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Bp. Zendejas's Apostolic Mission?
« on: April 05, 2021, 12:13:11 PM »

Can anyone explain Bishop Zendejas's apostolic mission to us ?

Since his consecration in 2017, we haven't heard or seen much of him?  




At an Easter dinner yesterday, his name came up in a Resistance conversation, and someone jokingly described him as, " the mystery bishop".


I've heard Bp. Zendejas has select trad locations and priests that he supports with the Sacraments.

Chapels in Toronto, El Salvador, PI, Father Voigt, Father Sretenovic...
But it seems he's far from providing regular Apostolic support to the dozens of American trad Chapels needing his assistance?

If my impressions are wrong, please correct me.
Otherwise, is there a problem here or is this "Catacombs approach" part of tradition's new normal ?    

What does it take to get a visit from the Resistance's 4th Bishop?




Re: Bp. Zendejas's Apostolic Mission?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2021, 12:59:55 PM »
None of the four bishops (nor the SSPX bishops) has an apostolic mission (ie., jurisdiction), which would be schismatic.

As far as getting in touch with him, I’ve never heard of any member of this forum struggle in that regard, since anyone who REALLY wanted to get in touch with him need only ask those known attendees (eg., me, Matthew, Mr. G, and a half dozen other regular posters here) or post a thread seeking contact info.  

As regards helping out other priests not connected to the SAJM (of which BZ is a member), I believes he does what he can, when he can (ie., He either needs to suspend services to his 4 regular chapels to go help someone else’s chapels, or, find temporary replacements to cover his own chapels).

Eventually, as vocations to the SAJM are ordained (or vocations to allied religious congregations like Santa Cruz or Avrille), the current situation will improve, but at present BZ has only 2 priests to help him.

It’s a good reason to pray for vocations.


Re: Bp. Zendejas's Apostolic Mission?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2021, 01:07:52 PM »
None of the four bishops (nor the SSPX bishops) has an apostolic mission (ie., jurisdiction), which would be schismatic.
Didn't Saint Athanasius consecrate Orthodox Bishops in dioceses and set them up against the Arian Bishops who were officially under the Pope but heretical? I wonder how things would be now if the traditional Bishops had done the same. I think this only happened in Campos. It would have been interesting if Lefebvre set up Williamson as the Bishop of the United States and had him publicly excommunicate the local modernist Bishops.

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Re: Bp. Zendejas's Apostolic Mission?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2021, 01:12:44 PM »
Didn't Saint Athanasius consecrate Orthodox Bishops in dioceses and set them up against the Arian Bishops who were officially under the Pope but heretical? I wonder how things would be now if the traditional Bishops had done the same. I think this only happened in Campos. It would have been interesting if Lefebvre set up Williamson as the Bishop of the United States and had him publicly excommunicate the local modernist Bishops.
I found this group of sede bishops in Latin America who have odd Holy Orders and think they have authority to excommunicate

Re: Bp. Zendejas's Apostolic Mission?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2021, 01:15:24 PM »
Didn't Saint Athanasius consecrate Orthodox Bishops in dioceses and set them up against the Arian Bishops who were officially under the Pope but heretical? I wonder how things would be now if the traditional Bishops had done the same. I think this only happened in Campos. It would have been interesting if Lefebvre set up Williamson as the Bishop of the United States and had him publicly excommunicate the local modernist Bishops.

Perhaps someone else can answer whether St. Athanasius actually conferred jurisdiction on the bishops he consecrated?

But the SSPX did write an article in which it is claimed that St. Eusebius of Samasota did actually consecrate bishops and establish them in their episcopal sees.  However, when I inquired of Fr. Iscara (SSPX professor of ecclesiastical history and moral theology), he told me that the sources which could prove or disprove that claim have been lost.

As regards Campos, I do not think there were ever two bishops possessing jurisdiction in Campos at the same time.