Annibale Bugnini

Who was Annibale Bugnini?

Annibale Bugnini, C.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate. Ordained in 1936 and named archbishop in 1972, he was secretary of the commission that worked on the reform of the Catholic liturgy that followed the Second Vatican Council, until he was abruptly demoted from the Roman Curia and sent to a relatively minor diplomatic posting in Iran.

Bugnini became a controversial figure and remains one among some Catholics, due to his role in the changes to the Catholic Mass and other liturgical practices in the mid-20th century and due to allegations that he may have been a Freemason.