Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe

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The Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe (ORCCE) is an Old Roman Catholic church based in Brighton, United Kingdom.

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The ORCCE regards itself as a Catholic church of the Western tradition following the Roman Rite. [1] It has fellowship with other ecclesiastical bodies internationally through inter-communion agreements and international ecumenical bodies. [2]

The church's apostolic succession is through Arnold Harris Mathew.

Mission

The mission of the church: [3]

  1. Theological preservation: to preserve and continue the orthodox Catholic Faith according to the principles found in Scripture, Tradition and Reason. "Real theological reform should consist in communicating to all men the teachings of Jesus Christ, as they are collected in the Scriptures and recorded in the universal tradition of the Church - a tradition, which also belongs to all the members of the Church. It is the duty of pastors and scholars to explain them, and it is the duty of each member to study the explanation, which appear to them wisest and most useful."
  2. Ecclesiastical reform: Old Roman Catholics are attempting to restore true conceptions of pastor, bishop, synod, council, ecclesiastical authority, and even infallibility according to ancient traditions. "The Church has been called from its very beginning a simple 'church' and it has been regarded in its universality, since the time when the question of universality arose, as a Christian 'republic'. The episcopal see of Rome was not long in attaining a certain priority. Rome being the capital of the empire; but it was merely a priority of honour, and not of jurisdiction."
  3. Union of the Christian Churches: A better understanding generally has already been reached as to the respects in which the Christian Churches ought to be one, and those in which they ought to remain distinct and all. "When all are one in loving one another, in working together for the social well-being, in banishing from their theology every trace of anthropomorphism and politics, in becoming more spiritually-minded after the pattern of Christ, and in establishing the reign of God in every individual conscience, then the union in question will be very near being declared."

History

In 2006, the English Catholic Church changed its name to the Old Catholic Church in Europe (OCCE) and was led by Bishop Dennis Beevers. The OCCE was incorporated in 2006 in the United Kingdom and dissolved in 2009. [4]

In 2009 the dissolved OCCE changed its name to the Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe (ORCCE). The church was incorporated in 2011 in the United Kingdom. [5]

Current state

The church's mission in Brighton, UK, broadcasts Masses daily over the internet for those unable to attend a service physically. [6]

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References

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  4. "Old Catholic Church in Europe Limited". companieshouse.gov.uk (database record). London: United Kingdom. Companies House. Company number: 05953534. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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