num_pages: 670
description: With over 2000 references and 1500 names cited this is the definitive biography of the Archbishop written by one of his closest associates Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais a scholar in his own right. Critics have said of the original French edition: magisterial well-researched serious and honest reveals unsuspected facets. A very complete work a rich important contribution to contemporary religious history a literary event a landmark. Influential French traditional Catholic publisher Jean Madiran said ...the fruit of several years of considerable labor. The book is rich in documentation often unpublished and in many theological observations. Marcel Lefebvres (1905-91) career saw him make a meteoric rise through the ranks. At age 42 this missionary priest was appointed bishop in Senegal by Pope Pius XII. One year later he was named as the Holy Sees Apostolic Delegate for French-speaking Africa. In 1962 he was elected Superior General of the 5000-member Holy Ghost Fathers. Pope John XXIII made him an Assistant to the Papal Throne and a member of the Preparatory Commission for the Second Vatican Council. In 1968 he felt obliged to resign from his post as Superior General and on November 1 1970 he founded the Society of St. Pius X in Ecne (Switzerland) with canonical approval. He gradually became well-known throughout the world because of his adherence to the Latin Mass his opposition to some of the innovations of Vatican II (1962-65) and his disagreements with Pope Paul VI. After the Vatican sanctioned him and the Society he celebrated a forbidden Mass in Lille France (1976) before 10000 Catholics and 400 journalists an event that brought him and his convictions international status. In 1988 he made headlines again when he consecrated four bishops without the permission of Pope John Paul II
language: English
title: Marcel Lefebvre: The Biography
publisher: Angelus Press