As of today, February 14, 2026, at Saint Valentine’is Day, we, The Beatitude, The Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, The Most Reverend Lord Dr. HEIGO RITSBEK, M.A., M.Div., D.Min., Litt.D, D.D., (Estonia), recipient of the Order of Honour of Tallinn Patriarchate, have given the following decrees, effective immediately:

Appoint His Eminence, Primate and Metropolitan Archbishop, Most Reverend Dr. JACQUES MACAIRE MIAFOUANANDI, D.D. (Republic of Congo) as THE PATRIARCH COADJUTOR of The Anglocatholic Church. His Eminence Dr. JACQUES MACAIRE MIAFOUANANDI continues also as the PRIMATE OF ALL FRENCH-SPEAKING AFRICA of The Anglocatholic Church (Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda – 8 countries), also as THE METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP of THE METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT SOPHIE SAGESSE DIVINE of The Anglocatholic Church, and a MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF BISHOPS of the Anglocatholic Church.

Appoint His Excellency, Bishop Dr. RAIVO KODANIK, M.M., D.D. as an ARCHBISHOP of The Anglocatholic Church. He has now the right to wear the pallium.

Appoint His Eminence, Archbishop, Most Reverend Dr. RAIVO KODANIK, M.M., D.D. (Estonia) as the PRIMATE OF ALL EUROPE of The Anglocatholic Church (Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland – 6 countries). His Eminence Dr. RAIVO KODANIK continues also as the ARCHBISHOP of THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY MOTHER OF GOD and a MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF BISHOPS of The Anglocatholic Church. Archbishop Dr. RAIVO KODANIK is a RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF HONOUR OF TALLINN PATRIARCHATE.

Appoint The Reverend Deacon Priit Kõrge, B.D., (Estonia), as the ASSISTANT TO THE PATRIARCH of The Anglocatholic Church and ASSISTANT TO THE PRIMATE OF ALL EUROPE of The Anglocatholic Church.

His Eminence Primate, The Most Reverend Dr. Jacques Macaire Miafouanandi, has informed us that His Excellence, Bishop Bertin Gildas Massoumou, from Porto, Novo has joined our church. He will serve the Diocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Anglocatholic Church (Benin). With him 4 priests and 2 deacons joined us.

As January 1st, 2026 our worldwide statistics is: 34 countries, 35 archdioceses and dioceses, 459 parishes, 34 bishops, 533 priests, 297 deacons, total clergy 864, total laity 1,532,872.

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP WORLDWIDE 1,533,737.

On December 27, 2025, The Most Reverend Dr. Kenneth Obinna Ikeh, The Primate of All English-speaking Africa and the Archbishop of The Archdiocese of Saint John the Apostle of The Anglocatholic Church, consecrated The Very Reverend Stephen Bemgba, The Bishop Elect for the Diocese of Saint Mary the Virgin of The Anglocatholic Church. With the Bishop Elect 79 baptized members, 4 parishes, 5 priests and 2 deacons joined us. The Cathedral name is Christ the King Cathedral. It is in Gboko, Nigeria.

Ave! TO ALL CLERGY AND LAITY OF THE ANGLOCATHOLIC CHURCH!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR OF THE LORD 2026! 

Pax et bonum!

Ego Patriarcha H.

Most Reverend Lord Heigo Ritsbek
M.A., M.Div., D.Min., Litt.D., D.D.
Patriarch, The Anglocatholic Church
President, Holy Trinity Anglocatholic School of Ministry

 

Patriarch Sir Dr. Heigo Ritsbek (Estonia)
Primate Dr. Raphael Marie Villiere (France)
Primate Dr. Earl L. Frazer (United States)
Metropolitan Archbishop Augustin Urumbayev (Russia)
Archbishop Adriano Amato (Switzerland)
Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik (Estonia)
Archbishop Emeritus Dr. David Smith (Canada)
Bishop Emeritus Dr. Paul J. Boardman (United States)

• It takes into consideration Code of Canon Law paragraph 23.6