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Following his departure from the Society of Saint Pius X, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrated three new bishops: Jean-Michel Faure, Tomás de Aquino Ferreira da Costa, and Gerardo Zendejas. This act of episcopal consecration was a pivotal decision that led to the establishment of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X, an organization separate from the Roman Catholic Church, aiming to preserve traditional Catholic beliefs and practices.