List of people excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church

This List of Excommunications is a list of persons excommunicated officially by the Roman Catholic Church. It includes only imposed excommunications which are declared via papal bull or other decree by the Pope. Automatic excommunications, even those verified by a bishop or cardinal, are not included here.

21st century

* Eduardo Aguirre, Guatemalan Catholic priest, now bishop of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church [ [http://www.haaba.com/news-story/excommunicated-priest-ordained-independent-catholic-church] ]
* Call to Action group members in Nebraska were excommunicated by Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, Vatican later confirmed their excommunication. [ [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=48072] .]
* Emmanual Milingo, former archbishop of Lusaka, for supporting the marriage of priests. Also excommunicated were several priests that he ordained. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/26/vatican.bishop/index.html] ]

20th century

* Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Bishop Antonio de Castro Meyer, Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta for the Ecône Consecrations without papal mandate. Formally declared to have incurred "latae sententiae" excommunication by Cardinal Bernardin Gantin on July 1st 1988 [ [http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CBISLEFB.HTM Office of Congregation for Bishops - Excommunication ] ] [ [http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_commissions/ecclsdei/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei_en.html] ] . Later reiteration by Pope John Paul II through "Ecclesia Dei" did not mention Bishop Antonio de Castro Meyer.
* Romolo Murri [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9406E3D8173EE033A25750C2A9659C946897D6CF] ]
* Fr. Leonard Feeney, for refusal to appear in front of the Holy Office. Revoked in 1972 [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,908875,00.html Feeney Forgiven - TIME ] ] .
*Juan Perón, in 1955, after he signed a decree ordering the expulsion of Argentine bishops Manuel Tato and Ramón Novoa [ [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571996/Juan_Peron.html Juan Peron - MSN Encarta ] ] [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/Peron-Ju_EarlyCareerandFirstPresidency.asp Juan Domingo Perón - Encyclopedia.com ] ]
* Father William Murphy of Seward, Nebraska, in 1901, for political sympathies with Protestant Ireland [A PRIEST EXCOMMUNICATED.; Father Murphy of Seward, Neb., Punished by His Bishop - Trouble Due to His Sympathy with Ireland. Special to The New York Times.. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jun 25, 1901. pg. 1, 1 pgs]
* All Catholics who participated in the creation of an independent church in the Philippines, in 1902 [POPE ORDERS SHARP ACTION.; Archbishop of Manila Instructed to Excommunicate Philippine National Church Promoters. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Dec 29, 1902. pg. 7, 1 pgs.]

19th century

* Stephen Kaminski, excommunicated in 1898, PNCC bishop [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=950DEEDF1F39E433A2575BC1A9669D94699ED7CF&oref=slogin] ]
* Francis Hodur member of PNCC [ [http://www.pncc.org/who_history.htm] ]

16th century

* Martin Luther in 1520 by Pope Leo X Fact|date=September 2008
* King Henry VIII of England Fact|date=September 2008
* Thomas CranmerFact|date=September 2008
* Elizabeth I of England in 1570 by the papal bull "Regnans in Excelsis" Fact|date=September 2008

14th century

* Antipopes at Avignon Clement VII and Benedict XIII and their followers by proxy Fact|date=September 2008

13th century

* King John of England by Pope Innocent III Fact|date=September 2008
* Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Fact|date=September 2008

11th century

* Michael Cerularius, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, in 1054. Was rescinded on December 7, 1965. [ [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/speeches/1965/documents/hf_p-vi_spe_19651207_common-declaration_en.html] ]
* Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Gregory VII Fact|date=September 2008

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