Apostolic Johannite Church
- Apostolic Johannite Church
The Apostolic Johannite Church is a Gnostic Christian Church which claims valid Apostolic Succession from various lineages including Catholic, Old Catholic and Orthodox bishops. The AJC is one of the largest extant Gnostic jurisdictions, having Parishes, Narthexes or representatives in six countries (Canada, USA, Spain, Germany, Mexico and Australia.) It is among the most active Gnostic Churches in North America, and is a founding member of the North American College of Gnostic Bishops. It also maintains an active seminary program, the St. Raphael the Archangel Theological Seminary.
The work of the AJC is a continuation of that of the 1804 Johannite Church of Bernard Raymond Fabré-Palaprat, but is more in keeping with Doinel's Gnostic Restoration of 1890, which became part of the tradition of Apostolic Succession in 1913. As an independent jurisdiction employing traditional sacraments, it can be considered part of the Independent Sacramental Movement.
The AJC understands Apostolic Succession as being derived from the act of consecration by means of the laying on of hands from bishop to bishop going back to the Apostles themselves, to Jesus, and thereby to John the Baptist.
External links
* [http://www.johannite.org/ The Apostolic Johannite Church] Church Website
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