Old Catholic Church of America
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| Old Catholic Church of America | |||
 Old Catholic Church of America |
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| Founder | Bishop Bishop A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the... Paul Francis Cope |
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| Date Founded | 1925 | ||
| Recognition | Holy Orders and Sacraments recognized as valid by Pope Pope The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle... Benedict XVI |
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| Primate | Presiding Bishop Henry Pleau, DD | ||
| Headquarters | DeForest, Wisconsin | ||
| Territorial Jurisdiction | Parishes in the United States (8), Canada (2), England (1), Peru (1) Puerto Rico (1) Venezuela (1) Columbia (2) | ||
| Clergy | 6 bishops, 30 priests/deacons | ||
| Liturgical Language | English, Spanish | ||
| Adherents | More than 10,000 worldwide | ||
| Website | http://www.oldcatholic.org/index.htm | ||
The Old Catholic Church of America is an autocephalous
Autocephaly
Autocephaly , in hierarchical Christian churches and especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop...
Old Catholic Church, founded in the United States of America in 1925 by Bishop Paul Francis Cope. Like most Old Catholic denominations, the Old Catholic Church of America retains pre-Vatican II Liturgical and doctrinal traditions.
Archbishops of the Old Catholic Church of America
- Archbishop Paul Francis Cope May 1925-1953
- Archbishop Francis Xavier Resch 1953-1963
- Archbishop Walter Xavier Brown 1963-1997
- Archbishop James Edward Bostwick 1997-2009
- Presiding Bishop Henry Pleau 2010 -