The Anglocatholic Church

To help to find solutions in certain problems in our Church in Africa, His Beautitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, established Africa Task Force, which is led by His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr.Raphael Marie Villiere, The Patriarch Coadjutor of The Anglocatholic Church, and His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. Earl Lewis Frazier, Primate and Metropolitan Archbishop of All North America. The Consultant to the Task Force is His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. David Smith, Metropolitan Archbishop and Prefect of The Office of Liturgy of The Anglocatholic Church.

“The Churches which, while not existing in perfect communion with the [Roman] Catholic Church, remain united to her by means of the closest bonds, that is, by apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist, are true particular Churches.”

“Therefore, these separated Churches and communities as such … have by no means been deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. For the Spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as means of salvation which derive their efficacy from the very fullness of grace and truth entrusted to the Catholic Church.”

By this statement any catholic bishop in an unbroken apostolic line from the original Roman Catholic Bishop is a true Catholic Bishop, but we must remember to stay as close to the original source as much as possible.

The Anglocatholic Church understands that statements concerning Apostolic Succession and valid Eucharist makes us “a true particular church” in the understanding of The Holy See.

January 6, 1970 – Bishop Balthazari Mtenga
January 21, 1971 – Primate Dr. Martin Lakwey Kiprotich
January 22, 1972 – Bishop Julio Cesar Diazgranados Fandino

February 4, 1954 – Bishop Auxiliary Dr. Richard Dickerson
February 12, 1961 – Primate Dr. Ian Charles Adrian
Febryary 15, 1972 – Primate Jeffrey Pangilinan Orellanna

March 1, 1969 – Metropolitan Archbishop Augustine Urumbaev
March 7, 1973 – Bishop Avio Ongang Cyprien
March 14, 1966 – Patriarch Coadjutor Dr. Raphael Marie Villiere

April 12, 1951 – Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek
April 14, 1975 – Bishop David Quispe Aguirre
April 22, 1952 – Primate Dr. Earl Lewis Frazier

May 10, 1943 – Bishop Emeritus Jean Claude Normand

June 3, 1976 – Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik

August 28, 1976 –Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Iorhumba Pevigo

September 2, 1972 – Bishop Dr. Godwin Booseyn
September 27, 1947 – Metropolitan Archbishop & Prefect Dr. David Smith

October 10, 1939 – Bishop Emeritus Paul Jacob Boardman

November 2, 1968 – Bishop Auxiliary Jose Luis Diaz Granados Fandino

December 8, 1970 – Bishop Dr. Sergio David Edwards Juarez

Data concerning 2 Bishops is missing. One Bishop knows only his year of birth, no more. The time of birth of one bishop is unknown.

On July 25, 2020, His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, celebrated in his hometown Pärnu, in Estonia, the 70th Birthday of The Reverend Dr. Joosep Tammo, DD, the former Vice President of The Estonian Council of Churches and the former President of Baptist Union of Estonia and former pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Pärnu.

On the photo Bishop Julio Cesar Diasgranados and Bishop Jose Luis Diaz Granados Fandino celebrating together The Holy Eucharist in Columbia.

The Anglocatholic Church is around the world in thirty-one countries: Australia, Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, DR Congo, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Gabon, Haiti, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United States and in Venezuela in eleven archdioceses and fifteen dioceses in 150 parishes with 31,682 faithful members. Among them are 28 bishops,  156 priests, and 58 deacons, total 242 clergyman. The Anglocatholic Church is in ministry in 12 countries in Africa, 7 countries in Latin & South America, 5 countries in Europe, 2 countries in North America, 2 countries in Carribean, 2 countries in Asia, 1 country in Oceania.

When the personal account of The Patriarch was hacked, then Facebook account The Anglocatholic Church is in position that we cannot add there anything. So we have opened a new Facebook Page for our Church – Tallinn Patriarchate of The Anglocatholic Church.

At The Second Conclave of The College of Bishops of The Anglocatholic Church in Frankfurt Germany June 19 – 22, 2021 these four items of Program are most important: Holy Eucharists, Message of the Patriarch, Teaching of The Prefect, Metropolitan Archbishop David Smith, Several Fellowships among Bishops.