Pascal Schreiber

Most Reverend Excellency

Pascal Schreiber

FSSPX
Auxiliary Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X
Schreiber concelebrating Mass during his consecration, 2026
Other postRector of The Sacred Heart Seminary in Zaitzkofen (2020 – present)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1998
by Bernard Fellay
Consecration1 July 2026
by Alfonso de Galarreta
Personal details
Born (1972-07-31) 31 July 1972 (age 54)
Brugg, Switzerland
MottoVirgo fidelis
(Latin for 'Virgin most faithful')

Pascal Schreiber (born 31 July 1972) is a Swiss 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 without papal approval in the 2026 Écône consecrations, and was declared excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

Career

Schreiber was born on 31 July 1972 in Brugg, Switzerland. He comes from a Catholic family with five children.

He studied at traditionalist seminaries in Zaitzkofen and Écône. In July 1998, he was ordained as a priest for the SSPX.

After his ordination, Schreiber did pastoral work in Germany and the French-speaking parts of Switzerland. In 2003, he became the director of a boys' high school in Mels. In 2005, he became the head of a girls' school in Wil, where he worked until 2014.

From 2014 to 2016, he worked as the treasurer for the Swiss district of the SSPX. He then became the superior (leader) of the Swiss district from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, he was named the rector (head) of the SSPX seminary in Zaitzkofen, Germany.

Bishop

On 26 May 2026, the SSPX announced that Schreiber was chosen to become a bishop. Pope Leo XIV did not agree to this choice. The Pope asked the SSPX not to consecrate him.

On 1 July 2026, Schreiber was consecrated as a bishop during a service in Écône, Switzerland by Alfonso de Galarreta, with Bernard Fellay acting as the sole co-consecrator.

Because he was consecrated without a papal mandate, Schreiber was automatically excommunicated. The SSPX does not agree with this excommunication.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Pascal Schreiber". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 1931, p. 22
  3. ↑ "The Coats of Arms and Mottos of the Future Bishops". FSSPX News. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Komunikat Domu Generalnego w sprawie przyszłych biskupów Bractwa". Bractwo Kapłańskie Świętego Piusa X (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "The General House Announces the Names of the Future Bishops". FSSPX News. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ XIV, Pope Leo (30 June 2026). "Pope Leo's Full Letter to Superior General of the SSPX". EWTN Vatican. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome's schism warning". EWTN News. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Biskupi nie mieli zgody papieża na święcenia. Czeka ich ekskomunika?". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lefebvrians consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate". Vatican News. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Canon 1387 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law