Josef Bisig
| The Very Reverend Josef Meinrad Bisig F.S.S.P. | |
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| Founder of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter | |
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Josef Bisig during a meeting with members of St. Clement Parish in Ottawa, Canada in 2023
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| Successor | Arnaud Devillers |
| Other post | Rector of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary |
| Previous post | Superior General Emeritus of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter |
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| Ordination | 29 June 1977 (Priest) by Marcel Lefebvre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1952 Steinhausen, Switzerland |
| Residence | Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska, United States of America |
Josef Meinrad Bisig (born on 2 September 1952) is a Swiss traditionalist Catholic priest. He was co-founder and first superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, created in 1988. He was originally a member of the Society of Saint Pius X but left when founder Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre illicitly consecrated four bishops, to create the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
Formerly a seminary rector in Europe, Bisig was appointed vice-rector and theology professor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in 2005. Bisig became rector in 2006 and is also a councillor of his order. He has a licentiate in Sacred Theology, and was preparing a doctorate of theology as of 2006.[1] He speaks German, French, English and Italian.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Fr. Josef Bisig". Biographical notes of the persons in charge for the FSSP. Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. August 23, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
External links
- Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter - international website with pages in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, and Latin