The Anglocatholic Church

In November 2018 three largest Archdioceses of The Anglocatholic Church are: Archdiocese of Saint Mark the Evangelist, led by His Eminence, Most Reverend Dr. Martin Lakwey Kiprotich, D.D., Archbishop, in 5 countries, 20 churches, 1 bishop, 37 priests, and 22 deacons with 10,060 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, 94 priests, and 194 deacons with 5,336 faithful members; and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mediator Dei, led by His Eminence, Most Reverend Dr. Jean Ndjewel, Metropolitan Archbishop, in 6 countries, 23 churches, 5 bishops, 34 priests, and 8 deacons with 3,273 faithful members. 

On November 23, 2018, by the decree of His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church, His Eminence, The Most Reverend Jose Fernando de Faria, Archbishop of The Archdiocese of Holy Spirit of The Anglocatholic Church (Brazil) has been elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop. So he will be Metropolitan Archbishop over The Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Holy Spirit of The Anglocatholic Church. Under him are three dioceses in Brazil and one diocese in Peru. Also Metropolitan Archbishop Jose Fernando de Faria serves as The Primate of All South America of The Anglocatholic Church.

The Anglocatholic Church has around the world in twenty-four countries: Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Estonia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, and United States in ten archdioceses and eighteen dioceses total 128 parishes with 21,797 faithful members. Among them are 24 bishops, 209 priests, and 235 deacons, total 468 clergymen.

Primate Jean Ndjewel from West Africa announces that Archbishop Vincent de Paul Nzunu from DR Congo, and Bishop Jean Nicolas Ngijoe from Gabon are in the process of joining The Anglocatholic Church.

On October 17th, 2018, His Beatitude Dr. Heigo Ritsbek became a member of The Estonian Society of Church History.

The Anglocatholic Church has around the world in twenty-six countries (+12): Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, and United States in eight archdioceses (+3) and ten dioceses (+5) in 116 parishes (+53) with 19,452 faithful members (+10,556). Among them are 18 bishops (+8), 198 priests (+93), and 227 deacons (+42), total 443 clergymen (+143).

The largest dioceses are: Archdiocese of Saint Mark the Evangelist (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda) with 10,050 members; Archdiocese of Saint John the Apostle (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa) with 5,336 members; and Archdiocese of Mediator Dei (Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) with 2,471 members.

(In the brackets change with last year).

Your Beatitude,

My dear Patriarch I am writing this email on the day before my tenth anniversary of my consecration to the episcopate 3/10/18. To let you know what the ACC means to me. It is a place of great hope, we are spread over 27 countries.

Firstly we are a church of prayer Canon law chapter 9:16 says all clergy must pray the daily Office and chapter 5:5 states that that the Eucharist should celebrated often and a daily celebration is encouraged even if the priest be alone. Now with us being in 27 countries that means the ACC is consistently offering to our supreme God a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving and that worldwide communion is vital and relevant. We maybe an new Church but we are a solid witness to the faith once delivered to us by the saints.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose, make intersessions for the Holy Anglocatholic Church, protect our Sovereign Patriarch. Help all those who invokes thee in their necessities and since thou art ever Virgin Mary mother of the True God, obtain for us from your most holy Son, the grace of keeping our faith, of sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life, of burning charity, and the precious gift of of final perseverance.

+++Ian Adrian

The Anglocatholic Church is currently ministering in twenty-six (26) countries of the world: Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, and United States.

The Primate, The Most Reverend Dr. Martin Lakwey Kiprotich, DD, has just announced, that The Anglocatholic Church is officially registered in the Republic of Uganda and is also received officially as a member church of The National Council of Churches in Uganda! Praise the Lord! Primate Dr. Kiprotich has opened our Church ministries in Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania! Wonderful! We work now in 27 countries of the world!

September 7 – 11, 2018, His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD, Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church and Primate of All Europe is in France, visiting Metropolitan Archbishop Raphael Marie Villiere. On Sunday September 9, 2018, there was Pontifical Solemn Mass with Agape Fellowship in Croissanville, France. The Celebrant was Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, Co-Celebrant Metropolitan Archbishop Raphael Marie Villiere. Assistants were The Reverend Deacon Antoine Vigla and Acolyte Mr. Yannick Sechet.

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