Bishop Pereira
Please direct all inquires concerning The Vétero-Catholic Church in Brazil to:
An open letter from Bp. Pereira to all jurisdictions in the autocephalous movement, very slightly edited:
Dear brother to you, Grace and peace of the part of God our Father and of Señor Jesus Cristo, that surrendered to himself for our sins in order to get rid of the present bad world, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom the glory for the centuries of the centuries. Amen.
Dear Brother in the Bishopric, I am Dom Paulo Pereira, Archbishop Primate of the Vétero-Catholic Church in Brazil and we desire to enter into Intercommunion Agreements with the several Independent Catholic Churches, it goes terms an unit and together we form only one Family in Cristo Jesus.
Some details of our proposal:
For instance, the Clerical Celibacy that it is a discipline subject, it is optional among the Vétero-Catholic ones. Married men can be ordered, as well as, in our many cases clergymen they can, with the Bishop's consent, to get married, even after the ordination.
The liturgical expression is also a subject of certain discipline for the Local Bishop. Consequently, a lot of communities of the Vétero-Catholic ones adopt the liturgical renewal promulgated according to the Second Vatican Council, while others maintain the Tridentine Liturgy, even in Latin or in local and modern language, according to the local communities' desire. Some Parishes use Oriental Rites or still Old Liturgies of that rich Tradition.
Given the fact that the Vétero-Catholic Communities are relatively small, they are completely destined to the success, according to the Modelo Inaciano of Church. This model sees the faithful with the clergy and the Bishop as a community or family, interested some to the other ones, growing in replete life of Christian charity, living the biblical example in the daily life of each one and growing as Christians that testify Christ's love.
Vétero-Catholic communities use your size and the absence of a structure detalhista to obtain better organization and the advantage of using the ability and the electric outlet of decision to accompany the sacramental and the the believer's community's life, inside of the Revelation and of Scriptural Authority and of the Apostolic Tradition.
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May Señor Jesus Christ's Grace, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you.
Talent Paulo Pereira
Archbishop Primaz
Vétero-Catholic Church in Brazil
Lines of Apostolic Succesion:
First Line of Apostolic Succession:
001 St. Peter the Apostle (Antioch), A.D. 38
002 Evodius, (Antioquia) A.D. 40
003 - Ignatius Martyr, A.D. 43
126 Ignatius Peter III., A.D. 1872
127 Paul Athanasius, A.D. 1877
128 Julius Alvare, A.D. 1879
129 Joseph Rene Vilatte, A.D. 1892
130 George Alexander MoGuire, A.D. 1921
131 Willian Frederick, A.D. 1928
132 Jas. F. A . Lashley, A.D. 1932
133 Wanderley Gonçalves de Almeida,
A.D. 1976
134 Rafael Linuesa Perez, A.D. 1977
135 José Carlos Teodoro, A.D. 1993
136 Paulo Pereira, A.D. 1997
Apostolic Succession of Dom Paulo Pereira Archbishop Primate of the Church of the Vétero-Catholic in Brazil, eat
from Old Catholic Church - it USES, through Eminentíssimo and Reverend Dom Jas F. Lashley, (Primate - USA),
that Sagrou S. Ex.cia. Rev.ma. Talent Wanderley Gonçalves of Almeida, that Sagrou S. Ex.cia. Rev.ma. Talent
Rafael Linuesa Peres, that Sagrou S. Ex.cia. Rev.ma. Talent José Carlos Teodoro, that Sagrou S. Ex.cia. Rev.ma.
Talent Paulo Pereira.
The Antiochian Syro - Jacobite Succession:
(1) Peter, 38;
(2) Evodius 40;
(3) Ignatius I, 43;
(4) Aaron, 123;
(5) Cornelius, 123;
(6) Eodos, 142;
(7) Theophulus, 157;
(8) Maximinus, 171;
(9) Seraphim, 179;
(10) Astlediaes, 189;
(11) Philip, 201;
(12) Sebinus {Zebinus},219;
(13) Babylos, 237;
(14) Frabius, 250;
(15) Demetrius, 251;
(16) Paul I, 259;
(17) Domnus I,270;
(18) Timotheus, 281,
(19) Cyrilus, 281;
(20) Tyrantus, 296;
(21) Vitalius, 301;
(22) Philognius, 318;
(23) Eustachius, 323;
(24) Paulinius, 338;
(25) Philabianus, 383;
(26) Evagrius, 386;
(27) Phosohorius, 416;
(28) Alexander, 418;
(29) John I, 428;
(30) Theodotus, 431;
(31) Domnus li, 442;
(32) Maximus, 450;
(33) Accacius, 454;
(34) Martyrius, 457;
(35) Peter II, 464;
(36) Philadius, 500;
(37) Serverius, 509;
(38) Segius, 544;
(39) Domnus lII, 547;
(40) Anadtasius, 560;
(41) Gregory I, 564;
(42) Paul II, 567;
(43) Patra, 571;
(44) Domnus IV, 586;
(45) Julianus, 591;
(46) Athanasius I 595;
(47) John II, 636;
(48) Theodorus I, 649;
(49) Severus, 668;
(50) Athanasius II, 684;
(51) Julianus II,687;
(52) Elias I, 709;
(53) Athanasius III, 724;
(54) Evanius I, 740;
(55) Gervasius I, 759;
(56) Joseph, 790;
(57) Cyriacus, 793;
(58) Dionysius 1, 818;
(59) John III, 847;
(60) Ignatius II, 877;
(61) Theodosius, 887;
(62) Dionysius II, 897;
(63) John IV, 910;
(64) Basilus I, 922;
(65) John V, 936;
(66) Evanius II, 954;
(67) Dionysius III, 958;
(68) Abraham I, 962;
(69) John VI, 965,
(70) Athanasius lV, 987;
(71) John VII, 1004;
(72) Dionysius IV, 1032;
(73) Theodorus II, 1042;
(74) Athanasius V, 1058;
(75) John VIII, 1064;
(76) Basius II, 1074;
(77) Abdoone, 1076;
(78) Dionysius V, 1077;
(79) Evanius 111, 1080;
(80) Dionysius VI, 1088;
(81) Athanasius VI, 1091;
(82) John IX, 1131;
(83) Athanasius VII, 1139;
(84) Michael I, 1167;
(85) Athanasius VIII, 1200;
(86) Michael II, 1207;
(87) John X, 1208;
(88) Ignatius III, 1223;
(89) Dionysius VII, 1253;
90) John XI, 1253;
(91) Ignatius lV, 1264;
(92) Pinilanus, 1283;
(93) Ignatius Baruhid, 1293;
(94) Ignatius Ismael, 1333;
(95) Ignatius Basilius III, 1366;
(96) Ignatius Abrabam II, 1382;
(97) Ignatius Bacalius IV, 1412;
(98) Ignatius Behanam I, 1415;
(99) Ignatius Kalejih, 1455;
(100) Ignatius John XII, 1483;
(101) Ignatius Noah, 1492;
(102) ignatius Jesus I, 1509;
(103) Ignatius Jacob I, 1510;
(104) Ignatius David I, 1519;
(105) Ignatius Abdullah I, 1520;
(106) Ignatius Naamathalak, 1557;
(107) Ignatius David II, 1577;
(108) Ignatitis Philathus, 1591;
(109) Ignatius Abdullah II, 1597;
(110) Ignatius Cadhai, 1598;
(111) Ignatius Simeon, 1640;
(112) ignatitis Jesus II, 1661;
(113) Ignatitis Messiah, 1661;
(114) Ignatius Cabeeb, 1686;
(115) Ignatius Gervasius II, 1687;
(116) Ignatius Isaac, 1708;
(117) Ignatius Siccarablak, 1722;
(118) Ignatius Gervasius III, 1746;
(119) Ignatius Gervasius IV, 1768;
(120) Ignatius Mathias, 1781;
(121) Ignatius Behnam, 1810;
(122) Ignatius Jonas, 1817;
(123) Ignatius Gervasius V, 1818;
(124) Ignatius Elias II, 1839;
(125) Ignatius Jacob II, 1847;
(126) Mar Ignatius Peter III, 1872.
(127) Paulose Mar Athanasius (Kadavil Kooran) was consecrated on December 4, 1907 by Mar Ignatius Peter III as
Syrian Antioch Bishop of Kottayam and M.etropolitan of Malabar (India).
(128) Mar Julius 1 (Antonio Francis Xavier Alvares) was consecrated July 28, 1889, by Paulose Mar Athanasius,
under authority of Patriarch Ignatius Peter III to be Archbishop of the Latin Rite Independent Catholic Church of
Ceylon, Goa and India.
(129) Joseph Rene Vilatte was consecrated on May 29,
1892 in Columba, Ceylon at Our Iady of Good Death Cathedral by Mar Julius I, under authority of Mar Ignatius
Peter lII, to serve as Archbishop of North America.
(130) Mar Paul (Paolo Miraglia), 1900;
(131) Mar Julio (Julio Houssaye), 1904;
(132) Mar François (Louis François Giraud), 1911.
(133) Tau Jean II (Jean Bricaud), 1913,
(134) Tau Targelius (Victor Blanchard), 1918;
(135) Tau Eon II (Roger Menard), 1945;
(136> Tati Jean III (Robert Ambelain), 1946;
(137) Tau Andreas (Andre Maner), 1958;
(138) Tau Jean (Roger Pommery), 1958,
(139) Tau Guillaume (WiIIer Vital-Hernie), 1967;
(140) Tau Charles I (Roger Victor-Herard), 1970;
(141) Tau Johannes XXIII (Jorge E. Rodrigues - Villa), 1984;
(142) Tau Vladimir (Edmundo Pellizari Filho), 1996.
(143) Tau Franciscus (Lúcio Evandro Paneque de Oliveira), 1997.
(144) TAU PAULO PEREIRA,1998.
Roman - OId Catholic Succession
(1) Peter, 38;
(2) Linus, 67;
(3) Ancletus {Cletus}, 76;
(4) Clement, 88;
(5) Evaristus, 97;
(6) Alexander I, 105;
(7) Sixtus I, 115;
(8) Telesphorus, 125;
(9) Hygimus, 136;
(10) Pius I, 140;
(11) Anicetus, 155;
(12) Soter, 166;
(13) Eleutherius, 175;
(14) Victor I, 189;
(15) Zephyrinus, 199;
(16) Callistus 1, 217;
(17) Urban I, 222;
(18) Pontian, 230;
(19) Anterus, 235;
(20) Fabian, 236;
(21) Cornelius, 251;
(22) Lucius I., 253;
(23) Stephen I, 254;
(24) Sixtus II, 257;
(25) Dionysins, 259;
(26) Felix I, 269;
(27) Eutychian, 275;
(28) Caius, 283;
(29) Marcellinus, 296;
(30) Marcellius I, 308;
(31) Eucebius, 309;
(32) Melchiades {Miltiades}, 311;
(33) Sylvester I, 314;
(34) Marcus, 336;
(35) Julius I, 337;
(36) Liberius, 352 Liberius was expelled from Rome by the Arian Emperor Constantius, during bis absence, the
See of Rome was held by Felix II, who resigned upon the retum of Liberius from his two year exile.;
(37) Damasus I, 366;
(38) Siricius, 384;
(39) Anastasius I, 399;
(40) Innocent I, 401;
(41) Zosimus, 411;
(42) Boniface I, 418;
(43) Celestine I, 422;
(44) Sixtus III, 432;
(45) Leo I, 440;
(46) Hilary, 461;
(47) Simplicius, 468;
(48) Felix lII, 483;
(49) Gelasius I, 492;
(50) Anastasius II, 496;
(51) Symmachus, 498;
(52) Hormisdus, 514;
(53) John I, 523;
(54) Felix lV, 526;
(55) Boniface II, 530;
(56) John II, 535;
(57) Agapitus, 535,
(58) Sylverius, 536;
(59) Vigilus, 537;
(60) Pelagius I, 556;
(61) John IIII, 561;
(62) Benedict 1, 575;
(63) Pelagius II, 579;
(64) Gregory 1, 590;
(65) Sabinianus, 604;
(66) Boniface III, 607;
(67) Boniface IV, 608;
(68) Deusdedit {Adeodatus I}, 615;
(69) Boniface V, 619;
(70) Honorius, 625;
(71) Severinus, 640;
(72) John IV, 640;
(73) Theodore I, 642;
(74) Martin I, 649;
(75) Engene I, 654;
(76) Vitalian, 657;
(77) Adeodatus II, 672;
(78) Donus, 676;
(79) Agatho, 678;
(80) Leo II, 682;
(81) Benedict II, 684;
(82) John V, 685;
(83) Conon, 686;
(84) Sergius I, 687;
(85) John VI, 701;
(86) John VII, 705;
(87) Sisinnius, 708;
(88) Constantine, 708;
(89) Gregory II, 715
(90) Gregory III,731;
(91) Zachary, 741;
(92) Stephen lI, 752;
(93) Paul I, 757;
(94) Stephen III, 768;
(95) Adrian I, 772;
(96) Leo III, 795;
(97) Stephan IV, 816;
(98) Paschal I, 817;
(99) Engene II, 824;
(100) Valentine, 827;
(101) Gregory IV, 827;
(102) Sergius II,844;
(103) Leo IV, 847;
(104) Benedict III, 855;
(105) Nicholas I, 858;
(106) Adrian II, 867;
(107) John VIII, 872;
(108) Marinus I, 882;
(109) Adrian III, 884;
(110) Stephen V, 885;
(111) Formosus, 891;
(112) Boniface VI;
(113) Steven VI, 897;
(114) Romanus, 897;
(115) Theodore lI, 897;
(1l6)John IX, 898;
(117) Benedict IV, 900;
(118) Leo V, 903;
(119) Sergius 111,904;
(120) Anastasius III, 911;
(121) Landus, 913;
(122) Jobn X, 914;
(123) Leo VI, 938;
(124) Stephen VII, 928;
(125) John XI, 931;
(126) Leo VII, 936;
(127) Stephen VIII, 939;
(128) Maginus II, 942;
(129) Agapitus II, 946;
(130) John XIII, 955;
(131) Leo VII, 963;
(132) Benedict V, 964;
(133) John XIV, 965;
(134) Benedict VI, 973;
(135) Benedict VII, 974;
(136) John XIV, 983,
(137) John XV, 985;
(138) Gregory V, 996;
(139) Sylvester II, 999;
(140) John XVII, 1003;
(141) John XVIII, 1004;
(142) Sergius IV, 1009;
(143) Benedict VIII, 1012;
(144) John XIX, 1024;
(145) Benedict lX, 1032;
(146) Sylvester III, 1045;
(147) Benedict IX James Coyon de Matignon, was consecrated by de Bousseut in 1693.
(242) Dominicus Marie Varlet, Consecrated in 1719 in Paris by Bishop de Matignon, assisted by the Bishop of
Qubec and tine Bishop of Claremont. He was named Coadjutor to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Babylon who died
on November 20, 1717 and Bishop Varlet succeeded to the title. After a period in Persia at Schamake, he was
susspended from office for alleged technicle irregularities, including the conformation of 604 candidates in Holland,
whom he had confirmed at the request of the Church in Amsterdam. The Dutcb Church had been without a Bishop
for 18 years as a punishrnenl from Rome becanse the Dutch Church refused to cooperate in the persiction of the
"Jansenests" in Holland. Following the election of.
(243) Comelius Van Steenhoven to serve as Archbisbop of Utrecht, the Primatial See of Holland, Varlet agreed lo
perfomi tine Consecration, which he did on October 15, 1724, thus making Van Steenhoven the seventh
Archbishop of Utrecbt and canonical successor to Saint WllIibrord, lhe British missionaty who had bmugbl tbe
failh to Holland. In this consecratiou was bom lhe Old Calinolic Church.
(244) Johannes Van Slipinout, 1745;
(245) Gaullhenis Michaci Van Niewenhuizen, 1786;
(246) Adrian Brockman, 1778;
(247) Johannes Jacobus Van Rhijin, 1797;
(248) Gilbenus de Jong, 1805;
(249) Wilibrordus Van Os, 1814;
(250) Jobanfles Bon, 1819;
(251) Johannes Van Santen, 1825;
(252) Flermanus HeUkamp, 1854; (253) Caspanis Johannes Rinkel, 1873;
(254) Geradus Gul, 1892.
(255) Arnold Rarris Mattbew was consecratcd on April 28, 1908 by Archbishop Gul of Utrecht,
assisted by Bishop J. J. Vau Thicl of Haadem, Bishop N. B. P. Spit of Deventer and Bishop J. Demmel of
Bonn, Germany, lo serve as tine FirsI Old Catholic Bishop cl Britan.
(256) Fredrick Wiloughby, 1914;
(257) James 1 Wedgewood, 1916;
(258) Irving 5. Cooper, 1919;
(259) Charles Hampton, 1931. Hampton was Principal consecrator of
(260) Herman A. Spruit, 1957;
(261) Roberto de La Caridad Toca Y Medina, 1982.
(262) Jorge Enrique Rodriguez -Villa, 1986.
(263) Edmundo Pellizari Filho, 1996.
(264) Lúcio Evandro Paneque de Oliveira, 1997.
(265) PAULO PEREIRA,1998.
OTHER LINES UROM BISHOP PAULO PEREIRA
1. Armenian Uniate: Chorcinurian Chechamian - Crow - Newman - Maxey - Wadle - Spruit Toca -
Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
2. Syro-Chaldean: St. Thomas - Sinimun XVIII- Antony - Banleu - Newman - Maxey - Wadle - Sprnit Toca
Rodrigues - Pellizari Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
3. Anglican, including Celtic origin: Moore - Winite - Hopkins - Chechemian Crow - Newman
Maxey - Wadle - Spruit - Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
4. Greek Melcinite: Cyril VI - Savoya - Aneed Spruit - Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira -
PAULO PEREIRA.
5. Onhodox Patriarchate: (Constantinople) - Sergius - KIefish - Aneed - Wadle -Spruit - Toca - Rodrigues
- Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
6. Russian Orthodox: Nikon - Malcarius Oninsky - KIeeflsh - Aneed - Wadle - Spruit - Toca Rodrigues -
Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
7. Non Juring Bisbops of England: Montaigne - Seabury - Richardson - Newman - Maiey - Wadle - Spruit
Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
8. Syrian-Gallican: Derived from a French Branch of the Syrian-Jacobite Line and conveyed through Newman -
Palatine - Hoeller - Spruit - Toca Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
9. Chaldean Uniate: Brooks - Newman - Palatine - Hoelier - Spruit - Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio
Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
10. Coptic Onhodoz: SI. Peter - St. Marc Patriarcal See of Alexandria - Newman - Palatine - Hoeiler -Spruit
- Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
11. Order Of Corporate Reunion: Lee - Seccombe - Crow - Newman - Marey - Wadle - Spruit Toca -
Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
12. Polish National Catholic: Kaminsky - Vilatte - Wadle - Spruit - Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio
Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
13. Albanian: Pedroviski - Zeiger - Roebke Spruit - Toca - Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO
PEREIRA.
14. Welsh Sucession: Field Laud - Richardson - Chechemian - Crow - Newman - Maxey - Wadle -Spruit -
Toca - Rodrigues - Pellzari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.
15. Irish Sucession: Hampton (Archbishop of Armagb) - Howson - Laud - Maxey - Wadle - Spruit - Toca -
Rodrigues - Pellizari - Lúcio Oliveira - PAULO PEREIRA.