General Questions about the OCCI
The Old Catholic Churches International does have a Clerical Hierarchy. The head of our Church is the Presiding Bishop. He is chosen from among the Bishops of the church as “First among Equals” and is the Spiritual father of the Old Catholic Churches International. He is not infallible, but serves as Vicar to all of … Read more
As patristic is defined as the study of early Christian writers, known as the Church Fathers, and the early Church Fathers as being those fathers of the church that lived in a period considered to run from the end of New Testament times (around 100 AD) until around the 8th century, the answer is yes.
The Old Catholic Churches International is an Old Catholic Church in the true sense of the word Catholic–one universal church under Jesus Christ. We are not a Roman or Greek Orthodox denomination, nor are we related to any of these. Our foundation is Liturgical and that is a shared attribute of the various liturgical churches, … Read more
The Old Catholic Churches International is a Christocentric, Christian, Liturgical Denomination founded on the principles of biblical and apostolic worship and doctrine. Our parishes utilize the Novus Ordo as well as many of the Orthodox and Anglican liturgies. Though we are not Roman Catholic or any form of Mainstream Orthodox, we are catholic in the … Read more