Aaron Edmund Newton Cass
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| Native name | Aaron Edmund Newton Cass |
| Born | 1959/09/06 |
| 🏡 Residence | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | Mar Timotheos II Yochanan |
| 💼 Occupation | Independent Catholic Bishop |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rt-rev-a-edmund-n-cass-91abba33/ |
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| Reference style | His Grace |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Aaron Edmund Newton Cass (Mar Timotheos II Yochanan) is an American Old Catholic bishop. In 1976 +Cass, with the permission of Roman Catholic Bishop Ernest Leo Unterkoeffler of the Diocese of Charleston, SC, founded the Congregation of Franciscan Servants as a spiritual disciple hoping to grow it into a Community. The Congregation of Franciscan Servants continues in the United States Old Catholic Church to this day under +Cass's direction. +Cass began his walk with the ISM in 1981 when he was Chrismated into the Orthodox Catholic Church of America by Metropolitan GEORGE AUGUSTINE Hyde. He was admitted into the Order of St. Basil and then tonsured in 1982. He served as assistant to Metropolitan Hyde and served at Holy Apostles OCCA Parish in Anderson, SC. Upon it's dissolution in 1984 he ceased public ministry and entered once again into Franciscan Religious life as a penitent. +Cass resumed Ministry with the OCCA in 2000 when Metropolitan Brian Carsten called in back to Ministry and to Ordained service. After moving from the OCCA in 2004, +Cass spent several years with the Charismatic Episcopal Church in Spartanburg, SC. He then left, following a call to an open and inclusive ministry in the Old Catholic Churches. He served as Metropolitan of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church, Province of the Holy Cross from 2012 until 2013 when the Province formed the International Old Catholic Churches which he then served by election as Presiding Bishop until 2015. He, with several Priests then formed the Progressive Catholic Church which he served as Presiding Bishop until 2021. +Cass is a Bishop of the United States Old Catholic Church, Pastor of Holy Cross Mission and PACEM Recovery House in Greenville, SC.
Contact Information[edit]
106 Courtney Circle, Greenville, South Carolina 29617[1]
(864) 640-4637 home[2]
Eucharistic Communities[edit]
| Title | Community | City | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastor | Holy Cross Mission | Greenville, South Carolina | ||
| Pastor | Little Portion Friary | Greenville, South Carolina |
Other Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | United States Old Catholic Church | 2022- |
| Bishop | Holy Cross Intentional Sacramental Community | 2021 - 2022 |
| Bishop | Progressive Catholic Church | 2015-2021 |
| Archbishop | International Old Catholic Churches | 2011-2015 |
| Priest | Charismatic Episcopal Church | 2004 - 2010 |
| Friar/founder | Congregation of Franciscan Servants | 1976-Present |
Significant Dates[edit]
- 6 Sep 1959 - Born
- 13 June 1976 Professed vows in the Congregation of Franciscan Servants
- 1 Jan 1981 Chrismated into the Orthodox Catholic Church of America by +GEORGE AUGUSTINE Hyde
- 17 Jan 1982 Tonsured a Riassophore MONK by +GEORGE AUGUSTINE Hyde
- 16 Jan 2001 - Ordained to the Diaconate by Brian Carsten
- 17 Jan 2001 - Ordained to the Presbyterate by Brian Carsten
- 23 October 2005 Sub Conditione Priestly Ordination for the Charismatic Episcopal Church by + Eugene Lilly
- 14 Apr 2012 - Consecrated to the Episcopacy by Adrian Glover, Gregory Godsey & John Bell
Education[edit]
- 1993 - B.A. Philosophy/Fine Arts, University of South Carolina Spartanburg
- 2004 - M.A. Art Studio, University of South Carolina Columbia
Honorary Degrees & Degrees from Non-accredited Institutions[edit]
- 2016 M.Div. Divinity Old Catholic Institute
- 2005 - MA in Div. Divinity/Theology, Suffield University (36 hrs)
Ordinations & Consecrations[edit]
- 7 Jun 2014 - Cass consecrated James Michael St. George, with Gregory Godsey & William Quinlan
- 7 Jun 2014 - Cass consecrated Michael R. Beckett, with Gregory Godsey & William Quinlan
- 10 Dec 2016- Cass consecrated Antonio Jose Valle, with Michael S. Beckett and Carl Matthews
- 13May 2017- Cass consecrated Joseph Ciccone with Richard D. Roy and Michael P. O'Donnell
- 26 August 2017 - Cass consecrated Jason Scot Van Lieshout with Michael S. Beckett and Joseph Ciccone assisted by David R. Price and William Jones
- 7 Sep 2019 - Cass consecrated Robert Chung, Brian K. Collins and Marc Del Castillo with Jay Van Lieshout and Jonathan Grey
