Robert Brucciani

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Rev. Fr.

Robert Brucciani

SSPX
Church Catholic Church
Orders
Ordination2004
Personal details
Born1968 (age 5657)
Nationality British
Denomination Catholic

Robert Brucciani (born 1968) is a Roman Catholic priest who formerly served as the District Superior of Great Britain & Scandinavia of the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X. He left this position on 1 January 2024. [1]

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In 2017, he signed a document along with a number of other clergy and academics labeled as a "Filial Correction" of Pope Francis. [2]

Career

In 1998, Robert Brucciani entered the Seminary of St. Curé d'Ars, Flavigny, France. In 2004, after his years of study, Brucciani was ordained a priest at the Seminary of St. Pius X in Ecône, Switzerland. [3] After his ordination, he spent time at St. Michael's School, Burghclere. When he finished his work at St. Michael's School, he took up a post of prior of the Priory of the Most Holy Trinity in Palayamkottai, India for eight years. [4]

In 2015, Father Brucciani was appointed as District Superior of Great Britain & Scandinavia. [5]

In 2017, Father Brucciani signed the petition to Pope Francis called Correctio filialis de haeresibus propagatis regarding heresies they believed to be contained within Amoris laetitia, a post-synodal apostolic exhortation written by Pope Francis. [6] [7] They have not received a response. [8]

Father Brucciani completed his tenure as District Superior on 1 January 2024 and left to take up an unspecified post in Switzerland. He was succeeded by Fr. David Sherry, an Irish priest from County Cavan. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brucciani, Robert (December 2023). "Joy to the World". FSSPX. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. "Full list of the 250 signatories".
  3. "General Chapter of the SSPX: Who Are the Chapter Members? (2)". FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News. 10 July 2018.
  4. "District Superior". District of Great Britain. 2 March 2016.
  5. "Fr. Brucciani promoted to superior of England - Catholic Candle". ipfs.io.
  6. "SIGNATORIES – Correctio Filialis de haeresibus propagatis".
  7. "Clerical and Lay Scholars Send the Pope a Correctio Filialis About Amoris Laetitia". District of Canada. 24 September 2017.
  8. "Clergy and Lay Scholars Issue Filial Correction of Pope Francis". National Catholic Register. 23 September 2017.