Friday, March 25th there was Good Friday Liturgy at Tallinn Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in participation of Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek and Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik. Patriarch Dr. Ritsbek gave at the Liturgy to Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik the Certificate of the Bishop of The Anglocatholic Church.
On Sunday, March 20, 2016, there was PALM SUNDAY SOLEMN MASS at Tallinn Holy Trinity Cathedral. Celebrant was The Most Reverend Dr. Raivo Kodanik, DD.
The highest body at The Anglocatholic Church is The Patriarch’s Council, with current membership: His Beatitude Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. David Crabtree, and His Excellency Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik will meet first time in Tallinn, capital city of Estonia, August 5-7, 2016.
On March 11, 2016 Estonian Goverment has legally approved the papers of The Anglocatholic Church. Now we are legally acting as a communion of churches worldwide. Our worldwide center is in Tallinn, Estonia. This is the See of the Patriarch. Also we act here as The Patriarchate of Tallinn, under the leadership of His Beatitude Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, MA, MDiv, DMin, LittD, DD.
After some preparations the Chapel in old city of Tallinn, the former sacristy of Church of Saint Catherine, will become the chapel for the Holy Trinity Cathedral of The Anglocatholic Church in Estonia in Tallinn, Estonia. It makes this holy place very special, as the sacristy and the former church (not survived the Reformation times) is from 1246. So it will be a great honor for us to have our home in the chapel which is 770 years old (!!).
The highest body at The Anglocatholic Church is The Patriarch’s Council, with current membership: His Beautitude Patriarch Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. David Crabtree, and His Excellency Bishop Dr. Raivo Kodanik.
On March 4, 2016 new communion – The Anglocatholic Church – was established with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia with the Office of the Patriarch. The Patriarch of The Anglocatholic Church (ACC) is His Beatitude, The Most Reverend Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, M.A., M.Div., D.Min.,Litt.D., D.D.
