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Richard Nelson Williamson (born 8 March 1940) is an English traditionalist Catholic bishop who opposes the changes in the Catholic Church brought about by the Second Vatican Council. He was originally a member of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) but was expelled from the SSPX in 2012.In 1988 Williamson was one of four SSPX priests who were illicitly ordained as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre for which they incurred automatic excommunication.