Michael Goldade
American SSPX bishop (born 1980)
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Michael Goldade (b. 1980-1981) is an American excommunicated bishop of the Society of St Pius X, a Traditionalist Catholic organization declared to be in schism with the Catholic Church by the Holy See in July 2026. He was consecrated a bishop by the SSPX without papal approval in the 2026 Écône consecrations, which led to a statement from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith that he was excommunicated latae sententiae from the Catholic Church.[2][3]
by Richard Williamson
by Alfonso de Galarreta
Michael Goldade | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X | |
| Other post | Auxiliary Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X (2026 – present) |
| Previous post | Rector of Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary (2023 – 2026) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 19, 2004 by Richard Williamson |
| Consecration | July 1, 2026 by Alfonso de Galarreta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1980 |
| Motto | Adeamus cum fiducia (Latin for 'Let us go with confidence')[1] |
| Coat of arms | |
Biography
Goldade was born in Williston, North Dakota, and raised in St. Marys, Kansas. He has nine siblings, three of whom are religious sisters with the SSPX.[4] He entered seminary for the Society at the age of 18, being educated in Winona, Minnesota. Goldade was also ordained at the seminary in Winona in 2004 by the then-excommunicated SSPX bishop Richard Williamson.[5][non-primary source needed]
His first assignment following ordination was at St. Anne Chapel in Armada, Michigan where he served for five years before serving as director of a retreat house in Ridgefield, Connecticut.[6][4] Beginning in 2014, Goldade was appointed prior of the SSPX in Kansas City, also having oversight for the parish church of St. Vincent, a school, and a community of sisters.[4] He also oversaw major renovations and restorations to the church.[7][8]
In 2021, Goldade was named assistant to the District Superior, and two years later was appointed as rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Dillwyn, Virginia.[4][9]
In 2023, he became the rector of the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Dillwyn, Virginia.[10][11]
Consecration and Excommunication
On May 26, 2026, the SSPX announced that Goldade was chosen to become a bishop.[10][11] Pope Leo XIV repeatedly asked the SSPX not to consecrate him.[12][3] Goldade's episcopal ordination took place on July 1, 2026, during the SSPX episcopal consecrations in Écône, Switzerland, by Alfonso de Galarreta. Bernard Fellay was the sole co-consecrator.[13][14] Because he was consecrated without a papal mandate, Goldade was automatically excommunicated.[2][3][15] The SSPX does not consider this excommunication valid.[14][better source needed]