Was Bishop Antonio de Castro Meyer also excommunicated along with Lefebvre?

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When Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre illicitly consecrated four Bishops(Fellay, de Galarreta, Tissier de Mallerais, and Williamson) in 1988, he had a co-consecrator, Antonio de Castro Meyer, I believe his name was.

I know that Archbishop Lefebvre and the four new Bishops were excommunicated, but was Bishop de Castro Meyer also excommunicated? I assume that he was, but his name was not mentioned in Ecclesia Dei.

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DECREE OF EXCOMMUNICATION

From the Office of the Congregation for Bishops, 1 July 1988

Monsignor Marcel Lefebvre, Archbishop-Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, notwithstanding the formal canonical warning of 17 June last and the repeated appeals to desist from his intention, has performed a scismatical act by the episcopal consecration of four priests, without pontifical mandate and contrary to the will of the Supreme Pontiff, and has therefore incurred the penalty envisaged by Canon 1364, paragraph 1, and Canon 1382 of the Code of Canon Law.

Having taken account of all the juridical effects, I declare that the above-mentioned Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta have incurred ipso facto excommunication latae sententiae reserved to the Apostolic See.

Moreover, I declare that Monsignor Antonio de Castro Mayer, Bishop emeritus of Campos, since he took part directly in the liturgical celebration as co-consecrator and adhered publicly to the schismatical act, has incurred excommunication latae sentientae as envisaged by Canon 1364, paragraph 1.

The priests and faithful are warned not to support the schism of Archbishop Lefebvre, otherwise they shall incur ipso facto the very grave penalty of excommunication.

From the Office of the Congregation for Bishops, 1 July 1988.

BERNARDINUS Card. GANTIN

Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops

(“ipso facto” - by the fact or the act itself) Source: latin-mass.org/excommunication.html

See also all documents on the case at
jloughnan.tripod.com/schmex2.htm
 
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