On June 25, 2019, His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, arrived in Toronto, Canada and is staying at the Guest House of The Sisterhood of Saint Divine Convent.
From June 27 to June 30, 2019 there will be The Convocation of The Holy Synod of The Anglocatholic Church at the Convent of the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Your prayers needed for this gathering!
A photo of Pentecostal Celebrations in Gabon with His Excellency, The Most Reverend Jean Nicolas Ngijoe, Ordinary of Diocese of Child Jesus of The Anglocatholic Church. Next to him are standing The Reverend Father Innocent Ikapy and The Reverend Father Jimmy Minang.
The Anglocatholic Church ministers in 26 countries in 129 parishes with 25 bishops, 206 priests, and 241 deacons – clergy total 472. Total membership is 21,482.
We ask your prayers for The Convocation of The Holy Synod of The Anglocatholic Church in Toronto, Canada June 27 – 30, 2019.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST – Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Martin Lakway Kiprotich – 6 countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda), 27 churches, 1 bishop, 42 priests, 26 deacons.
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE – Archbishop Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah – 3 countries (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa), 54 churches, 1 bishop, 89 priests, 194 deacons.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF MEDIATOR DEI – Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Jean Ndjewel – 5 countries (Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), 18 churches, 8 bishops, 32 priests, 5 deacons.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT SYMEON – Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Godwin Booseyn – 1 country (South Africa), 8 churches, 2 bishops, 8 priests, 8 deacons.
ARCHDIOCESE OF DIVINE TRINITY – Primate & Archbishop Dr. Jeffrey Pangilinan Orellana – 1 country (Philippines), 8 churches, 1 bishop, 23 priests, 2 deacons.
ARCHDIOCESE OF JESUS CHRIST THE REDEEMER – Primate & Archbishop Dr. Mauricio Isaias Largaespada Umana – 3 countries (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti), 4 parishes, 1 bishop, 4 priests, 1 deacon.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop Jose Fernando da Faria – 3 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay), 2 churches, 2 bishops, 8 priests, 2 deacons.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF MARY MEDIATRIX OF ALL GRACES – Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Raphael Marie Villiere – 3 countries (Estonia, Ireland, France), 4 churches, 4 bishops, 0 priest, 3 deacons.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY – Patriarch Coadjutor & Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. David Smith – 2 countries (Canada, United States), 3 churches, 4 bishops, 0 priests, o deacons.
METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE OF OUR LADY OF GUADELOUPE – Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Ian Charles Adrian – 1 country (Australia), 1 church, 1 bishop, 0 priests, 0 deacons.
On June 2, 2019, by the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Augustine of Canterbury of The Anglocatholic Church was established. Under this Metropolitan Archdiocese are Diocese of Saint Jerome and Saint Anthony the Great (U.S.), Diocese of Saint Luke the Evangelist (U.S.), Oratory of Saint Edward the Confessor and retired Bishop Paul Jacob Boardman (U.S.). For the leadership of this Metropolitan Archdiocese His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. David Smith, BMus, MMus, DD, Patriarch Coadjutor of The Anglocatholic Church was elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop.
Primate and Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Martin Lakway Kiprotich announces of opening a new hospital in his village – New Love Hospital.
We wholeheartedly congratulate the Most Excellent Eminences:
Most Reverend Dr. Martin Lakwey Kiprotich, DD, Primate of all East Africa of the Anglo-Catholic Church.
Most Reverend Dr. Jean Ndjewel, LicTh., ThD., Primate of all West Africa of the Anglocatholic Church.
Most Reverend Dr. Godwin Booysen, BA, MA, PsyD, PhD, DD, Primate of all Southern Africa of the Anglocatholic Church.
May the Holy Spirit continue to pour out their strength and power over them, and may they be faithful to the Holy Word, without philosophical alterations.
Fr. Norberto Polanco + Bishop Elect. Diocese San Mateo.
Dominican Republic
Three largest Archdioceses of The Anglocatholic Church are: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Mark the Evangelist, led by His Eminence, Most Reverend Dr. Martin Lakwey Kiprotich, D.D., Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop, in 5 countries, 27 churches, 1 bishop, 42 priests, and 26 deacons with 10,212 faithful members; Archdiocese of Saint John the Apostle, led by His Eminence, Most Reverend Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah, Archbishop, in 3 countries, 54 churches, 1 bishop, 89 priests, and 194 deacons with 5,331 faithful members; and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mediator Dei, led by His Eminence, Most Reverend Dr. Jean Ndjewel, Primate & Metropolitan Archbishop, in 5 countries, 18 churches, 8 bishops, 31 priests, and 5 deacons with 3,547 faithful members. Total these three archdioceses are in 13 countries with 99 churches with 10 bishops, 162 priests, and 225 deacons – total clergy 397. Total faithful community in these archdioceses is 19,090 church members.
