Lucian Pulvermacher
20th and 21st-century schismatic Catholic prelate
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- Lucian Pulvermacher (born Earl Pulvermacher , 20 April 1918 – 30 November 2009) was an American Catholic priest and claimant to the papacy.
- At the time of his death, he lived in Springdale, Washington, United States.
- His three brothers (Robert, Omer, and Gerald) also became priests in the Capuchin Order.
- He was subsequently ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1946.
- He spent the greater part of his career as a Capuchin (from 1948 to 1970) in the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa.
Lucian Pulvermacher (born Earl Pulvermacher, 20 April 1918 – 30 November 2009) was an American Catholic priest and claimant to the papacy. He was the head of the True Catholic Church, a small conclavist group that elected him Pope Pius XIII in Montana in October 1998. At the time of his death, he lived in Springdale, Washington, United States.
Life and career
Early life
Born on April 20, 1918, in Rock, Wisconsin, near Marshfield, Earl Pulvermacher was one of nine children of a farm family. His three brothers (Robert, Omer, and Gerald) also became priests in the Capuchin Order.
Capuchin friar
In 1942, at the age of 24, he joined the Capuchin Order, taking the religious name Lucian. He was subsequently ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1946. At first he was posted to a parish in Milwaukee, but in 1948 he was sent to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. He spent the greater part of his career as a Capuchin (from 1948 to 1970) in the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa. In 1970, he was transferred from Japan to Queensland in Australia, where he continued his missionary work until his disillusionment with the changes that followed the Second Vatican Council of 1962–1965.
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