Charismatic Episcopal Church Bishops
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The International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (also known as the ICCEC) is an international Christian
communion
established as an Autocephalous Patriarch
ate in 1992 with over 1,000 churches worldwide. The Communion has its Apostolic Succession
within the historical episcopate
through the Rebiban line via Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa, who founded the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
.
On 26 June 1992, Austin Randolph Adler
was consecrated the first bishop
and primate
of the CEC with Timothy Michael Barker of the International Free Catholic Communion (who was consecrated by Archbishop-Patriarch Herman Adrian Spruit) functioning as the principal consecrator. In 1997, the Charismatic Episcopal Church sought and acquired reconsecration and reordination of all of its clergy by the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church, thus strengthening their lines of Apostolic Succession.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
communion
Communion (Christian)
The term communion is derived from Latin communio . The corresponding term in Greek is κοινωνία, which is often translated as "fellowship". In Christianity, the basic meaning of the term communion is an especially close relationship of Christians, as individuals or as a Church, with God and with...
established as an Autocephalous Patriarch
Patriarch
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
ate in 1992 with over 1,000 churches worldwide. The Communion has its Apostolic Succession
Apostolic Succession
Apostolic succession is a doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, which asserts that the chosen successors of the Twelve Apostles, from the first century to the present day, have inherited the spiritual, ecclesiastical and sacramental authority, power, and responsibility that were...
within the historical episcopate
Historical episcopate
The episcopate is the collective body of all bishops of a church. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Old-Catholic, Moravian Church, and Independent Catholic churches as well as in the Assyrian Church of the East, it is held that only a...
through the Rebiban line via Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa, who founded the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
The Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church is an independent Catholic church established in 1945 by Brazilian bishop Dom Carlos Duarte Costa, a former Roman Catholic Bishop of Botucatu.The ICAB has 58 dioceses and claims five million members in 17 countries...
.
On 26 June 1992, Austin Randolph Adler
Austin Randolph Adler
Austin Randolph Adler was a Bishop, Primate, and Patriarch of the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church . He was consecrated 26 June 1992, with Timothy Michael Barker of the International Free Catholic Communion functioning as the principal consecrator...
was consecrated the first bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
and primate
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of the CEC with Timothy Michael Barker of the International Free Catholic Communion (who was consecrated by Archbishop-Patriarch Herman Adrian Spruit) functioning as the principal consecrator. In 1997, the Charismatic Episcopal Church sought and acquired reconsecration and reordination of all of its clergy by the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church, thus strengthening their lines of Apostolic Succession.
- A = Brazilian Catholic Apostolic ChurchBrazilian Catholic Apostolic ChurchThe Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church is an independent Catholic church established in 1945 by Brazilian bishop Dom Carlos Duarte Costa, a former Roman Catholic Bishop of Botucatu.The ICAB has 58 dioceses and claims five million members in 17 countries...
A1 = Luis Fernando Castillo MendezLuis Fernando Castillo MendezDom Luis Fernando Castillo Méndez was patriarch of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church , an independent catholic church...
A2 = Josivaldo Pereira de Olivera
A3 = Olinto Ferreira Pinto Filho - B = Episcopal Missionary ChurchEpiscopal Missionary ChurchThe Episcopal Missionary Church is a Continuing Anglican church body in the United States and a member of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas...
B1 = William MillsapsWilliam MillsapsWilliam Wesley Millsaps is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church, and the rector of Christ Church in Monteagle, Tennessee.He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961...
- C = International Free Catholic Communion
C1 = Timothy Michael Barker
List of bishops in the ICCEC
No. | Date | Consecrator | Name | Jurisdiction(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 June 1992 | C1 | Austin Randolph Adler, D.D. | Patriarch ICCEC; Primate USA; Abp. San Clemente | Retired October 2007 |
2 | 5 November 1993 | 1 | Randolph W. Sly, M.Div., D.D. | Abp. Eastern Province; Bp. of the Potomac; Bp. Maryland | Resigned November 2006 |
3 | 14 November 1993 | 1 2 B1 | Dale F. Howard, M.Div., D.D. | Abp. Southeast Province; Bp. Florida | Deposed October 2005 |
|14 November 1993 | B1 | Episcopal Missionary Church | Added line to 1 and 2 | ||
4 | 23 April 1993 | Joseph Moats | Abp. Southwest Province; Bp. Arizona | Resigned 2002 | |
5 | 26 August 1994 | Malcolm Smith | Aux. Bp. Texas | Resigned 1999 | |
6 | 16 September 1994 | 1 | Loren Thomas Hines, D.D. | Primate Asia; Abp. Philippines; Bp. Manila | |
7 | 4 November 1994 | 1 | Douglas S. Woodall, Th.D. | Abp. Armed Forces, USA | Resigned 26 January 2011 |
8 | 9 June 1995 | Kenneth Myers | Bp. South Central Province | Resigned October 2006 | |
9 | 4 August 1995 | Richard W. Lipka | Bp. Delmarva (Delaware, Eastern Shore of Maryland) | Resigned October 2006 | |
10 | 8 September 1995 | Philip Zampino | Bp. Mid Atlantic | Resigned May 2006 | |
11 | 17 March 1996 | Douglas Kessler | Bp. Northwest Province | ||
12 | 10 May 1996 | Frederick G. Fick, B.A. | Bp. Great Lakes Province | Resigned October 2006 | |
13 | 22 September 1996 | Jose Elmer Medrano Belmonte | Bp. Confederation of Filipino Churches in Europe | ||
14 | 18 April 1997 | John Holloway, M.Div, D.D. | Bp. Georgia | Retired 31 May 2009 | |
15 | 25 April 1997 | Charles "Chuck" W. Jones | Abp. Southeast Province; Bp. Alabama | ||
16 | 16 August 1997 | Benson Odinga O'Otieno | Bp. Nairobi, Kenya | Emeritus (Deceased July 2008) | |
17 | 17 August 1997 | Bernard Njoroge Kariuki | Assistant Patriarchal Legate to Africa and General Secretary of Kenya and Tanzania; Bp. Nairobi, Kenya | ||
18 | 22 August 1997 | Raymundo D. Abogatal, Jr. | Bp. Northern Mindanao, Philippines | ||
19 | 22 August 1997 | Ricardo Alcarez | Bp. Visayas, Philippines | ||
20 | 22 August 1997 | Lowell Eugene Lilly, Jr. | Bp. Southern Mindanao, Philippines | ||
5 November 1997 | A1 A2 A3 | Brazilian Catholic line received. | |||
21 | 14 November 1997 | Craig Bates, M.Div. | Patriarch ICCEC, Primate USA, Bp. Northeast Province, Bp. New York | ||
22 | 14 February 1998 | Joseph Mahon, M.A. | Bp. Colorado | Emeritus | |
23 | 7 August 1998 | Paulino Villavicencio | Bp. Southern Luzon, Philippines | ||
24 | 20 September 1998 | Daniel Kimwele | Bp. Kitui, Kenya | ||
25 | 20 September 1998 | Enoch Sasaka | Bp. River Nzoia, Kenya | Retired | |
26 | 22 September 1998 | John Obokech | Abp. Uganda | Deposed September 2006 | |
27 | 5 February 1999 | Frank J. Costantino | Bp. for St. Dismas Prison Ministry | Deceased 2 April 2006 | |
28 | 6 August 1999 | 1 | Michael B. Davidson, PhD | Bp. Central Province | |
29 | 10 September 1999 | Rick Painter D.Min. | Bp. Phoenix | Resigned July 2006 | |
30 | 4 November 1999 | Prakash Yuhanna | Bp. Pakistan | ||
31 | 8 December 2000 | 12 | Donald Miles | Aux. Bp. Great Lakes Province | Resigned May 2006 |
32 | 18 February 2001 | Moses Meeli Ngusa | Bp. Kajaido, Kenya | ||
33 | 25 February 2001 | Hannington Bahemuka | Bp. Mountains of the Moon, Uganda | ||
34 | 16 March 2001 | Bernard Afwanda Oboro | Bp. River Nzoia South, Kenya | ||
35 | 26 May 2001 | Bernard Matolo | Bp. Machacos, Kenya | ||
36 | 26 May 2001 | Francis Gogo | Bp. Mount Elgon, Uganda | ||
37 | 1 June 2001 | Samuel Kamanya Lubogo | Bp. Source of Nile, Uganda | ||
38 | 21 September 2001 | 1 6 13 | Felicisimo Cordero | Aux. Bp. for Spain | |
39 | 25 May 2002 | Peter Zedekiah Otsulah Chunge | Bp. River Nzoia Central, Kenya | ||
40 | 24 August 2002 | 1 3 26 | Philip Weeks | Aux. Bp. for International Missions | Resigned January 2007 Restored 11 December 2008 |
41 | 15 February 2003 | Joshua Ayoo Koyo | Bp. Great Lakes East, Kenya | ||
42 | 8 September 2003 | 1 3 6 | Paulo Ruiz Garcia | Abp. and Primate Brazil | |
43 | 21 February 2004 | ? 40 | Emmanual Ngirumpatse | Bp. Rwanda | |
44 | 15 January 2005 | Prudence Ngarambe | Aux. Bp. Northeast Province, USA | Retired 1 August 2006 | |
45 | 2 May 2005 | ? 40 | Daudi H. Chidawli | Bp. Tanzania | Resigned 18 April 2007 |
46 | 4 May 2005 | ? 40 | Charles Sekelwa | Bp. Lake Victoria, Tanzania | |
47 | 9 July 2006 | Jothan Kabonabe Tibafa | Bp. Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
48 | 9 July 2006 | Tom Nak Kokanyi | Bp. Sudan | ||
49 | 9 July 2006 | Yusto Ntugnwwa Muhereza | Bp. Uganda | ||
50 | 12 January 2007 | 15 | David Simpson | Bp. Florida | |
51 | 18 March 2007 | 15 17 43 | Nitonde Dieudonne | Bp. Northern Burundi | |
52 | 18 March 2007 | 15 17 43 | Nestor Misigaro | Bp. Southern Burundi | |
53 | 18 March 2007 | 15 17 43 | Katarama Kizungu Sylvain | Bp. Northeast Congo | |
54 | 14 April 2007 | 1 | Alexandre Barbosa Monteiro Ximenes | Aux. Bp. Brazil | |
55 | 14 April 2007 | 1 | Frederico Carreiro Rego Bastos | Bp. Vitória, Brazil | |
56 | 16 November 2007 | 15 20 50 | W. David Epps, M.A.,D.Min(c) | Bp. Mid-South Diocese USA | |
57 | 30 November 2007 | 42 54 55 | Adonias Ramos de Sousa | Bp. Paulista, Brazil | |
58 | 13 September 2008 | 21 17 28 | Solomon Madara Kadiri | Bp. River Nzoia North, Kenya | |
59 | 16 October 2009 | 21 15 28 | Gregory Ortiz | Aux. Bp. Northeast Province, Aux. Bp. New York | |
60 | 16 November 2009 | 42 54 55 57 | Andre Novas | Aux. Bp. Recife, Brazil | |
61 | 17 August 2010 | 15 17 41 | Tobias Calleb Onyango Opondo | Bp. Great Lakes West, Kenya | |
62 | 20 August 2010 | 15 17 32 | Elias Kimirei Ole Ntoipo | Bp. Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya | |
63 | 22 August 2010 | 15 17 | Jackson Ara Luhusa Madulesi | Bp. Dodoma, Tanzania | |
64 | 25 August 2010 | 15 36 | Japheth Iraka | Bp. Bunyoro-Magita, Uganda | |
65 | 25 August 2010 | 15 36 | Jimmy Bamuke Ruakoah | Bp. Upper Nile Missionary Diocese, Uganda | |
66 | 25 August 2010 | 15 36 | Eliasiba Woja Bute | Aux. Bp. Kindi, Sudan | |
67 | 25 August 2010 | 15 36 | Jacques Muhindo Niravahereni | Bp. Watalinga-Semuliki, Democratic Republic of Congo | |
68 | 25 August 2010 | 15 36 | Fréderic Lunkomo Bushiri | Bp. Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo | |
69 | 18 September 2011 | 21 6 | Ariel C. Santos | Aux. Bp. Manila, Philippines |