Old Catholic Church of America
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| Old Catholic Church of America |
Old Catholic Church of America |
| Founder |
Bishop Paul Francis Cope |
| Date Founded |
1925 |
| Recognition |
Holy Orders and Sacraments recognized as valid by Pope Benedict XVI |
| 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 |
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The Old Catholic Church of America is an autocephalous 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.[1]
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 -
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Categories:
- Old Catholic churches in the United States
- Old Catholic churches in Wisconsin
- Religious organizations established in 1925
- Christianity in Wisconsin
- Christian denominations, unions, and movements established in the 20th century
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