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The Society is based in [[Wanganui]] where it has four resident priests and three schools: a primary school named St Anthony’s, a boys secondary school named St Augustine’s, and a girls secondary school named [[St. Dominic's College, Wanganui|St Dominic's College]]. Also in Wanganui is a order of [[Dominican Sisters]] who are closely aligned with the Society and who provide staff for the girl’s secondary school along with a boarding school for international students. The Superior of The Society of St Pius X in New Zealand is currently Father Andrew Cranshaw.<ref name="Pius">{{cite web | last = | first = | date = | title =Society of St Pius X in New Zealand | work = | url =http://www.sspx.org.nz/ | accessdate = 12 February 2015 }}</ref> |
The Society is based in [[Wanganui]] where it has four resident priests and three schools: a primary school named St Anthony’s, a boys secondary school named St Augustine’s, and a girls secondary school named [[St. Dominic's College, Wanganui|St Dominic's College]]. Also in Wanganui is a order of [[Dominican Sisters]] who are closely aligned with the Society and who provide staff for the girl’s secondary school along with a boarding school for international students. The Superior of The Society of St Pius X in New Zealand is currently Father Andrew Cranshaw.<ref name="Pius">{{cite web | last = | first = | date = | title =Society of St Pius X in New Zealand | work = | url =http://www.sspx.org.nz/ | accessdate = 12 February 2015 }}</ref> |
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In Wanganui, the society provides a full round of Roman Catholic devotional practices which were typical of catholic life before the [[second vatican Council) (1962-1965).<ref name="Pius2">{{cite web | last = | first = | date = | title =Society of St Pius X in New Zealand Mass Centres | work = | url =http://www.sspx.org.nz/ | accessdate = 12 February 2015 }}</ref> |
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The Society of St Pius X in New Zealand is a branch of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) which is an international organisation, founded in 1970 by the French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, of traditionalist Catholic priests. The society is in a state of schism in relation to the Roman Catholic church [1][2]
The Society is based in Wanganui where it has four resident priests and three schools: a primary school named St Anthony’s, a boys secondary school named St Augustine’s, and a girls secondary school named St Dominic's College. Also in Wanganui is a order of Dominican Sisters who are closely aligned with the Society and who provide staff for the girl’s secondary school along with a boarding school for international students. The Superior of The Society of St Pius X in New Zealand is currently Father Andrew Cranshaw.[3]
In Wanganui, the society provides a full round of Roman Catholic devotional practices which were typical of catholic life before the [[second vatican Council) (1962-1965).[4]
References
- ^ Corriere della Sera, 22 December 2013, p. 5
- ^ Catholic World News: "CDF prefect says SSPX in schism, suspended from sacraments" (Retrieved 13 February 2015)
- ^ "Society of St Pius X in New Zealand". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Society of St Pius X in New Zealand Mass Centres". Retrieved 12 February 2015.