Following the illicit ordination July 1 of four bishops by the Society of St. Pius X without Vatican authorization and the subsequent excommunication of adherents of the now-schismatic group, Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez has issued a decree explaining the canonical status of the SSPX in the Diocese of Palm Beach.
The decree states that all sacraments, especially Eucharist, penance and matrimony, celebrated by the SSPX within the five-county Diocese of Palm Beach are invalid. All SSPX clerics and lay adherents are barred from preaching, teaching, conducting retreats or exercising any ministry in the diocese.
All diocesan entities (parishes, missions, schools, apostolates or other organizations) are prohibited from sponsoring, hosting, promoting or facilitating SSPX activities. And diocesan clerics ministering in the diocese are never to concelebrate or participate in SSPX ministries.
The decree also sets forth procedures for SSPX priests and lay faithful to return to full communion with the Catholic Church if they so desire.
To read the entire decree see below.
DECREE
General Executory Decree
Implementing the Decree and Explanatory Note of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith – ddf –
dated 2 July 2026
In the matter of:
THE PRIESTLY FRATERNITY OF SAINT PIUS X – SSPX –
Decree No. 011-2026 from Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez
