joseph des Carmes School in southern France, he was entrusted in 2011 with the direction of Saint Louis Primary School in Paris. He fulfilled this office for five years while also serving a chapel in Seine-Saint-Denis and participating in the apostolate of Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet Church in Paris.
He subsequently directed the Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle secondary school in Camblain-l’Abbé, near Arras, for six years before being appointed Superior of the Benelux District in 2022, a position he still holds today. Besides French, he also speaks English and continues the study of German and Dutch.
Father Marc Hanappier
Father Marc Hanappier, a French national, was born in 1990 into a Catholic family of ten children blessed with several vocations: one of his brothers is a priest of the Society, another is a priest among the Capuchins of Morgon, and one of his sisters is a Dominican teaching sister of Saint-Pré.
Formed at the seminaries of Flavigny and Écône, he received priestly ordination in 2013. He began his ministry in France in education, first at the Étoile du Matin School near Bitche, and later at Saint Michael’s School near Châteauroux.
In 2020, having been appointed professor at the seminary in Dillwyn, Virginia, he first spent a year in Scotland perfecting his command of English while also assisting in parish ministry.
At the seminary, he principally teaches metaphysics and dogmatic theology, while also exercising pastoral ministry on Sundays in several chapels. He speaks fluent French and English, has studied German, and has also acquired a knowledge of Spanish.
Today’s announcement comes one day after the SSPX concluded its annual three-day Pentecost pilgrimage from Chartres to Paris, which follows the reverse route of the traditional Paris-to-Chartres pilgrimage organized each year by Notre-Dame de Chrétienté.
May God bless them and preserve them for many years.
May they prove to be as holy and steadfast in their duties as the previous and current SSPX bishops. Deo gratias.