Lucian powder maker

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Lucian Pulvermacher (born April 20, 1918 in Bakerville , Wisconsin as Earl Pulvermacher ; † November 30, 2009 ) was a priest and was the head of the True Catholic Church , a small sedevacantist group in the United States . As “Pius XIII” he claimed to be the first and only legitimate Pope since the death of Pope Pius XII. in 1958, claiming his (Pulvermachers) election in 1998 marked the end of a forty year sedis vacancy . Pulvermacher last lived in Springdale , Washington state .

Life

Earl Pulvermacher came on 28 August 1942 in the Capuchin Order and was on 5 June 1946 in Wisconsin for priests ordained. With the Capuchins he was given the religious name Lucian for clothing . 1947-48 Father Lucian was a priest to help out in the monastery of St. Francis in Milwaukee . From 1948 to 1970 he worked as a missionary on the Ryūkyū Islands (Japan), then until 1976 in Australia. After returning from Australia in January 1976, Fr. Lucian decided that the pontificate of Popes John XXIII. and Paul VI. were illegal. Dissatisfied with the changes after the Second Vatican Council , he turned to traditionalism , but after a short time he was also disappointed. From 1976 he celebrated the Tridentine Mass without incardination in a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church only in private chapels in the United States.

Pulvermacher claimed the office of bishop , but was never ordained a bishop. On October 24, 1998, Pulvermacher was elected "Pope" by some lay people via email. They sent their emails to the small town of Kalispell in Montana . Pulvermacher was the only candidate to be elected, after which he published pictures on his homepage that showed white smoke rising from a chimney.

Reports that P. Pulvermacher died in Utah on January 11, 2006 were later found to be false. According to the report of a Capuchin from Pulvermacher's former order province , he died on November 30, 2009.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dennis Roddy: Popes in the wings ; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 10, 2005.
  2. ^ Popes in the wings , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 10, 2005
  3. ↑ Who's your papa? Popes in America ; Blog entry from Halfway There on Zeno.org from April 16, 2008.
  4. ↑ Vito Martinez OFMCap: Death of A Pope ( English ) December 2009. Accessed December 11, 2009.

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personal data
SURNAME Powder Maker, Lucian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pius XIII. (Self-designation); Powder Maker, Earl (original name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Capuchin, Antipope of the True Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Bakerville , Wisconsin , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2009
Place of death Springdale, WA