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Bishop of Campos, Brazil (coadjutor bishop from 1948, diocesan bishop 1949–1981), the 'other bishop of 1988': co-consecrator of the Écône consecrations. His priests formed the Priestly Union of Saint John Mary Vianney (1988), root of the Campos line that later reconciled with Rome (2002).[3] [5] [6]
Position in the episcopal genealogy
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Campos line — from Antônio de Castro Mayer (Brazil)
coadjutor bishop of Campos from 1948, Bishop of Campos 1949–1981; co-consecrator at Écône, 30 June 1988; † 25 April 1991
- Consecrated
- The 1988 Écône four — Fellay, Tissier de Mallerais, Williamson, de Galarreta — Castro Mayer assisted as co-consecrator at their consecration; the principal consecrator was Lefebvre — see the SSPX line[1] [3]
- Licínio Rangel — São Fidélis (Brazil), 28 July 1991 — consecrated by Tissier de Mallerais, assisted by de Galarreta and Williamson, to lead the Campos priests' union after Castro Mayer's death; † 2002[4] [5]
- Canonical status as recorded here
- 1988 excommunication declared (the 2009 remission concerned the four living bishops)[3]
Recorded events
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| Year | Date | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1988-06-30 | Écône | The Écône consecrations — Lefebvre, with Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer (emeritus of Campos, Brazil) as co-consecrator, consecrates Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta without papal mandate.[1] |
| 1988 | 1988-07-01 | Rome | Excommunications declared — The Congregation for Bishops declares that Lefebvre, Castro Mayer and the four new bishops incurred latae sententiae excommunication.[1] [2] |
| 1988 | 1988-08-15 | Campos, Brazil | Campos priests form the Priestly Union of Saint John Mary Vianney — The priests loyal to Bishop Castro Mayer formally organize the União Sacerdotal São João Maria Vianney, continuing the traditional Mass across the diocese of Campos.[5] |
| 1991 | 1991-04-25 | Campos, Brazil | Death of Antônio de Castro Mayer — The co-consecrator of the 1988 Écône consecrations dies a month after Lefebvre. Source conflict recorded: Wikipedia (EN/PT) and the SSPX obituary date the death 25 April 1991; catholic-hierarchy.org gives 26 April 1991.[3] [7] |
| 1991 | 1991-07-28 | São Fidélis, Brazil | Rangel consecrated for the Campos union — Licínio Rangel is consecrated without papal mandate by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais, assisted by de Galarreta and Williamson, to lead the Campos priests after Castro Mayer's death.[4] [5] |
| 2002 | 2002-01-18 ? | Campos, Brazil | Campos priests reconcile with Rome — The priestly union founded by Castro Mayer's followers is received as the Personal Apostolic Administration Saint John Mary Vianney under Bishop Rangel; Fernando Rifan, consecrated in full communion later that year, succeeds him in December — a path the SSPX declined.[5] [6] |
Sources cited on this page
7 sources · 7 with an Internet Archive fallback, numbered for this page. Sources span the spectrum of perspectives by design; contested claims are attributed to their authors.
- Society of Saint Pius X · 🗄 archived 2026-07-07
- Ecclesia Dei — Apostolic Letter of John Paul II (2 July 1988) · 🗄 archived 2026-11-02
- Antônio de Castro Mayer · 🗄 archived 2026-07-02
- Licínio Rangel · 🗄 archived 2026-06-10
- Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney · 🗄 archived 2026-07-02
- Two Paths of Catholic Traditionalism: Campos, the SSPX, and the debate over communion with Rome · 🗄 archived 2026-07-02
- Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer — Catholic-Hierarchy record (gives death date 26 April 1991) · 🗄 archived 2026-03-14