Ancient British Church in North America
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The Ancient British Church in North America (The Autocephalous Glastonbury Rite in Diaspora) is a small body claiming to be Eastern Orthodox in Toronto
to serve marginalised people who feel that they are rejected by the Eastern Orthodox Community and the Roman Catholic Church
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The church was founded by its first presiding bishop Jonathan Vartan Zotique (born Thomas William Brennand on 21 March 1946 in Toronto, Ontario). Zotique was originally ordained to minor orders by Archbishop Nelson D. Hillyer of the Old Roman Catholic Church of Ontario and in October 1970 he was ordained to both the diaconate and presbyterate by Bishop William Mark Plested. In April 1974 he travelled to France where he was consecrated by "Clement XV" (Michel Collin) before that bishop's death that same year, taking on the ecclesiastical name of Mar Zitikos at the time of his consecration. Zotique believed that in 1958 Collin had received consecration from Mar Doreos (Dorian A. F. Herbert of Newport, Wales) the head of the Ancient British Church (Agnostic) and wished to established a similar church in Canada and the USA. On 12 September 1976 Mar Zitikos was sub-conditione consecrated by Archbishop Boniface Grosvold of the Old Roman Catholic Church of Canada (Latin Rite). In August 1989 he consecrated two bishops and an abbot-bishop for the Ancient British Church in North America while he was briefly residing in Victoria, British Columbia. Bishop Zotique died on 3 June 1998 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Its clergy are self-employed, independent Franciscan
s, members of the Celtic-Catholic Culdee Community of Orthodox Monks, Hermits, Missionaries, and Evangelists of the Old Church of the Blessed Virgin, St. Mary of Glastonbury (Our Lady of Avalon), in Diaspora. Men and women are accepted for ordination to the priesthood.
Herbert James Monzani Heard (Mar Jacobus II of Selsey) (1866 to 1947) who consecrated on 13 June 1943
William Bernard Crow (Mar Basilius Abdullah III) (1895 to 1976) who consecrated on 10 April 1944
Hugh George de Willmott Newman (Mar Georgius of Glastonbury) (1905 to 1979) who consecrated on 5 December 1944
Dorian Auguste Flint Herbert (Mar Doreos of Caerleon) (1889 to 1965) (originally consecrated on 24 October 1937 as Mar Frederick of Caerleon by Bishop Frederick Charles Aloysius Harrington of the Orthodox Keltic Church) who consecrated in 1958
Michel Collin (Clement XV) (1905 to 1974) who consecrated in April 1974
Jonathan Vartan Zotique (Mar Zitikos of Toronto) (1946 to 1998)
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to serve marginalised people who feel that they are rejected by the Eastern Orthodox Community and the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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The church was founded by its first presiding bishop Jonathan Vartan Zotique (born Thomas William Brennand on 21 March 1946 in Toronto, Ontario). Zotique was originally ordained to minor orders by Archbishop Nelson D. Hillyer of the Old Roman Catholic Church of Ontario and in October 1970 he was ordained to both the diaconate and presbyterate by Bishop William Mark Plested. In April 1974 he travelled to France where he was consecrated by "Clement XV" (Michel Collin) before that bishop's death that same year, taking on the ecclesiastical name of Mar Zitikos at the time of his consecration. Zotique believed that in 1958 Collin had received consecration from Mar Doreos (Dorian A. F. Herbert of Newport, Wales) the head of the Ancient British Church (Agnostic) and wished to established a similar church in Canada and the USA. On 12 September 1976 Mar Zitikos was sub-conditione consecrated by Archbishop Boniface Grosvold of the Old Roman Catholic Church of Canada (Latin Rite). In August 1989 he consecrated two bishops and an abbot-bishop for the Ancient British Church in North America while he was briefly residing in Victoria, British Columbia. Bishop Zotique died on 3 June 1998 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Its clergy are self-employed, independent Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
s, members of the Celtic-Catholic Culdee Community of Orthodox Monks, Hermits, Missionaries, and Evangelists of the Old Church of the Blessed Virgin, St. Mary of Glastonbury (Our Lady of Avalon), in Diaspora. Men and women are accepted for ordination to the priesthood.
Apostolic Succession of Mar Zitikos in the Ancient British Church lineage
Andrew Charles Albert McLaglen (Mar Andries I of Claremont) (1851 to 1928) who consecrated on 4 June 1922Herbert James Monzani Heard (Mar Jacobus II of Selsey) (1866 to 1947) who consecrated on 13 June 1943
William Bernard Crow (Mar Basilius Abdullah III) (1895 to 1976) who consecrated on 10 April 1944
Hugh George de Willmott Newman (Mar Georgius of Glastonbury) (1905 to 1979) who consecrated on 5 December 1944
Dorian Auguste Flint Herbert (Mar Doreos of Caerleon) (1889 to 1965) (originally consecrated on 24 October 1937 as Mar Frederick of Caerleon by Bishop Frederick Charles Aloysius Harrington of the Orthodox Keltic Church) who consecrated in 1958
Michel Collin (Clement XV) (1905 to 1974) who consecrated in April 1974
Jonathan Vartan Zotique (Mar Zitikos of Toronto) (1946 to 1998)