RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernard Fellay

1958 - Today

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Bernard Fellay (born 12 April 1958) is a Swiss traditionalist Catholic prelate who served as superior general of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) from 1994 to 2018. In 1988, Pope John Paul II announced that Fellay and three others were automatically excommunicated for being consecrated as bishops by SSPX Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, an act that the Holy See described as "unlawful" and "schismatic". Lefebvre and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer, who co-consecrated the four bishops, were also automatically excommunicated. At the time of his consecration, Fellay was the youngest Catholic bishop in the world, at 30 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Fellay is the 2,652nd most popular religious figure (up from 2,653rd in 2019), the 479th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 520th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Swiss Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernard Fellay ranks 2,652 out of 3,187. Before him are Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Yusuf Estes, Marek Jędraszewski, Al-Wathiq I, Harsiese A, and Ulf Ekman. After him are Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Henry Edward Manning, Samson of Dol, Julijans Vaivods, and Maatkare Mutemhat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Bernard Fellay ranks 226. Before him are Louise Penny, Jeannie Longo, Peter H. Gilmore, Mark Moses, Rodion Cămătaru, and Colm Feore. After him are Thurston Moore, Sylvester Groth, Sergei Makarov, Yu Rongguang, Mircea Geoană, and Monica Guerritore.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Bernard Fellay ranks 479 out of 1,015. Before him are Johannes Baumann (1874), Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768), Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), Théodore Flournoy (1854), and Yvonne Rüegg (1938). After him are Adolf Meyer (1866), Émil Goeldi (1859), Albert Gallatin (1761), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Emil Frey (1838), and Jakob Stämpfli (1820).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Bernard Fellay ranks 26. Before him are Charles Journet (1891), Saint Othmar (689), Conrad Grebel (1498), Pierre Viret (1511), Marguerite Bays (1815), and Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445). After him are Bruno Heim (1911), and Paul Hinder (1942).

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