Antonio de Castro Mayer

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Antonio de Castro Mayer was a traditionalist Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop known for his staunch opposition to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council and his close association with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

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Antonio de Castro Mayer canonical 2
de Castro Mayer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop
human
traditionalist Catholic
appointedBishopOfCamposOn 1948-01-03
burialPlace Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
closeAssociate Marcel Lefebvre
coConsecrated bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X in 1988
coConsecratedWith Marcel Lefebvre
consecratedAsBishopBy Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
dateOfBirth 1904-06-20
dateOfDeath 1991-04-25
dateOfEpiscopalConsecration 1948-03-23
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos
educatedAt Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Pontifical Gregorian University
eventAssociatedWith 1988 Écône episcopal consecrations
familyName de Castro Mayer
givenName Antonio
hasCanonicalStatus retired bishop at time of 1988 consecrations
ideology Catholic integralism
influenced Priestly Union of Saint Jean-Marie Vianney
traditionalist Catholic movement in Brazil
knownFor close association with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
leadership of traditionalist clergy in Campos
traditionalist Catholic stance
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
memberOf Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
notableIdea defense of traditional Latin liturgy
rejection of religious liberty as taught in Dignitatis humanae
resistance to ecumenism promoted by Vatican II
notableWork opposition to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council
occupation Catholic bishop
opposed implementation of Second Vatican Council reforms in his diocese
participatedIn Second Vatican Council
placeOfBirth Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
placeOfDeath Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
positionHeld Bishop of Campos
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
sanctionedBy Holy See
sexOrGender male
subjectOf excommunication declared in 1988
succeededBy Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro
supported Tridentine Mass
termEndAsBishopOfCampos 1981-08-29
termStartAsBishopOfCampos 1949-03-06

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Bernard Fellay coConsecrator Antonio de Castro Mayer
Bernard Fellay associatedWith Antonio de Castro Mayer
Antonio de Castro Mayer familyName de Castro Mayer
linked to: Antonio de Castro Mayer