Bishop Athanasius Schneider is one of the most respected and outspoken traditionalist prelates in the Church today. The auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, he serves in a country where Catholics make up less than one per cent of the population. The archdiocese itself was established just 23 years ago, making the bishop’s see an unlikely place from which to emerge as a prominent voice of traditional Catholic thought.
Nonetheless, Bishop Schneider has become a source of inspiration and hope for a generation of young priests devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass who have often found support from the hierarchy lacking. He has also established himself as a clear and uncompromising voice on questions of faith and morals.
With much confronting the Church, His Grace, a friend of AdVaticanum, has given an in-depth interview examining some of its most contested ecclesial questions. The Bishop discusses his statements on the SSPX, the continuing debate over the traditional Roman Rite and Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience catechesis series, including the recent instalment on Sacrosanctum Concilium.
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