### [2026-07-25](/feed/2026/07/25/index.md)

##### Bishop of Aberdeen
# The Bishop of Aberdeen in Scotland declares the sedevacantist Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer religious institute, an order associated with the Society of Saint Pius X, to be excommunicated, after they consecrated a bishop without Vatican approval. 




### Sources:

1. [The Catholic Herald](https://thecatholicherald.com/article/founder-of-latin-mass-order-consecrated-sedevacantist-bishop-and-excommunicated)
2. [The Herald](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26410592.conservative-orkney-monks-excommunicated-catholic-church/)

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