The Anglocatholic Church

The Reverend Father Albert Mthanjiswa Majozi, B.Ed., from South Africa, has joined us with his two parishes.

The Most Reverend Dr. Godwin Booseyn, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,D.D., Bishop from South Africa, has joined the Anglocatholic Church.

On November 9, 2018, by the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, based on the proposal of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. Jean Ndjewel, Lic.Theol., Dr.Theol, Primate of All Central and Western Africa of The Anglocatholic Church, we accept into The Anglocatholic Church and sent Certificate of Incardination upon receiving from them all needed documents: His Eminence Archbishop Vincent de Paul Nzunu with his clergy and churches and appoint him The Archbishop of The Archdiocese of Saint Therese of The Anglocatholic Church (DR Congo); His Excellency Bishop Jean Nicolas Ngigoe with his clergy and churches and appoint him Bishop of The Diocese of Child Jesus of The Anglocatholic Church (Gabon); and Bishop Elect, Father Augustine Ikott with his clergy and churches, and appoint him to be Bishop Elect in The Diocese of Saint Paul of The Anglocatholic Church (Nigeria).

The Anglocatholic Church has around the world in twenty-three countries: Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Estonia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, and United States in nine arch-dioceses and fifteen dioceses total 119 parishes with 19,541 faithful members. Among them are 22 bishops, 199 priests, and 234 deacons, total 455 clergymen.

On November 8, 2018, His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, received His Excellency, The Most Reverend Orestes Calazans Filho, B.Psy, Lic.Litt., as a Bishop in The Anglocatholic Church with his clergy and church members. He will be leading the Diocese of Saint George of The Anglocatholic Church (Brazil).

On November 5th, 2018, His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD,DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, received into The Anglocatholic Church His Excellency The Most Reverend Jorge dos Santos Costa, B.Sc., Lic.Ped., from Brazil with his clergy and church members. He will be leading the Diocese of Holy Cross of The Anglocatholic Church (Brazil).

Primate Jean Ndjewel from West Africa announces that Archbishop Vincent de Paul Nzunu from DR Congo, and Bishop Jean Nicolas Ngijoe from Gabon are in the process of joining The Anglocatholic Church.

On October 17th, 2018, His Beatitude Dr. Heigo Ritsbek became a member of The Estonian Society of Church History.

The Anglocatholic Church has around the world in twenty-six countries (+12): Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, and United States in eight archdioceses (+3) and ten dioceses (+5) in 116 parishes (+53) with 19,452 faithful members (+10,556). Among them are 18 bishops (+8), 198 priests (+93), and 227 deacons (+42), total 443 clergymen (+143).

The largest dioceses are: Archdiocese of Saint Mark the Evangelist (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda) with 10,050 members; Archdiocese of Saint John the Apostle (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa) with 5,336 members; and Archdiocese of Mediator Dei (Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) with 2,471 members.

(In the brackets change with last year).

In September – October 2018, Primate of the All Central and West Africa of The Anglocatholic Church, The Most Reverend Dr. Jean Ndjewel, ministered in Nigeria. He ministered to nearly 1,000 people there; ordained two deacons; baptized 23 and confirmed 48 and established two new dioceses – The Diocese of Saint Michael the Archangel of The Anglocatholic Church (Bishop-Elect there Fr. Ebiringa Barthelomew Uwaoma), and The Diocese of Saint Gregory of The Anglocatholic Church (Bishop-Elect there Fr. Pascal Chijioke) – total with 1,000 new members. Now Primate Dr. Jean Ndjewel has in his Archdiocese of Mediator Dei 3 dioceses – The Diocese of Saint Joseph (Bishop Joseph Pevigo); The Diocese of Saint Michael the Archangel; and The Diocese of Saint Gregory — of The Anglocatholic Church.