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Spanish Poor Clares announce break from Catholic Church

The superior of the community says it will place itself under the jurisdiction of a self-proclaimed bishop who was excommunicated in 2019.

Filipe d’Avillez
May 16, 2024
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A community of 16 Poor Clare religious sisters, based in the Spanish dioceses of Burgos and Vitoria, has declared its intention to leave the Catholic Church and place itself under the jurisdiction of a self-proclaimed bishop who was excommunicated in 2019. 

Monastery of the Poor Clares in the north of Burgos, Spain. Credit: Raul GC / Shutterstock.

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