THE OLD CATHOLIC SUCCESSION
(1) Peter, 38
(2) Linus, 67
(3) Anacletus {Cletus} 76
(4) Clement, 88
…… through
(235) Urban VIII, 1623
(236) Innocent X, 1644
(237) Alexander VII, 1655
In 1655, Antonio Barberini, nephew of Urban VIII, was consecrated to the Episcopate under authority of the Bishop of Rome, by Bishops Scanarello, Bottini and Govotti. He was Archbishop of Rheims from 1657 until his death in 1671, and was made a Cardinal. It is from Archbishop Barberini that the Roman Succession from Peter branches off from the Bishops of Rome.
Cardinal Antonio Barberini
Archbishop of Rheims in the Church of the Sorbonne, Paris
Consecrated in 1657
Charles Maurice Letellier
Son of the Grand Chancellor of France.
Succeeded as Archbishop of Rheims.
In the Church of the Cordeliers, Pontiose,
Consecrated November 12, 1668
James Benigne Bissuet The Illustrious
(The Eagle of Meaux)
Bishop of Condon.
Transferred to the See of Meaux by Pope Clement X, September 21, 1670.
In the Church of the Chartreuse, Paris
Consecrated in 1671
James Goyon De Matignon
Bishop of Condon.
Son of Count de Thorigny, he was import tax collector of
Lisieux and Honorary Vicar of St. Victor in Paris.
In Paris, consecratred in 1693
Dominique Marie De Varlet
Bishop of Ascalon (in Partibus), Coadjutor to the Bishop of Babylon, Persia. Retired to Holland, died in the Cistercian Abbey of Rhjinwick twenty-three years later.
In response to the appeals of the Chapter of Utrecht,
Consecrated on 12 February 1739
Peter John Meindaerts
Archbishop of Utrecht
Was one of several priests ordained in Ireland by +Luke Fagan,
Bishop of Meath, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin, to sustain the Ancient
Church of the Netherlands, founded by St. Willibrord in the 7th century.
He consecrated on 17 October 1739
John Van Spithout
Bishop of Haarlem
Who consecrated on 11 July 1745
Walter Michael Van Niewenbuizen
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 7 February 1768
John James Van Rhijn
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 5 July 1797
Gisbert De Jong
Bishop of Deventer
Who consecrated on 7 November 1805
Willibrord Van Os
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 24 April 1814
John Bon
Bishop of Haarlem
Who consecrated on 22 April 1819
John Van Santen
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 14 June 1825
Herman Heykamp
Bishop of Deventer
Who consecrated on 17 July 1854
Casparus Johannes Rinkel
Old Catholic Bishop of Haarlem
Who consecrated on 11 May 1892
Gerardus Gul
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 28 April 1908
Arnold Harris Mathew
Old Catholic Bishop of Great Britain
Who consecrated on 29 June 1913
Prince De Landas Berghes Et De Rache
Who consecrated on 4 October 1916
Carmel Henry Carfora
Who consecrated on 15 August 1943
Frederick Littler Pyman
Who consecrated on 9 June 1972
John L. Schaffer
Who consecrated on 4 May 1982
M. Joseph Turnage
Who consecrated on 14 June 1988
In Saint Augustine of Canterbury Chapel, Houma, Louisiana
Max Broussard
Who consecrated on 21 November 2004 with
Archbishop .C.Miner, Bishop B.Taylor,
Bishop G.J.Hoyos, Bishop R.U.Higuita
In Talcahuano of Chile
Patricio Viveros Robles
Quien consagro el 10 de junio de 2006 con el
Obispo Jack Glynn Copeland en
Santiago de Chile a
GABRIEL ORELLANA
(1) Peter, 38
(2) Linus, 67
(3) Anacletus {Cletus} 76
(4) Clement, 88
…… through
(235) Urban VIII, 1623
(236) Innocent X, 1644
(237) Alexander VII, 1655
In 1655, Antonio Barberini, nephew of Urban VIII, was consecrated to the Episcopate under authority of the Bishop of Rome, by Bishops Scanarello, Bottini and Govotti. He was Archbishop of Rheims from 1657 until his death in 1671, and was made a Cardinal. It is from Archbishop Barberini that the Roman Succession from Peter branches off from the Bishops of Rome.
Cardinal Antonio Barberini
Archbishop of Rheims in the Church of the Sorbonne, Paris
Consecrated in 1657
Charles Maurice Letellier
Son of the Grand Chancellor of France.
Succeeded as Archbishop of Rheims.
In the Church of the Cordeliers, Pontiose,
Consecrated November 12, 1668
James Benigne Bissuet The Illustrious
(The Eagle of Meaux)
Bishop of Condon.
Transferred to the See of Meaux by Pope Clement X, September 21, 1670.
In the Church of the Chartreuse, Paris
Consecrated in 1671
James Goyon De Matignon
Bishop of Condon.
Son of Count de Thorigny, he was import tax collector of
Lisieux and Honorary Vicar of St. Victor in Paris.
In Paris, consecratred in 1693
Dominique Marie De Varlet
Bishop of Ascalon (in Partibus), Coadjutor to the Bishop of Babylon, Persia. Retired to Holland, died in the Cistercian Abbey of Rhjinwick twenty-three years later.
In response to the appeals of the Chapter of Utrecht,
Consecrated on 12 February 1739
Peter John Meindaerts
Archbishop of Utrecht
Was one of several priests ordained in Ireland by +Luke Fagan,
Bishop of Meath, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin, to sustain the Ancient
Church of the Netherlands, founded by St. Willibrord in the 7th century.
He consecrated on 17 October 1739
John Van Spithout
Bishop of Haarlem
Who consecrated on 11 July 1745
Walter Michael Van Niewenbuizen
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 7 February 1768
John James Van Rhijn
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 5 July 1797
Gisbert De Jong
Bishop of Deventer
Who consecrated on 7 November 1805
Willibrord Van Os
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 24 April 1814
John Bon
Bishop of Haarlem
Who consecrated on 22 April 1819
John Van Santen
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 14 June 1825
Herman Heykamp
Bishop of Deventer
Who consecrated on 17 July 1854
Casparus Johannes Rinkel
Old Catholic Bishop of Haarlem
Who consecrated on 11 May 1892
Gerardus Gul
Archbishop of Utrecht
Who consecrated on 28 April 1908
Arnold Harris Mathew
Old Catholic Bishop of Great Britain
Who consecrated on 29 June 1913
Prince De Landas Berghes Et De Rache
Who consecrated on 4 October 1916
Carmel Henry Carfora
Who consecrated on 15 August 1943
Frederick Littler Pyman
Who consecrated on 9 June 1972
John L. Schaffer
Who consecrated on 4 May 1982
M. Joseph Turnage
Who consecrated on 14 June 1988
In Saint Augustine of Canterbury Chapel, Houma, Louisiana
Max Broussard
Who consecrated on 21 November 2004 with
Archbishop .C.Miner, Bishop B.Taylor,
Bishop G.J.Hoyos, Bishop R.U.Higuita
In Talcahuano of Chile
Patricio Viveros Robles
Quien consagro el 10 de junio de 2006 con el
Obispo Jack Glynn Copeland en
Santiago de Chile a
GABRIEL ORELLANA
A Historical Note
When Clement XI issued the Bull Unigenitus (1713), many Jansenists of France fled to Holland to escape the persecution of the Jesuits, who demanded that the Church of Holland return them for punishment. Archbishop of Utrecht John van Neercassel refused to comply.
On his death, therefore, Clement refused to allow the consecration of a new Archbishop and abolished the ancient See of Utrecht, founded by St. Willibrord in the seventh century.
Forced to function without a Bishop, the Church obtained confirmations and priestly ordinations by sending candidates to other countries, notably Ireland, where Luke Fagan, Roman Bishop of Meath, was willing to confirm and ordain.
When Dominique Marie de Varlet, who had been appointed Coadjutor to the Bishop of Babylon, passed through Amsterdam on his way to take up his new position, he was prevailed upon to confirm 604 children who had been unable to go to other countries for Confirmation.
In March 1720, he was suspended from office because of these Confirmations. Returning to Amsterdam, he resided there. The Chapter of Utrecht persuaded him to consecrate Bishops for them.
The first consecration was on October 15, 1724, of Cornelius Steenhoven as Archbishop of Utrecht. The Bishop of Rome declared the consecration, and all subsequent ones, illicit (not invalid) and the Church of Utrecht, soon joined by Deventer and Haarlem, was considered to be in schism.
It was not until 1870, after the Decree of Papal Infallibility, that the Old Catholic Church formally separated from the Roman Church. That is why Casparus Johannes Rinkel is the first in the above line to be called an Old Catholic Bishop.
When Clement XI issued the Bull Unigenitus (1713), many Jansenists of France fled to Holland to escape the persecution of the Jesuits, who demanded that the Church of Holland return them for punishment. Archbishop of Utrecht John van Neercassel refused to comply.
On his death, therefore, Clement refused to allow the consecration of a new Archbishop and abolished the ancient See of Utrecht, founded by St. Willibrord in the seventh century.
Forced to function without a Bishop, the Church obtained confirmations and priestly ordinations by sending candidates to other countries, notably Ireland, where Luke Fagan, Roman Bishop of Meath, was willing to confirm and ordain.
When Dominique Marie de Varlet, who had been appointed Coadjutor to the Bishop of Babylon, passed through Amsterdam on his way to take up his new position, he was prevailed upon to confirm 604 children who had been unable to go to other countries for Confirmation.
In March 1720, he was suspended from office because of these Confirmations. Returning to Amsterdam, he resided there. The Chapter of Utrecht persuaded him to consecrate Bishops for them.
The first consecration was on October 15, 1724, of Cornelius Steenhoven as Archbishop of Utrecht. The Bishop of Rome declared the consecration, and all subsequent ones, illicit (not invalid) and the Church of Utrecht, soon joined by Deventer and Haarlem, was considered to be in schism.
It was not until 1870, after the Decree of Papal Infallibility, that the Old Catholic Church formally separated from the Roman Church. That is why Casparus Johannes Rinkel is the first in the above line to be called an Old Catholic Bishop.
Arnold Harris Mathew
Old Catholic Bishop of Great Britain
