Federation of Independent Catholic and Orthodox Bishops
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The Federation of Independent Catholic and Orthodox Bishops (FICOB) was an interjurisdictional organization of clergy from the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM). Until it ceased to exist in 1997, FICOB included clergy from the Independent Catholic, Independent Anglican and Autocephalous Orthodox branches of the ISM.
For comparative research, contemporary directories of Independent Catholic clergy and eucharistic communities, and of other Independent Sacramental Movement clergy and communities, are also available online.
History[edit]
FICOB was organized in the 1960s or 1970s by Bishop Herman Adrian Spruit of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch-Malabar Rite (often referred to as the Church of Antioch) and a group of independent prelates. Some of them subconditionally consecrated one another in an attempt to share all lines of apostolic succession. After Spruit's death in 1994, his wife, Meri Louise Spruit succeeded him and served as Matriarch of the Church of Antioch. She came to associate with Brother Harvey Beagle, who was ordained to minor orders in the Church of Antioch. Around 1995, Beagle became the “web acolyte" of FICOB and published FICOB's first online directory of bishops and jurisdictions. Many independent clergy joined the email list created and moderated by Beagle, who shortly thereafter found himself mired in challenges. By the end of 1997, FICOB ceased to exist, but its directories of clergy and jurisdictions were perpetuated by clergy within the movement.
FICOB Directories[edit]
FICOB brought together clergy and published directories of ISM clergy, eucharistic communities, jurisdictions and seminaries. The FICOB website advertised: "While others have chosen to use the name 'Independent Catholic Directories,' we are the original. Also, with over 700 listings of independent missions, parishes, clergy, and bishops, we justly claim to have the most extensive, and up-to-date (though we admit to having some listings which are clearly out of date), database of 'independent movement' listings on the Internet."
After the dissolution of FICOB, Father Alan Kemp maintained the online FICOB directory through April 2001. On the website on which he continued to publish the FICOB directories, he wrote:
A Diversity of Sacramental Religious Expression
While each of the following listings is for clergy and communities which are rooted in the Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican forms of sacramental worship, the independent expressions of these faith traditions represented here is diverse. The listings range from jurisdictions which are very liberal and metaphysical (or even "New Age") to those which are very traditional and conservative. If you are drawn to or rooted in one of these faith expressions, yet are estranged from the mainline churches, you may find a clergy member or faith community here with which you can identify. Clergy in the independent movement are frequently willing to serve when others cannot, including to officiate at marriages and burials. We urge you to use these directories to make contact with an Independent Catholic clergy member or faith community. (Note: We use the term 'Independent Catholic' to include Orthodox and Anglican traditions as well).
An Introduction to the Independent Catholic Directories
This work is based upon the work begun by Fr. Bernard J. Zolnowski, Jr., which was started as a work of love. Since then, it has been completely reorganized into a geographical directory. It is a partial list containing information on clergy in one of the most unique and fantastic religious movements to be found in the whole range of what may be described, in general terms, as the ecclesiastical underworld. The use of the word "underworld" in this context must be taken as connoting ecclesiastical eccentricity rather than roguery or crime (though this is certainly not unheard of in the "independent movement"). The men and women listed here may very well be some of the most dedicated clergy members in the Church today. We say this because the majority hold jobs in the secular world and serve the Lord and their fellow human beings for little or no pay - simply because they were called to love and serve the Lord. They are truly the "tent makers" of our modern times. They stand, as a rule, for Catholicism without acceptance of the universal jurisdiction of the Pope. Many reject clerical celibacy.
In almost every case, the people on this list have taken great pains to obtain ordination or consecration from bishops whose lines of apostolic succession they hope are unquestionable and indisputable.
It is difficult, if not impossible, to classify properly all those churches calling themselves Independent Catholic or Orthodox. Generally these churches are quite small. They tend not to be controlled or affiliated with any of the "mainstream" denominational or ecclesiastical organizations, but even this does not hold true in all cases. Someone has said that most of the Independent Catholics in America are either dissatisfied Anglicans or former Roman Catholics, and there seems to be at least some truth in that.
This list is only a beginning. It is but a small sample and by no means is it a complete listing of every Independent Catholic or Autocephalous Orthodox clergy member in existence. In fact, at best, it must be considered a work in progress. I am very honored to build upon the work begun by the late Fr. Zolnowski, and I invite readers to join with me by submitting directory information on priests and ministers in independent or autocephalous Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Much of what is currently know about FICOB is due to the efforts of preservation by now-Archbishop Alan Kemp, who was ordained to the priesthood in 1997 by Meri Spruit and her successor, Richard Gundrey. Last updated on January 1, 1998, the following FICOB directories were a rich resource for the Independent Sacramental Movement at the time and continue to provide insight into the ISM for contemporary researchers.
FICOB Membership[edit]
The various branches of the Independent Sacramental Movement are extremely fluid. The following directory shares FICOB membership on January 1, 1998. A cross-study in January 2023 revealed that only 20 of the 135 clergy (15%) in the 1998 FICOB directory (marked with an asterisk below) were still even somewhat active in the movement 25 years later.
The directory was published "as a resource about the independent Catholic movement...for the public and members of the Independent Catholic and Old Catholic movements." An April 2001 publication of this directory by Father Alan Kemp includes the following note: "We have never made any effort to verify the authenticity of the credentials of any of the individuals who were listed, nor had we conducted background checks to ascertain that the individuals listed were reputable. Some were not." Father Kemp also shared: "We have made the decision to cease maintaining and publishing our regionalized directories....While we have ceased to maintain our regionalized database, which had 700 listings of independent missions, parishes, clergy, and bishops, we are continuing to maintain a listing of those independent jurisdictions, or denominations, which we believe are healthy enough to be viable. The decision of who to include and who to exclude rests solely with the webmaster. We will, however, make every effort to only include those jurisdictions which appear to be credible. We reserve the right to exclude jurisdictions about which we have legal, moral, or ethical concerns."
The directory noted that Rt. Rev. Stephan A. Hoeller was a Past President of FICOB, and that Most Rev. Perry R. (Joseph Benedict) Sills was a Former Director of the FICOB.
Name | Ordained Ministry | Community | Jurisdiction | City | State/Province | Country |
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Arnold, Most Rev. Gilbert | Bishop | The Monastic Hermetic Order of St. Bennet | Church of Antioch, Canada | Guelth | Ontario | Canada |
Baldwin, Most Rev. Scott, CFC | Bishop | Home Communities of Francis and Clare | San Francisco | California | U.S.A. | |
Barberio, Rt. Rev. Jerrery | Bishop | (Independent Episcopal Bishop) | Clifton | New Jersey | U.S.A. | |
Bernhardt, Fr. Louis N., O.S.A. | Priest | Anglican Rite Old Catholic Church | San Antonio | Texas | U.S.A. | |
Bettendorf, Most Rev. Craig Steven | Bishop | Evangelical Anglican Church in America | Redondo Beach | California | U.S.A. | |
Bolinger, Most Rev. William A. | Bishop | Diocese of the Northwest | Catholic Apostolic Church in North America | Port Orchard | Washington | U.S.A. |
Bostwick, Most Rev. James Edward, D.D. | Bishop | Our Lady of Hope | Old Catholic Church of America | DeForest | Wisconsin | U.S.A. |
Bowman, Most Rev. Robert M. | Bishop | United Catholic Church | Melbourne Beach | Florida | U.S.A. | |
Boynton, Most Rev. Lewis R. | Bishop | Pinellas Park | Florida | U.S.A. | ||
Brown, Most Rev. Randolph A. | Bishop | Western Orthodox Old-Catholic Church | Minneapolis | Minnesota | U.S.A. | |
Brown, Most Rev. Simon Peter, C.C. | Bishop | Orthodox Catholic Old Roman Church | Chicago | Illinois | U.S.A. | |
Buckley-Sittinger, Most Rev. Dr. Richard | Bishop | Free Anglican Church of America | North Reading | Massachusetts | U.S.A. | |
Bugge, Most Rev. Chearle | Bishop | Alphington | Victoria | Australia | ||
Bugge, Most Rev. Frank* | Bishop | Alphington | Victoria | Australia | ||
Bussmann, Most Rev. George | Bishop | Church of the Good Shepherd | Minneapolis | Minnesota | U.S.A. | |
Cardarelli, Most Rev. Richard | Bishop | American Apostolic Catholic Church | Manchester | Connecticut | U.S.A. | |
Careone, Most Rev. Nickolas | Bishop | Diocese of California | Western Orthodox Church in America | San Francisco | California | U.S.A. |
Clary, Most Rev. Thomas C., Ph.D., Th.D., FAACS | Bishop | Free Catholic Church | La Jolla | California | U.S.A. | |
Clemens, Most Rev. Paul M. | Bishop | Chapel of St. Francis | Church of Antioch | Nevada City | California | U.S.A. |
Clouse, Most Rev. Erwin | Bishop | Reformed Catholic Church of America | Desert Hot Springs | California | U.S.A. | |
Coffey, Most Rev. Janice Leah | Bishop | Queen of Heaven Independent Catholic Church | Pompano Beach | Florida | U.S.A. | |
De Coster, Most Rev. Philippe L. | Bishop | Secular Oblate of Saint Benedict | (Old Roman Catholic Bishop) | Parklaan | Gent | Belgium |
Cover, Most Rev. Grant | Bishop | St. Michaels Abbey | American Catholic Church | Lewis | New York | U.S.A. |
Crumpton, Most Rev. Marc Francis | Bishop | Holy Angels Parish | Old Catholic Church of America | Wauwatosa | Wisconsin | U.S.A. |
Dahl, Most Rev. Daniel J., D.D. | Bishop | Archangel Sanctuary | New Catholic Communion, Apostolic College of the Pacific | Honolulu | Hawaii | U.S.A. |
__, H.B. Mar David, II (Robert Ramm) | Bishop | Ancient Christian Fellowship & Apostolic Episcopal Church | Tujunga | California | U.S.A. | |
Dawe, Most Rev. R. V. Bernard | Bishop | Independent Catholic Church International | Vallejo | California | U.S.A. | |
DeVoy, Most Rev. W. Edwin, D.D. | Bishop | Diocese of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Catholic Charismatic Church | Utica | New York | U.S.A. |
Diederich, Most. Rev. Paul* | Bishop | Boston Diocese | Western Orthodox Church in America | Boston | Massachusetts | U.S.A. |
Dittler, Most Rev. Robert* | Bishop | White Robed Monks of St. Benedict | San Francisco | California | U.S.A. | |
Dugan, Most Rev. Howard* | Bishop | Church of the Holy Spirit | Church of Antioch | Fairfield | Iowa | U.S.A. |
Dunbar, Most Rev. David W. | Bishop | Our Savior Orthodox Catholic Apostolate | Orthodox Catholic Church in Ohio | Cincinnati | Ohio | U.S.A. |
Fair, Most Rev. Louis W. Fair* | Bishop | American Orthodox Church, Hawaii | Mountainview | Hawaii | U.S.A. | |
Falk, Most Rev. Peter, OPR | Bishop | Abbot of Port Royal | Titularbishop of Carthage | Korschenbroich | Germany | |
Fitzpatrick, Most Rev. Christopher W. | Bishop | Diocese of the Columbias | Western Orthodox Church in America | Seattle | Washington | U.S.A. |
Foster, Most Rev. Michael C. | Bishop | Saint Thomas Christian Orthodox Church | Colorado Springs | Colorado | U.S.A. | |
Frost, Most. Rev. Michael* | Bishop | The Holy Catholic Church | Dannemora | New York | U.S.A. | |
Gadelha, Most Rev. Waldecir | Bishop | Igreja Catolica Ortodoxa do Brasil | Potengi | Natal | Brazil | |
Garrow, Most Rev. Arthur | Bishop | Tridentine Old Catholic Church of the Americas | San Diego | California | U.S.A. | |
Gau, Rt. Rev. Wayne | Bishop | Celtic Evangelical Church | Honolulu | Hawaii | U.S.A. | |
Gilbert, Most Rev. John Frederick, Ph.D., D.D. | Bishop | Rocky Mountain Archdiocese | Universal Church | Boulder | Colorado | U.S.A. |
Gregg, Most Rev. Leo | Bishop | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | ||
Greveling, Most Rev. Hieronymus | Bishop | Old Episcopalean Catholic Church in the Netherlands | Breda | Netherlands | ||
Griffin, Most Rev. Richard Sean Deel, Ph.D., D.Min. | Bishop | American Orthodox Church | Lakewood | Colorado | U.S.A. | |
Grosch, Most Rev. Lucia | Bishop | Society of Rosicrucians in America | Holy Orthodox Church in America | Preston Hollow | New York | U.S.A. |
Gundrey, Most Rev. Richard* | Bishop | Church of Antioch | Santa Fe | New Mexico | U.S.A. | |
Hardy, Rt. Revd. John A., MSc, BA* | Bishop | Diocese of the United Kingdom & Ireland | Christ Catholic Church, International | London | England | |
Hash, Most Rev. Anthony, ODN* | Bishop | St. Nicholas, Giver of Gifts | Vinton | Virginia | U.S.A. | |
__, Most Rev. Gerald | Bishop | Chicago | Illinois | U.S.A. | ||
Hefner, Most Rev. Raymond E., Th.D., Ph.D., O.S.L. | Bishop | Church of Illumination & Spiritual Revelation | El Paso | Texas | U.S.A. | |
Hicks, Most Rev. Lawrence L., O.S.B., J.C.D. | Bishop | Byzantine Catholic Church | Reseda | California | U.S.A. | |
Hill, Most Rev. Evelyn | Bishop | Apostolic Catholic Community | Peoria | Arizona | U.S.A. | |
Hoeller, Rt. Rev. Stephan A. | Bishop | Ecclesia Gnostica | Hollywood | California | U.S.A. | |
Holman, Most. Rev. Jack | Bishop | Diocese of Missouri | Old Catholic Church of Utrecht-Mathew Succession | Holister | Missouri | U.S.A. |
Hugh, Most Rev. Donald E. | Bishop | Apostolic Episcopal Church, Order of Corporate Reunion | Apple Valley | California | U.S.A. | |
Hunter, Most Rev. Diana, D.Min. | Bishop | St. Julian's Without Walls | Valley Ford | California | U.S.A. | |
Jachimczyk, Most Rev. G. Michael, OSN | Bishop | Byzantine Catholic Church of America | San Antonio | Texas | U.S.A. | |
__, Most Rev. Dr. Mar James, SP | Bishop | Syrian Orthodox Church in America, Orthodox Catholic Church in America | Foristell | Missouri | U.S.A. | |
Jolly-Gabriel, Most Rev. Donald L. | Bishop | Independent Catholic Church International | San Bernardino | California | U.S.A. | |
Keck, Rt. Rev. Herman, Jr. | Bishop | Chaplin's Association, Adjutant General Office | Springfield | Missouri | U.S.A. | |
Kelly, Most Rev. Raymond F., D.D., S.S.F.* | Bishop | Diocese of Fa | Catholic Apostolic Church in North America (CACINA) | Reston | Virginia | U.S.A. |
Kilarsky, Most Rev. Michael | Bishop | United American Orthodox Catholic Church of Brazil | Cleveland | Ohio | U.S.A. | |
Kochones, Most Rev. Mirta | Bishop | American Orthodox Catholic Church | Altadena | California | U.S.A. | |
Kochones, Most Rev. Steven | Bishop | American Orthodox Catholic Church | Altadena | California | U.S.A. | |
LaCava, Most Rev. Alberto I. | Bishop | Temple of the Holy Grail | Guttenberg | New Jersey | U.S.A. | |
Lagona, Most Rev. James | Bishop | Orthodox Catholic Church in the U.S.A. | Buffalo | New York | U.S.A. | |
Lane, Most Rev. Richard P., D.Min. | Bishop | Christian Orthodox Catholic Church | San Diego | California | U.S.A. | |
Lankenau, Most Rev. Alfred L. | Bishop | Orthodox Catholic Church of America | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S.A. | |
Le Brun, Most Rev. Larry | Bishop | Church of St. Mary Magdalene | Diocese of St. Columba | Salinas | California | U.S.A. |
Leeman, Most Rev. Edmund, Ofm | Bishop | North American Old Roman Catholic Church | Forked River | New Jersey | U.S.A. | |
Lillie, Rt. Rev. Charles R.* | Bishop | St. Francis of Assisi | American Old Catholic Church | Ft. Walton Beach | Florida | U.S.A. |
Lima, Most Rev. Orlando | Bishop | St. Francis of Assisi | American Old Catholic Church | Miami | Florida | U.S.A. |
MacHugh, Most Rev. Stephen A. | Bishop | Apostolic Orthodox Church in America | Brant Beach | New Jersey | U.S.A. | |
Maier, Most Rev. John Charles, Ph.D., OCR | Bishop | Old Catholic Order of Christ the King | Old Catholic Church (Anglican Rite) | Laguna Beach | California | U.S.A. |
Martel, Most Rev. Denis* | Bishop | Catholic Church of the Americas | New Orleans | Louisiana | U.S.A. | |
Martin, Most Rev. Robert "Marty" | Bishop | Holy Catholic Church | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | U.S.A. | |
McCormick, Most Rev. Maurice, Ed.D.* | Bishop | Independent Catholic Church of America and the Caribbean | Louisville | Kentucky | U.S.A. | |
McGonigle, Most Rev. Paul A., Jr. (Bishop Seraphim) | Bishop | American Orthodox Catholic Church | Wilmington | Delaware | U.S.A. | |
Meola, Most Rev. James | Bishop | Diocese of New Jersey | Evangelical Episcopal Church | Toms River | New Jersey | U.S.A. |
Mette, __ | Bishop | Church of Illumination & Spiritual Revelation | Palmdale | California | U.S.A. | |
Miller, Most Rev. Mark I. | Bishop | Byzantine Catholic Church | Canoga Park | California | U.S.A. | |
Milner, Most Rev. Michael | Bishop | Church of the Resurrection | Free Catholic Diocese of St. Paul the Apostle, Inc. | Clearwater | Florida | U.S.A. |
Montgomery, Most Rev. Benton | Bishop | Utica | New York | U.S.A. | ||
Moody, Most Rev. David* | Bishop | St. Anthony's Catholic Church | Westland | Michigan | U.S.A. | |
Parr, Most Rev. Norman | Bishop | Old Catholic Church in America | Alexandria | Indiana | U.S.A. | |
Paris, Most Rev. Dennis | Bishop | (Independent Episcopal Bishop) | San Juan | Puerto Rico | ||
Partida, Most Rev. Saul | Bishop | American Orthodox Catholic Church | Los Angeles | California | U.S.A. | |
Peckenpaugh, Rt. Rev. William, OSFL | Bishop | Territory of the Northwest | Independent Catholic Church of America | Silverton | Oregon | U.S.A. |
St. Peters, Most Rev. Donald W. | Bishop | Byzantine Orthodox Catholic Church | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S.A. | |
Poggiani, Most Rev. Connie | Bishop | Life Center | Church of Antioch | Santa Monica | California | U.S.A. |
Polomski, Most Rev. Leonard* | Bishop | American Old Catholic Church | Niceville | Florida | U.S.A. | |
Pound, Most Rev. Jackie L. | Bishop | Our Lady of the Angels | Houston | Texas | U.S.A. | |
Pugin, Most Rev. Michel J., D.D.* | Bishop | Our Lady of Hope Parish | Catholic Apostolic Church in North America (CACINA) | Hull | Quebec | Canada |
Raffaele, Most Rev. Joseph | Bishop | American Orthodox Catholic Church | Medford | New York | U.S.A. | |
Rankin, Most Rev. James (Elijah) Christopher | Bishop | Evangelical Catholic Communion of Berkeley | San Francisco | California | U.S.A. | |
Rankin, Most Rev. John | Bishop | Shekinah House | Church of the Divine Presence | Tahleguah | Oklahoma | U.S.A. |
Reeves, Most Rev. John R. | Bishop | Catholic Church of the Americas | Jacksonville | Illinois | U.S.A. | |
Rinaldi, Most Rev. John A. | Bishop | Free Catholic Church | San Diego | California | U.S.A. | |
Rist, Most Rev. Perry | Bishop | American Catholic Church | Pacifica | California | U.S.A. | |
Robinson, Most Rev. Jerome M. (Bishop Pimen) | Bishop | American Orthodox Catholic Church | Wilmington | Delaware | U.S.A. | |
Rodriguez, Most Rev. Jorge* | Bishop | Ecclesia Católica Apostólica Orthdoxa | Orange | California | U.S.A. | |
Romas, Most Rev. Althira | Bishop | Grace of Sophia Independent Catholic Church | New Order of Glastonbury | Lyons | Colorado | U.S.A. |
Rothermel, Most Rev. Frederic M. | Bishop | Orthodox Catholic Church | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S.A. | |
Russell, Rt. Rev. Norman H., OSM | Bishop | Saint John Chrysostom Mission | American Catholic Church | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | U.S.A. |
Salvador, Most Rev. Roland L., D.D. | Bishop | Our Lady of Victories | Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada | Fairhaven | Massachusetts | U.S.A. |
Sawyer, Most Rev. Raymond E., Ph.D. | Bishop | Springdale | Arkansas | U.S.A. | ||
Schlapps, Most Rev. Fr. Klaus | Bishop | Priory St. Severin | Order of Port Royal | Buchloe | Germany | |
Sehorn, Most Rev. F. Wilson (Vladimir) | Bishop | Diocese of the Southwest | Ecumenical Orthodox Christian Church | Denver | Colorado | U.S.A. |
Seymour, Most Rev. Helene | Bishop | Saint Dubricius Order O' Glastonbery | Church of Antioch | Sun City | California | U.S.A. |
Sieg, Most Rev. Marilyn | Bishop | Apostolic Catholic Community | Peoria | Arizona | U.S.A. | |
Shirilau, Most Rev. Mark | Bishop | Ecumenical Catholic Church | Forestville | California | U.S.A. | |
Sills, Most Rev. Perry R.(Joseph Benedict), OC, S.T.D. | Bishop | St. Raphael the Archangel Eucharistic Community/Mission | Evangelical Orthodox Catholic Church in America | San Jose | California | U.S.A. |
Smith, Most Rev. Albert | Bishop | Christian Catholic Church (Old Catholic) | Springdale | Arkansas | U.S.A. | |
Spaeth, Metropolitan Yur, Jr. | Bishop | Archdiocese of Florida | Ecumenical Orthodox Christian Church | Chiefland | Florida | U.S.A. |
Spruit, Most Rev. Meri Louise | Bishop | Church of Antioch | Santa Fe | New Mexico | U.S.A. | |
Svihus, Most Rev. Richard H., MD | Bishop | Chico | California | U.S.A. | ||
Swaringim, Most Rev. Carl T., Ed.D.* | Bishop | Diocese of Missouri | Independent Catholic Church of America | St. Louis | Missouri | U.S.A. |
Tancibok, Most Rev. C. Alexis* | Bishop | American Catholic Community Church | Alexandria | Virginia | U.S.A. | |
Trees, Rt. Rev. Dr. Douglas L. | Bishop | Chevaliers de l'Ordre de Notre Dame de Sion | Saint James | New York | U.S.A. | |
Trivoli-Johnson, Most Rev. G. Stephe, D.S.Th, Ph.D. | Bishop | Central Orthodox Synod | Garden Grove | California | U.S.A. | |
Turkington, Most Rev. Brian | Bishop | Oratory of the Little Way | Altamonte Springs | Florida | U.S.A. | |
Verzosa, Most Rev. Alexander O., D.D. | Bishop | Our Mother of Perpetual Help | Oriental Catholic Church | San Jose | California | U.S.A. |
Walgraeve, Most Rev. Walter | Bishop | Ecclesia de Templo Church | Diocese of Ecclesia de Templo | Schoten | Belgium | |
Washington, Most Rev. Augustine Arthur, III | Bishop | Free Liberal Catholic Church, Free Sacramentalist Communion | Seattle | Washington | U.S.A. | |
Watters, Most Rev. Ellen M. | Bishop | Free Church of Antioch | Santa Barbara | California | U.S.A. | |
Wheeler, Rev. Fr. James Joesph Jude, C.J. | Priest | St. Andrews Orthodox Mission and Center for Spiritual Direction | Company of Jesus | Denver | Colorado | U.S.A. |
Wharton, Rt. Rev. Donald | Bishop | Byzantine - Orthodox Catholic Church | Toms River | New Jersey | U.S.A. | |
White, Most Rev. Charles* | Bishop | Church of Antioch | Washington | District of Columbia | U.S.A. | |
WhiteLight, Most Rev. Roxanne | Bishop | Agape Peace Fellowship | Spokane | Washington | U.S.A. | |
Wilkowski, Most Rev. James Alan | Bishop | Holy Catholic Church: An Independent Catholic Faith Community | Chicago | Illinois | U.S.A. | |
Wilson, Most Rev. John | Bishop | St. George's Church, Eastern Orthodox | Lawtey | Florida | U.S.A. | |
Woods, Most Rev. Dexter | Bishop | Diocese of Southern California | Church of Antioch | San Diego | California | U.S.A. |
Worrell, Rt. Rev. Charles E., Sr., Th.D. | Bishop | Southern Episcopal Church | Nashville | Tennessee | U.S.A. | |
__, Most Rev. Mathias Mar Yusef | Bishop | Apostolic Orthodox Church | Boerne | Texas | U.S.A. | |
Zabrowski, Rev. Robert, O.M., D.D. | Bishop | Mariavite Old Catholic Church | Wyandotte | Michigan | U.S.A. |
FICOB Directory of Independent Catholic Jurisdictions[edit]
FICOB published a Directory of Independent Catholic Jurisdictions. It noted: "Each of the following listings are for independent (i.e. non-canonical) jurisdictions that are rooted in the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican forms of sacramental worship. They are quite diverse. The listings range from jurisdictions which are very liberal and metaphysical (or even "New Age") to those which are traditional and conservative."
The following jurisdictions were included in the FICOB directory of January 1, 1998. Leaders of those jurisdictions are listed in parentheses below. The original directory listed a cross (+) before each name.
A cross-study in January 2023 revealed that only 18 of the 62 jurisdictions (29%) in the 1998 FICOB directory (marked with an asterisk below) existed 25 years later.
- American Catholic Church (W. Donovan, G. Cover)
- American Catholic Church (Allmen)
- American Catholic Church (P. Hickman, Deacon P. McElroy, F. Olivera, B. Madriaga, M. Ryder, J. Plesetz, E. Atkociunas, J. Farris)
- American Catholic Community Church (C.A. Tancibok)
- American Church of the East, Mar Thoma Orthodox Church Outside of India (J. Vredenburgh [Mar Joseph] Nasai), T. Weber)
- American Orthodox Catholic Church (a.k.a, The Holy Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America) (Condrick, Tetreault)
- Antiochian Catholic Church in America (V. Herron)*
- Apostolic Catholic Church (Muncy)
- Apostolic Episcopal Church, Province of the East (a.k.a., The Order of Corporate Reunion) (A.W. Brooks, B. Persson, F.C. Spataro, D. Garrison, Caudill, W. Ellis, G.C. Reynolds, P. Mack)
- Apostolic Orthodox Church (Mar Yusef, von Miller)
- Apostolic Orthodox Church in America (MacHugh)
- Byzantine Catholic Church
- Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch—Malabar Rite ("Church of Antioch") (H. Spruitt, M. Reynolds-Spruitt, R. Gundrey, et al.)*
- Catholic Apostolic Church in North America (CACINA) (W. Schultz, R.F. Kelly, J.E. Hladney, M.J. Pugin, W.F. Bolinger, R.P. Daly, C.G. Purvenas-Smith)*
- Charismatic Episcopal Church*
- Christ Catholic Church (K. Pruter)
- Christ Catholic Church International (D. Mullan)
- Christian Catholic Church USA (R. E. Sawyer, A.W. Smith)
- Christ's Apostolic Church Of North America (Nowlan)
- Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Community Church (A. Hash)*
- Church of the Culdees (MacKillop)
- Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches (Owen, Wise, M. Broussard, et al.)*
- Communion of Saint John, Celtic Rite Orthodox (Robinson)
- Ecclesia Gnostica (Hoeller)*
- Ecumenical Catholic Church (M. Shirilau)*
- Evangelical Anglican Church in America (Bettendorf)*
- Evangelical Catholic Church (K. Barwin)
- Federated Orthodox Catholics United Sacramentally (FOCUS)
- Federation of St. Thomas Christian Churches
- Free Catholic Church (Clary, Rinaldi)
- Free Church of England (Shucksmith, Milner, Powell)*
- Friends Catholic Communion, Episcopate of Christ Pantocrator (J.C. Adams)
- Independent Catholic Alliance (R. McCarthy)
- Independent Catholic Diocese of the Order of Port Royal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Falk)
- Liberal Catholic Church*
- Liberal Catholic Church International*
- Mar Thoma Orthodox Church Outside of India, Eparchy of Lincoln (M.S. Melchizedek)
- New Catholic Communion (D. Dahl)
- Old Catholic Church of America (W. Brown, Bostwick, M. Crumpton)
- Old Catholic Church of British Columbia & Society (J. LaPlante)*
- Orthodox Catholic Church of America (P. Sills, Lankenau)*
- Polish National Catholic Church (Hodur et al.)*
- Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) (Lefevre)*
- Rodriguez, Archbishop Jorge (Diocesan Ministry of J. Rodriguez)*
- Society of Saint Pius V (SSPV) (Mendez, Kelley)*
- Southern Episcopal Church (H.C. Manning, Atwell, Corley, Fry, Halliwell, Johnson, Marshall, Teppenpaw, Whittlesey, Worrell)*
- Thomas Christians (a.k.a., The Ecumenical Catholic Church) (D. Stouder)
- Traditional Episcopal Church
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, Holy Synod of the West, Eastern Orthodox Diocese of Berkeley (Alioto, Jonah)
- United Catholic Church
- White Robed Monks of St. Benedict (Dittler)*