Brazilian Archbishop Declares Excommunication for Attending Latin Mass Outside Approved Site

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Brazilian Archbishop Declares Excommunication for Attending Latin Mass Outside Approved Site

gloria.tv | February 26, 2026

Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, 60, of Maceió, Brazil, has warned that celebrating or attending the Mass in the Roman rite outside of his one authorized location will result in excommunication.

The diocesan note was issued on February 11 on FaceBook.com (below). It reads:

“The Archdiocese of Maceió informs the faithful who reside within its jurisdiction that, if they wish to participate in the so-called ‘Tridentine Masses’ or in those celebrated according to the Roman Missal of Saint Pius V, promulgated by Pope Saint Pius V in 1570, in the Latin language, the only authorized place is the Chapel of Saint Vincent de Paul, at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Maceió.

We emphasize that this liturgy is always celebrated on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. by the Reverend Father Cícero Lenisvaldo Miranda da Silva, of the Archdiocesan clergy.

Such permission was authorized by the Archbishop of Maceió, Dom Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, OFM, with the approval of the Holy See. This liturgy is not authorized in any other place, whether religious or not, nor within any civil association.

In accordance with Canons 751 and 1364 §1 of the current Code of Canon Law, the celebration of the Mass in the former rite, in another place, will be considered an act of public schism, which will entail automatic excommunication.”