The Anglocatholic Church

By the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, on February 2, 2020, His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. Raphael Marie Villiere, has been elevated as a Senior Advisor to the The Patriarch.

Bishops, who have fulfilled all obligations based on The Code of The Canon Law of The Anglocatholic Church (including para. 23.6), are the Members of The College of Bishops of The Anglocatholic Church. List on February 1, 2020: Sadly only 5 of 31 (16%).

Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek (Estonia)
Primate Dr. Raphael Marie Villiere (France)
Bishop Emeritus Paul Jacob Boardman (United States)
Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik (Estonia)
Bishop Earl Lewis Frazier (United States)   

By January 30, 2020 The Anglocatholic Church ministers in 30 countries in 101 parishes in eleven archdioceses and twenty dioceses with 31 bishops, 151 priests, and 57 deacons. Clergy total 239 men. Total membership of The Anglocatholic Church is 28,771 faithful members. The largest membership is in DR Congo, Uganda, and in Kenya. (We do not have statistics concerning Burundi, Malta and Rwanda).

On January 18, 2020, by the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Iorhumba Pevigo, Ordinary of The Diocese of Saint Joseph of The Anglocatholic Church is elevated as Archbishop over the Archdiocese of Saint Joseph of The Anglocatholic Church. Under him are Diocese of Saint Michael the Archangel (Bishop Ebiringo Barthelomeuw Uwaoma) and Diocese of Saint Paul the Apostle (Bishop Elect Augustine Celestine Ikott). His Eminence, Archbishop Joseph Iorhumba Pevigo serves directly under Primate Dr. Jean Ndjewel, Primate of All Central and Western Africa of The Anglocatholic Church. Under His Eminence, Archbishop Joseph Iorhumba Pevigo, there are in the Archdiocese 2 bishops, 1 bishop elect, 11 priests, 4 deacons with 2,025 faithful church members.

On January 18, 2020, by the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Dr. Earl Lewis Frazier, Ordinary of The Diocese of Saint Giles the Hermit of The Anglocatholic Church, was elevated as the Chaplain of the Holy Synod of The Anglocatholic Church.

His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. David Smith, DD, is in the process of radiation treatment  and in the recovery from its effects, he will end his service as Presiding Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church and His Beatitude, Patriarch, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, DD, resumes his activities as THE PATRIARCH of The Anglocatholic Church – effective immediately, January 17, 2020.

By the decree of His Eminence Dr. David Smith, Presing Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, on January 13, 2020, The Most Reverend Dr. Richard Dickerson, B.Th., M.Div., J.S.D, was incardinated into The Anglocatholic Church. He will serve as Auxiliary Bishop under His Excellency, The Most Reverend Earl Frazier, the Ordinary of The Diocese of Saint Giles the Hermit of The Anglocatholic Church (US).