Joseph Odermatt

Peter III (born Markus Josef Odermatt; 13 March 1966), also known by the religious name Eliseo María de la Santa Faz, is the fourth pope of the Palmarian Catholic Church who, in this capacity, claims to be the 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 22 April 2016 to the present. He succeeded Palmarian Pope Gregory XVIII (Ginés Jesús Hernández), to whom he had earlier served as Palmarian Secretary of State, after Hernández left the Palmarian Church and reconciled with the Vatican.

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Installed

22 April 2016

Predecessor

Gregory XVIII

Opposed to

Francis (2016–2025)Leo XIV (2025–present)

Born

Markus Josef Odermatt (1966-03-13) 13 March 1966 (age 59)Stans, Nidwalden, Switzerland

Denomination

Palmarian Catholic Church (claims to be the Catholic Church)

Motto

De Glória Ecclésiæ ("Glory of the Church")

Papacy began

22 April 2016

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Preceded byPope Gregory XVIII

Religious titles

Preceded byPope Gregory XVIII

Religious titles

Palmarian PopePatriarch of El Palmar de Troya 2016–present

Religious titles

Succeeded byincumbent

Catholic Church titles

Religious titles

Catholic Church titles

Preceded byPope Gregory XVIII

Religious titles

Preceded byPope Gregory XVIII

Religious titles

Pope of the Catholic Church(claim in rivalry with Vatican) 2016–present

Religious titles

Succeeded byincumbent

Religious titles
Preceded byPope Gregory XVIII	Palmarian PopePatriarch of El Palmar de Troya 2016–present	Succeeded byincumbent
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byPope Gregory XVIII	Pope of the Catholic Church(claim in rivalry with Vatican) 2016–present	Succeeded byincumbent

References

It is difficult to obtain reliable and verified information about the Palmarian sect, according to religious studies sch
Lundberg 2016; Mayer 2016.
Mayer 2016; Macías 2016a.
Lundberg 2016; Mayer 2016; Macías 2016a; Macías 2016b.
Mayer 2016.
Flores 2016.
"His Holiness Pope Peter III – Iglesia Cristiana Palmariana"
https://www.palmarianchurch.org/his-holiness-pope-peter-iii/
El País
https://elpais.com/politica/2016/06/09/actualidad/1465467438_693721.html
"Papal Management by Fear:The Palmarian Pontificate of Gregory XVIII (2011-2016)"
https://magnuslundbergblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/the-papacy-of-gregory-xviii-final.pdf
www.igrejapalmariana.org
https://www.igrejapalmariana.org/o-papa-pedro-iii-2/
www.palmarianchurch.org
https://www.palmarianchurch.org/
Magnus Lundberg
https://magnuslundberg.net/2020/01/23/palmarian-internet-presence/
www.vaticannews.va
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/cardinal-elected-pope-papal-name.html