Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X

E605885

ecclesiastical office leadership position office in a religious institute

The Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X is the highest authority of this traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity, overseeing its worldwide apostolic, doctrinal, and administrative activities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Society of Saint Pius X superiors	1
Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X canonical	1
Supérieur général de la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie X	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6516548 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X
Context triple: [International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône, governedBy, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X]

A. Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.
B. Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is the worldwide leader of the Dehonians, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and social justice.
C. Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross
The Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross is the highest-ranking leader of this Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its global governance, spiritual direction, and administration.
D. Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
The Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith was the head of the Vatican department responsible for directing and overseeing Catholic missionary activity and the spread of the faith worldwide.
E. Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is the Vatican official who leads the Roman Curia department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life in the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X
Target entity description: The Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X is the highest authority of this traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity, overseeing its worldwide apostolic, doctrinal, and administrative activities.

A. Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.
B. Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is the worldwide leader of the Dehonians, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and social justice.
C. Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross
The Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross is the highest-ranking leader of this Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its global governance, spiritual direction, and administration.
D. Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
The Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith was the head of the Vatican department responsible for directing and overseeing Catholic missionary activity and the spread of the faith worldwide.
E. Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is the Vatican official who leads the Roman Curia department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life in the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical office ⓘ leadership position ⓘ office in a religious institute ⓘ
abbreviation	Superior General of the SSPX ⓘ
appointedFrom	priests of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
authorityOver	districts and regions of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ houses and priories of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ members of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ seminaries of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ linked to: International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône
canConvocate	General Chapter of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
canErect	new districts of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
canEstablish	new houses of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
canIssue	general directives for the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
currentHolder	Davide Pagliarani ⓘ
currentHolderStartYear	2018 ⓘ
denomination	Traditionalist Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Catholic traditionalism
electionBy	General Chapter of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
firstHolder	Marcel Lefebvre ⓘ
hasDeputy	First Assistant of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ Second Assistant of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
hasTitle	Very Reverend ⓘ
jurisdiction	Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
languageVariant	Supérieur général de la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie X ⓘ linked to: Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X
officeCreatedBy	Marcel Lefebvre ⓘ
officeCreationYear	1970 ⓘ
oversees	formation of priests in the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ missionary work of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ relations of the Society of Saint Pius X with the Holy See ⓘ
partOf	Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
reportsTo	General Chapter of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
residence	General House of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ Menzingen, Switzerland ⓘ
responsibleFor	appointment of district superiors ⓘ appointment of seminary rectors ⓘ fidelity of the Society of Saint Pius X to its statutes ⓘ implementation of decisions of the General Chapter ⓘ overall spiritual direction of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
role	highest authority of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ oversees administrative activities of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ oversees doctrinal activities of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ oversees worldwide apostolic activities of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Father ⓘ
termLength	12 years ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône → governedBy → Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ

Third Order of the Society of Saint Pius X → governingAuthority → Society of Saint Pius X superiors ⓘ

linked to: Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X

Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X → languageVariant → Supérieur général de la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie X ⓘ