Currently there are four members of the Patriarch’s Council of The Anglocatholic Church: Patriarch Heigo Ritsbek (Estonia), Metropolitan Archbishop David Crabtree (U.S.A.), Archbishop Glentis G. Samuel (Canada), and Canon David Smith (Canada).
On August 18th, 2016, The Reverend Father David Smith, priest of the Cathedral of Saint Basil in Toronto, Canada, was elevated by His Beatitude Patriarch, as The Reverend Canon, Senior Advisor to Patriarch and a member of the Patriarch’s Council.
From July 7-9, 2017 there will be the First Conclave of The College of Bishops of The Anglocatholic Church in Tallinn, Estonia. The Holy Masses will be in the Chapel of The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tallinn, Conclave meetings at conference room of Hotel Metropol, which is the hotel for the participants also. During the Conclave, July 8, 2017, there will be Solemn Mass with Official Enthronement as the Patriarch of the Anglocatholic Church of The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD. Please pray for this great event! Before the Conclave there will be also the meetings of The Patriarch’s Council.
On Sunday June 26, 2016 there was a solemn Pontifical Mass at Tallinn Cathedral of the Holy Trinity celebrating also the 20th anniversary of Patriarch Dr. Ritsbek’s ordination into prieshood. Celebrant was The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, Patriarch; co-celebrant The Most Reverend Dr. Raivo Kodanik, Ordinary.
On June 26, 2016 there will be a SOLEMN PONTIFICAL MASS at Tallinn Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of The Anglocatholic Church, where the faithful will celebrate the 2oth ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION AS A PRIEST of His Beatitude Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek. The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD will be the celebrant and assistant will be The Most Reverend Dr. Raivo Kodanik. WELCOME!
By the decision of His Beatitude Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, the planned Patriarch’s Council meeting this August in Estonia will be postponed for several reasons. Our plan is to have next year – AD 2017 – in Tallinn, Estonia both The Patriarch’s Council meeting (couple of days) and then The Conclave of The College of the Bishops of the Anglocatholic Church. Prelinary time is set end of June and early July 2017. In the framework of these activities there will be also the Enthronement Ceremony of the Patriarch.
On Sunday, May 15th, 2016 there was the celebration of The Great Feast of Pentecost Solemn Mass at Tallinn Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of the Anglocatholic Church in Estonia. The Mass was celebrated by The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, M.A., M.Div., D.Min., Litt.D., D.D., The Patriarch of the Anglocatholic Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Global Metropolitan Archdiocese of The Most Holy Trinity of The Anglocatholic Church and assisted by The Most Reverend Dr. Raivo Kodanik, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of The Most Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of God of the Anglocatholic Church in Estonia.
The Anglocatholic Church expresses great gratitude to St Mauritius Insitute to have co-operation in finding ways of richnesses in different spiritualities, where we understand that liturgical diversity may enrich us very much.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016 The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, D.Min, Litt.D., D.D., Patriarch of the Anglocatholic Church, participated at the Investirure of the Royal Fraternity of Saint Teutonius and the anniversary of the Estonian Grand Pripory of the International Order of Knights of Saint Michael the Archangel in Tallinn Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.
On Sunday, April 17, 2016 there was a SOLEMN MASS WITH INTENTION: PATRIARCH DR. HEIGO RITSBEK 65 at Tallinn Holy Trinity Cathedral of The Anglocatholic Church. The celebrant was The Most Reverend Dr. Raivo Kodanik, D.D., Ordinary of The Anglocatholic Church in Estonia. The sermon was given by The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, M.A., M.Div., D.Min., Litt.D., D.D., The Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church.
