The Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI) (Latin: Congregatio Mariae Reginae Immaculatae) is a traditional Catholic religious community. The primary mission of the Congregation is to promote its interpretation of the message of Our Lady of Fatima. It is has also gone by the names of Tridentine Latin Rite Church, Fatima Crusaders, Oblates of Mary Immaculate Queen of the Universe. A traditional Tridentine Mass Traditionalist Catholic and traditional Catholic are terms used to refer to Roman Catholics who want to see the worship and customs of Roman Catholics return to those prevailing before the reforms of the 1960s. ... Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Fatima (pron. ...

The congregation was formed in 1967 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho by a group of laymen and women of the Blue Army led by Francis Schuckardt. In 1969, with the approval of Bishop Sylvester Treinen, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Boise, Idaho, Shuckardt formed the group into a religious congregation of nuns, brothers. Coeur dAlene is a city located in Kootenai County, Idaho. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Boise Boise Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 14th 83,642 sq mi  216,632 km² 305 miles  491 km 479 miles  771 km 0. ... The Blue Army of Our Lady is a Catholic lay society dedicated to the message of Our Lady of Fatima. ... Bishop Francis Schuckardt Francis Konrad Schuckardt (born July 10, 1937 in Seattle, Washington) is an American Traditionalist Catholic bishop. ...

With the implementation of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Schuckhardt and his group came to the conclusion that Pope Paul VI was not a valid pope and therefore sought services from priests who shared his theological position. In the early 1970s Schuckhardt received ordination as a priest and consecration as a bishop from Daniel Brown, an Old Catholic bishop who apparently converted to Schuckhardt's brand of Roman Catholicism. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, (Vatican two) was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ... Pope Paul VI (Latin: ), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. ... Sede vacante Coat of Arms, used when there is no reigning pope. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Old Catholic Church is a community of Christian churches. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

In the late 1970s the congregation acquired the old Jesuit scholasticate Mount Saint Michael in Spokane, Washington, making it the headquarters of operations. The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu (S.I. or S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. ... Arial view of Mount St. ... Spokane (pronounced spō-CAN) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington, USA. It was originally incorporated as Spokan Falls (without an e at the end), drawing on the Spokan Native American group of that name, which means Children of the Sun. ...

In 1984 a series of stories in the secular press accused Schuckardt of alleged drug abuse and gross personal immorality, charges which rocked the Mount St. Michael community. In June 1984 some priests confronted him with the accusations. After delays in addressing the issue, Schuckardt fled with a small number of religious and lay people. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In autumn of 1984 the priests sought out a bishop to ordain for the CMRI and found Bishop George Musey of Galveston, Texas, whose episcopal lineage can be traced back to Archbishop Ngô Ðình Thuc Pierre Martin. Musey had been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1952. On 23 April 1985, before Bishop Musey, three of the four remaining priests "formally and publicly" took an "Abjuration of Error and Profession of Faith ad cautelam" in case through their previous actions they had incurred any ecclesiastical censures. Bishop Musey then conditionally re-ordained them. Bishop George J. Musey George J. Musey (1928 - 1992) was a traditionalist Catholic bishop from Galveston, Texas. ... Archbishop Ngô Đình Thuc Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (chữ nôm: 吴廷俶) (approximately pronounced Ngoh Din Took ) (October 6, 1897–December 13, 1984), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huế, Vietnam, was born in Huế, on October 6, 1897, of Catholic parents. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ...

In 1986, the Congregation held its first General Chapter establishing a formal set of Rules and Constitutions. In the same year, the Rule was approved by Bishop Robert F. McKenna, O.P., whose episcopal lineage can also be traced to Archbishop Thuc. Robert Fidelis McKenna, O.P. (born July 8, 1927) is a traditional Catholic Dominican bishop residing in Monroe, Connecticut since 1973. ... The Original Pranksters (O.P.) are a group from Mississauga, Ontario that pull original pranks on those around them. ... Archbishop Ngô Đình Thuc Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (chữ nôm: 吴廷俶) (approximately pronounced Ngoh Din Took ) (October 6, 1897–December 13, 1984), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huế, Vietnam, was born in Huế, on October 6, 1897, of Catholic parents. ...

In 1989, the Reverend Mark Pivarunas was elected Superior General of the Congregation. Father Pivarunas was consecrated bishop in 1991 by Bishop Moises Carmona, also of the Thuc lineiage. Mark Anthony Pivarunas (born October 31, 1958), born in Chicago, Illinois, is a Traditionalist Catholic bishop who holds that the papacy is vacant, a position he adopted from the controversial Bishop Francis Schuckardt. ... Bishop Moises Carmona Rivera (October 31, 1912 - November 1, 1991) was born in Quechultenango, Guerrero, Mexico and was a Roman Catholic parish priest in Acapulco notable for his refusal to accept the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. ... Archbishop Ngô Đình Thuc Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (chữ nôm: 吴廷俶) (approximately pronounced Ngoh Din Took ) (October 6, 1897–December 13, 1984), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huế, Vietnam, was born in Huế, on October 6, 1897, of Catholic parents. ...

Pivarunas currently serves as Superior General and the Reverend Mother Marie de Lourdes is serving as the current Mother General of the sisters. The Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen serves 29 churches and chapels in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. They also operate a seminary in Omaha, Nebraska, while the Sisters' motherhouse is located in Spokane, Washington. Mark Anthony Pivarunas (born October 31, 1958), born in Chicago, Illinois, is a Traditionalist Catholic bishop who holds that the papacy is vacant, a position he adopted from the controversial Bishop Francis Schuckardt. ... For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). ...

Superiors General

• Most Reverend Francis K. Schuckardt (1967 - 1984)
• Very Reverend Denis P. Chicoine (1984 - 1989)
• Most Reverend Mark A. Pivarunas (1989 - 1991; 1995 - present)
• Very Reverend Casimir M. Puskorius (1991 - 1995)

Bishop Francis Schuckardt Francis Konrad Schuckardt (born July 10, 1937 in Seattle, Washington) is an American Traditionalist Catholic bishop. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denis Chicoine (died August 10, 1995) was a Traditionalist Catholic priest who co-founded, with Francis Schuckardt, the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen and served as Superior General of the Congregation from 1984 to 1989. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Anthony Pivarunas (born October 31, 1958), born in Chicago, Illinois, is a Traditionalist Catholic bishop who holds that the papacy is vacant, a position he adopted from the controversial Bishop Francis Schuckardt. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen - Official website
• Theological Position Statement