The Anglocatholic Church

Photos of Metropolitan Archbishop Glentis G. Samuel and Bishop David Smith at Cathedral of Our Lady and Saint Basil in Toronto Canada after Solemn Pentecost Mass on Sunday, May 20, 2018.

By the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of the Anglocatholic Church, we have accepted three priests – two from the United States and one from Dominican Republic. By the same decree all these priests – Fr. Pedro Antonio Tineo Serrano, Fr. Jose Luis Lopez, and Fr. Roberto Ramon Polanco are nominated as Bishop-Elects. Possible consecration of these three priests will happen in 2019. They will be serving The Diocese of Divine Child Jesus (Fr. Serrano, U.S.); The Diocese of Our Lady of Perpetual Aid (Fr. Lopez U.S.), and The Diocese of Saint Matthew the Apostle (Fr. Polanco, Dominican Republic) of The Anglocatholic Church.

The Anglocatholic Church, led by His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, DLitt, DD, The Patriarch, is growing around the world. Currently we are ministering at 137 parishes in 21 countries with 15 bishops, 144 priests, and 219 deacons – total clergy 378. Nearly 200 clergy are in the process of joining us.

On May 12, 2018 The Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, was received as a Commander into the Union of Noble Knights of Reval by Grand Prior Albert Stepanjan in Tallinn, Estonia.

The Most Reverend Dr. Kambham Yesupadam, B.D., B.Th., M.Ph.,D.Min, has joined the Anglocatholic Church with his Diocese of the Holy Family. He will be serving The Diocese of the Holy Family of the Anglocatholic Church (India).

The Most Reverend Lucas Ben David, B.Th., M.Th., D.D., from Brazil has joined us with his priests and  deacons and missions. He will be serving as the Bishop of The Diocese of Saint George of The Anglocatholic Church (Brazil).

On Friday, April 27, His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, The Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, participated at the Investiture of The Grand Priory of the International Knighthood of Saint Michael the Archangel and Royal Brotherhood of Saint Teotonio (Portugal) at Tallinn Holy Spirit Lutheran Church. Patriarch Ritsbek and Lutheran Dean Gustav Piir blessed all new members and conducted the Holy Liturgy. Patriarch Ritsbek gave the bendediction. Later there was official reception at Restaurant Tchaikovsky in Tallinn.

The Reverend Father Pedro Antonio Tineo Serrano, Lic.Th.,Lic.Ph., D.D. in New Jersey (U.S.), have joined The Anglocatholic Church with The Reverend Father Jose Luis Lopez in Massachusetts (U.S.) and The Reverend Father Jose de la Lorence (Dominican Republic) and some other priests and deacons and parishes. When they will be consecrated bishops, they will lead three new dioceses – two in the U.S. and one in the Dominican Republic of The Anglocatholic Church. WELCOME!