Ind-Movement.org: Links to Background and Historical Information

Ind-Movement.org

Links to Background and Historical Info

Background and Historical Information.

http://www.cccusa.org/oldcth-l/ The Old Catholic Resource Center. Formerly, The Old Catholic Home Page. This site was maintained by Fr. John-Mark Gilhousen.
The Old Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Bern, Switzerland.
OpenKerk: The Dutch Old Catholic Page (The Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht). In Dutch.
http://www.rio.com/~beagle/costa.html The Bp. Carlos Duarte Costa page.
http://www.rio.com/~beagle/vilatte.html The Bp. Joseph Rene Villate page.
http://www.rio.com/~antioch/v104.html Chronological Biography of Bp. Rene Vilatte.
Joseph René Vilatte - First Independent Catholic Prelate in North America. By +D. Weeks.
http://www.rio.com/~antioch/archive.html "The Independent Movement" Historical Info Web Site.
Writings by Professor Gregory Holmes Singleton on "The Independent Movement".
Archives of the African Orthodox Church.
The Old Catholic National Directory.
Historic Overview of the Old Roman Catholic Church.
The Convergence Movement. A 1992 essay by +W. Boosahda and Sly.
The Christian Mysticism Web Site.
Groups Using the Term "Catholic" Not In Union With Rome.
Pitts Theology Library Archives and Manuscripts Dept.: Brandreth, Henry R. T., Papers, 1912-1974.
Historical Documents and Pictures of Archbishop Carfora.
An unflattering page about Bp. Francis Schuckardt (et al.) and Mount St. Michael, Spokane, WA
Outline of Episcopi Vagantes.
Info on +Joseph Rene Vilatte.
http://www.cccusa.org Colloquium of Catholic Christians in the U.S.A. An inter-denominational support group founded by Fr. John-Mark Gilhousen of the Old Catholic Church in America.
Mostly Independent-Movement Web Sites. Hosted by infomeditainment.com.
Old Catholic / Old Roman Catholic Group Profile. Written for a Sociology class, apparently.
http://www.wp.com/wdpeck/uicc.htm Union of Independent Catholic Churches.
Anglican Canon Law and Ecclesiastic Law.
GENESIS International.
Sursum Corda - An Agape In Celebration of A Century of Independent Catholicism In the Americas. Chicago, IL, August 1999. Sponsored by The American Catholic Union.
The Unofficial Home Page of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
A Brief History of Four Bishops "At Large": +W. Maxey, +M. Itkin, +J. Joachim, +J. Dennis.
1960 Photograph of Fr. Damon, with unidentified Priests, Stephen Hoeller, Bishop Wadle,American Catholic Church.
Bp. Vladimir's Personal Lines of Apostolic Succession. Detailed, with historical photos.
The Western and Eastern Catholic Churches. By T. Boyle.
The Early History of Russian Orthodoxy and ROCA in the U.S.
History page from Bp. Stephen Thomas' RBSOCC web site.
HOCPA web site: Info. on Bp. Peter Zhurawetzsky.
HOCPA web site: Long-ago articles from the New York Times.
Orthodox Church of France web site: A brief essay describing how it was, for a time, canonical, but that recognition was withdrawn due to political pressure.
What the Canonical Old Catholics in Germany have to say about their American Cousins (IN GERMAN).
Episcopalnet.Org -- Promoting the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.
Newspaper article, 2000/03/17, Church Times: Oversight, but no see. The bishops ordained in Singapore are the latest in a long line of episcopi vagantes. The background issues won't go away, Kenneth Leech says.
Orthodox Christians in North America: Chapter 4 - Other Orthodox Immigrations.
Orthodox Christians in North America: Chapter 5 - Collapse of the Immigrant Church.
Celtic Orthodoxy - Studying the Celtic Christian Revival.

Controversial Stuff

"The Thuc Problem." by Bp. Gordon Bateman of The True Catholic Church.