Old Catholic Church of America
| Old Catholic Church of America | |||
 Old Catholic Church of America | |||
| Founder | Bishop Paul Francis Cope | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Founded | 1925 | ||
| Recognition | Recognizes the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church as valid.
Recognizes the sacraments of the Eastern and Oriental churches as valid. | ||
| Primate | Archbishop Charles Walders | ||
| Headquarters | Westfield, Wisconsin | ||
| Territorial Jurisdiction | Parishes in the United States (3) | ||
| Clergy | 2 bishops, 3 priests/deacons | ||
| Liturgical Language | English, Latin | ||
| Adherents | Less than 10,000 worldwide | ||
| Website | http://www.oldcatholic.org/index.htm | ||
The Old Catholic Church of America is an autocephalous Old Catholic church founded in the United States in 1925 by Bishop Paul Francis Cope. Previously called the Archdiocese of the Old Catholic Church in America the name was subsequently changed to the Old Catholic Church in America. [1] The Church at one point provided care to those with substance abuse issues.[2] The Old Catholic Church of America retains pre-Vatican II liturgical and doctrinal traditions.
Archbishops
- Paul Francis Cope 1925 – 1953
- Francis Xavier Resch 1953-1963
- Walter Xavier Brown 1963-1997
- James Edward Bostwick 1997-2009
- Henry Pleau 2010 - 2014
- Charles Walders 2014 - present
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