Michel Poinsinet de Sivry
Michel Poinsinet de Sivry | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Poinsinet during his consecration, 2026 | |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X (2026 – present) Superior of the SSPX District of Benelux (2022 – present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 June 2008 by Alfonso de Galarreta |
| Consecration | 1 July 2026 by Alfonso de Galarreta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1984 |
| Motto | Fides vincit mundum (Latin for 'Faith overcometh the world')[1] |
Coat of arms |  |
Michel Poinsinet de Sivry (born 10 April 1984) is a French bishop of the Society of St Pius X, a Traditionalist Catholic organization declared to be in schism with the Catholic Church by Pope Leo XIV in July 2026.
He was consecrated a bishop by the Society of St Pius X in the 2026 Écône consecrations, and was declared excommunicated from the Catholic Church as the consecration did not have the permission of Pope Leo XIV.[2][3]
Early life
Poinsinet de Sivry was born in 1984 in France. He comes from a Catholic family with seven children.[4]
He studied at traditionalist seminaries in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and Écône. In 2008, he was ordained as a priest for the SSPX.[4][5][6]
Career
After his ordination, Poinsinet de Sivry worked as a teacher and headmaster in France. He taught at Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes school in Montréal from 2008 to 2011. He was the headmaster of Saint-Louis School in Paris from 2011 to 2016. He then worked at Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle school in Camblain-l’Abbé until 2022.[4][5]
In 2022, he became the superior (leader) of the Benelux district for the SSPX.[4][5]
Bishop
On 26 May 2026, the SSPX announced that Poinsinet de Sivry was chosen to become a bishop.[4][5] Pope Leo XIV did not agree to this choice. The Pope asked the SSPX not to consecrate him.[7][3]
On 1 July 2026, Poinsinet de Sivry was consecrated as a bishop during a service in Écône, Switzerland by Alfonso de Galarreta, with Bernard Fellay acting as the sole co-consecrator.[6][8]
Because he was consecrated without a papal mandate, Poinsinet de Sivry was automatically excommunicated.[2][3][9] The SSPX does not agree with this excommunication.[8]
References
- ↑ "The Coats of Arms and Mottos of the Future Bishops". FSSPX News. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Lefebvrians consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate". Vatican News. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome's schism warning". EWTN News. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Komunikat Domu Generalnego w sprawie przyszłych biskupów Bractwa". Bractwo Kapłańskie Świętego Piusa X (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "The General House Announces the Names of the Future Bishops". FSSPX News. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Bishop Michel Poinsinet de Sivry". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ XIV, Pope Leo (30 June 2026). "Pope Leo's Full Letter to Superior General of the SSPX". EWTN Vatican. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Biskupi nie mieli zgody papieża na święcenia. Czeka ich ekskomunika?". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Canon 1387 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law
