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Photo: Bp. Braschi
Braschi, Romulo
Bishop, The Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of Jesus the King ("Jesus Rey Church") (Katholisch-Apostolischen Charismatischen Kirche)

The Most Rev. Romulo Antonio Braschi
Formerly of Argentina, now in Germany?
Born: c. 1941, Argentina
Faith of Origin: Roman Catholic
Ordinations:
- Presbyter/Priest, Roman Catholic.
- Bishop, 1998, by (Argentine) Bp. Roberto Padin (of the Catholic-Apostolic Church of Brasil).
- Bishop, sub cond. 1998/10/11, by Bp. Karl-Heinz Hilarios Ungerer et al?
- Bishop, sub cond., 1999, by Bishop Jeronimo Podest‡ (R.C. Diocese of Avellanda, Argentina, 1962-1967). Note: The very occurrance of this consecration has been contested by some.
In The Media: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Entry last updated 2002-07-13.

Photo: Bp. Braschi



Breitenkam, Henri
Presbyter/Priest, The Ecumenical Old Catholic Church
Religious (Novice), The Ecumenical Order of Charity

The Rev. Henri Breitenkam
7451 NW 23 Street, Margate, Florida 33063 USA
Phone: 954.979.6992 (from web site)
Email: GraceEcumenical@aol.com
Current Public Ministry:
- Pastor, The Grace Ecumenical Community, Margate/Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Secular Occupation:
- Utility Administrator.
Education:
- B.S., 1975, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
- Certificate, 1992, School of Christian Studies, Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, Miami, FL.
- Completion, 1996, Liberal Catholic Institute of Studies, Ojai, CA.
Ordination/Rel. Professions:
- Deacon, 1995, Bishop Joseph L. Tisch, The Liberal Catholic Church.
- Presbyter/Priest, 1996, Bishop Joseph L. Tisch, The Liberal Catholic Church
Other Ministry Interests:
- Active in the Peace Movement.
- Active in the Alternatives to the Death Penalty Movement.
Web References: 1, 2, 3
Entry last updated 2001-12-23.


Photo: Bp. Peter Brennan
Brennan, Peter
Bishop, The Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of the Americas
Bishop, The African Orthodox Church
Bishop, The Order of Corporate Reunion

The Most Rev. Peter Paul Brennan
151 Regent Place, West Hempstead, New York 11552-1613 USA
Email: Ddamdg@aol.com
AIM: Ddamdg
Faith of Origin: Roman Catholic.
Education:
- "He was educated in Roman Catholic seminaries for high school, for college and for study of theology, and holds advanced degrees."
Clerical Memberships:
- FCM (Federation of Christian Ministries).
- CORPUS.
Personal Accomplishments:
- "He was a professed religious in a Roman Catholic order."
Ordinations:
- Presbyter/Priest, May 1972, by Bp. Richard Marchenna.
- Presbyter/Priest, sub con., June 1974, by Bp. Francis A. Vogt.
- Bishop, June 1978, by Bp. Richard McFarland and Bp. Leonard Curreri.
- Bishop, sub con. Oct.1979, by Bp. Leonard Curreri, Bp. Peter Grazeola, and Bp. Holmes Dayhoff.
- Bishop, sub con. March 1987, by Bp. Forest Barber, Bp. Paul Schultz, Bp. Daniel McCarty and Bp. Jurgen Bless.
- Bishop, sub con. March 1987, by Bp. Emile Rodriguez y Fairfield and Bp. Paul Schultz.
- Bishop, sub con. 2006.09.24, by +Emmanuel Milingo, at Imani Temple, Washington, DC.
Research Notes:
- T. Boyle 'The Brennan Linage'
In the Media: 1, 2, 3
Note to Self: Add zillions more articles, updated photos, etc.
Entry last updated 2006-09-25 and 2002-06-03.


Photo: Bp. Andrei (Shawn Patrick) Brennan Photo: Bp. Andrei (Shawn Patrick) Brennan
Brennan, Shawn Patrick "Andrei"
Bishop, The Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church in Canada and the Americas
Religious, Stavrophore Monk of the Eastern Church "Rules of St. Basil the Great

The Most Rev. Shawn Patrick Bazilsky-Brennan (Vladyka Andrei)
124 Walter Street, Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA N2G 1S4
Phone: 519.578.0467
Email: monkandrei@canada.com
Email: occanada@hotmail.com
Email: vladikaandrei@netscape.net
Current Public Ministry:
- Pastor, St. Katherine's English-Language Orthodox Church, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Current Internal Ministry:
- Metropolitan-Archbishop and Primate, the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church in Canada and the Americas.
Current Secular Occupation:
- Doctoral Student and Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Religious Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
AIM: Bishop Andrei
Born: 1966
Bio
Education:
- B.A. in Psychology (Religious Studies Minor, Honours BA in Philosophy "minor Occupational Ethics"), Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1992.
- M.A. in Religion and Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 2001.
- In progress: Ph.D. in Religious Studies ("Patristics specialist, Bible subspecialist"), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Ordinations/Professions:
- Minor orders, Fall 1992.
- Deacon, April 1993, by Bp. Karl Pruter.
- Presbyter/Priest, May 1994, by Bp. Matthew Price.
- Tonsured monastic and elevated archimandrite, November 1995.
- Bishop, June 1998, by Bp. Kevin Basil Collins (of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church), by Bp. Andrew Morgran (of the United Orthodox Church, now part of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Elevated archbishop at same liturgy.
- Named Metropolitan of All Canada by Metropolitan Alexis Nizza of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in February 2000.
Apostolic Succession
Web References: 1

Remainder of entry (Publications, Awards) to be added soon.
Entry last updated 2002-06-12.


Brohl, Jerry
Presbyter/Priest, The United Catholic Church

Fr. Gerald G. "Jerry" Brohl II
3352 19th Street, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192-6026 USA
Voice Mail: +1.734.282.8724 (per request)
Fax:    +1.734.282.3220 (from web site)
Email: jbrohl@wyan.org
Email: jbrohl2@yahoo.com
AIM: jbrohl1
YMSG: jbrohl2
Yahoo Profile: jbrohl2
Current Ministry:
- Vicar General, Diocese of the Great Lakes, United Catholic Church.
- Organizer, The Contemporary Order of St. Francis.
Current Secular Occupation:
- Part-time faculty, Wayne County Community College.
- Emergency Medical Technician program instructor.
- AAA Safety Trainers, owner-operator.
Faith of origin: Roman Catholic
Joined the autocephalous movement: February 2002
Family (listed per req): Married 18 yrs. to Jo Ann, 5 children, 2 grandchildren, 1 dog (Indy), 3 cats (Baxter, Punkin, Maggie). Living in the home in which I was raised.
Born: 1943
Education:
- "Completed training for the Permanent Diaconate in the RC Archdiocese of Detroit, MI in 1971 but was not ordained due to my young age 28 1/2 yrs.".
- Associate of General Studies, May 2003, at Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI.
- Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Oct. 2002, Sanctus Theological Institute, Mesa, AZ.
Ordinations:
- Tonsured, 1971.10.16, by +Walter J. Schoenherr, RC Archdiocese of Detroit.
- First Minor orders, 1971.11.03, by +Walter J. Schoenherr, RC Archdiocese of Detroit.
- Second Minor orders, 1971.12.01, by +Thomas J. Gumbleton, RC Archdiocese of Detroit.
- Deacon, 2002.06.26, by +Robert M. Bowman at the Lutheran Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ.
- Presbyter/Priest, 2003.06.14, by +Robert M. Bowman, at Pilgrim Church, Toledo, OH.
Awards and Recognition:
- Letters of Appreciation for training excellence from Wolverine Dental Society, Nov. 1993 and First of America Bank, Mar. 1994.
- Honorary membership in the Construction Safety-Health Institute "Save-A-Life Club" Apr. 1993, May 1994.
Letters of Appreciation for training excellence from UAW-GM Human Resource Center, June 1994, and Wyandotte Lions Club, Nov. 1994.
Certificate of Appreciation, City of Detroit/Dept. of Human Services, Aug. 1999.
Outstanding Service Awards, City of Detroit/Dept. of Human Services, Aug. 2000, and Vistas Nuevas Head Start, 2001.
Personal achievements:
- Instrumental in establishing the original Roman Catholic Community of Hope in 1968, a "floating parish" of the RC Archdiocese of Detroit.
- Husband for 36 yrs. & father for 38 yrs.
- Lay minister in the Roman Catholic church part-time volunteer for most of my 59 yrs. and full time for 12 yrs.
- Licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) for 18 yrs., licensed EMT instructor for 7 yrs.
- Part-time college instructor since 1995.
- Owner-operator of my own health & safety training & consulting business since 1994.
Web References: 1
Note to Self: Need to include his photo.
Entry last updated 2006-09-25 and 2004-01-15.


Brouillard, Thomas
Presbyter/Priest, The Holy Orthodox Catholic Church (previously known as The American Orthodox Catholic Church AOCC)

The Very Rev Thomas H. Brouillard, OSA, CH (Maj) USAR
Office of the Chief of Chaplains, ATTN: DACH-PEN, 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 USA
250 Route 32, PO Box 384, Uncasville, CT 06382 USA
Phone: 703.416.0236 (VA Home, from web site)
Phone: 703.601.1143 (VA Office, from web site)
Phone: 860.367.0192 (CT Home, from web site)
Email: OrthCath@aol.com
Email: tbroui5726@aol.com
Current Public Ministries:
- Chaplain, Major, USAR, Office of Chief of Chaplains, Army, Pentagon, Washington, DC.
- Pastor, Eucharistic Community at Holy Family Priory, Uncasville, CT.
Personal Accomplishments:
- Previously served as an Antiochian Orthodox presbyter/priest, and as the rector of an Episcopal parish.
Web References: 1, 2,
Entry last updated 2002-06-03.


Photo: Deacon Elizabeth Brown and her husband, Abp. Michael S. Melchizedek, during an ordination.
Brown, Elizabeth
Deacon, The Eparchy of Nebraska

The Rev. Deacon Elizabeth Brown
PO Box 313, Seward, Nebraska 68434-0313 USA
Phone: 402.643.9164 (from web site)
Email: MMelchized@aol.com
Email: kyriaki@usa.net
Current Public Ministry:
- Pastoral Associate, St. Katherine's Orthodox Chapel, Seward, NE
Secular Occupation: Librarian.
Education:
- B.A., Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Ordinations:
- Deacon, 1997?, by Abp. Michael S. Melchizedek.
Entry last updated 2001-12-06.










Brown, Eric
Seminarian/Lay, The American Apostolic Catholic Church

Mr. Eric Brown
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Email: EricBrown2001@attbi.com
Email: eric@americanchurch.org
Current Public Ministry:
- Pastor, Unnamed Faith Empowerment Community/AACC, Atlanta, GA.
Entry last updated 2002-12-13.


Browne, Charles
Bishop, The Mar Thoma Orthodox Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
Religious, The Holy, Chivalric Order of St. Michael the Archangel

The Most Rev. Charles A. Browne, KSM
P.O. Box 268, Pacific, Missouri 63069-0268 USA
Email: gloriann@freewwweb.com
Research Note: Not sure if this is the same person as Bp. Peter Charles (William) Caine Brown, formerly of Chicago.
Entry last updated 2000-01-17.


Photo: Fr. Robert Buchanan

Photo: Fr. Robert Buchanan being ordained by Bp. Bettendorf

Buchanan, Robert
Presbyter/Priest, The Evangelical Anglican Church in America

The Rev. Robert J. Buchanan, D.Min.
1905 Bivins Street, Durham, North Carolina 27707 USA
Phone: +1.919.489.0043
Email: bob@inclusivechristians.org
Email: graceeaca@aol.com
Current Public Ministry:
- Director, The Institute for Inclusive Christianity, Durham, NC.
- Pastor, Grace Ministries, Durham, NC.
Current Secular Employment:
- Therapist with a managed behavioral healthcare company.
Bio
Education:
- B.A., Trinity College.
- M.Div., Urban Ministry, Moody Graduate School.
- M.A., Professional Counseling, Liberty University.
- D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Seminary.
Ordinations:
- Presbyter/Priest, 2001, by Bp. Craig S. Bettendorf.
Books, Publications:
- Author, "Love, Honor, and Respect: How to Confront Homosexual Bias and Prejudice in Christian Culture"
- Columnist, "Different Spirit".
Personal Accomplishments:
- Has served in ministry since 1977 in the autocephalous movement, "The Evangelical Church in America, The Lutheran Church and other evangelical denominations".
Entry last updated 2002-07-13.


Photo: Bp. Charlotte 'Mother Charley' Rogers.
Buckans, Charlotte
Religious, Bishop, The Anglican Catholic Communion USA
Archabbess, The Benedictine Order of St. Louise de Marillac

The Rt. Rev. Charlotte R. Buckans, OSLM
PO Box 24232, Jacksonville Florida 32241 USA
Email: StLouise@aol.com
Email: RtRevB@aol.com
Current Public Ministry:
- Pastor, St. Louise Benedictine Mission, Jacksonville, FL.
Occupation: Full-time ministry.
Ordinations:
- Bishop, Oct. 1999.
Entry last updated 2001-01-17.











Burgess, Laurie
Deacon, The American Old Catholic Church

The Rev. Deacon Laurie Burgess
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Phone: 702.655.5840
Current Public Ministry:
- Associate Pastor, St. Thomas American Old Catholic Church, Las Vegas, NV.
Ordinations:
- Deacon, 1990s, by Bp. Robert Burgess.
In the Media:
- 1
- 2
- 3
Entry last updated 2002-04-16.


Burgess, Bob
Bishop, The American Old Catholic Church

The Most Rev. Robert Burgess
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Phone: 702.655.5840
Email: bishopbob@uoli.com
Current Public Ministry:
- Pastor, St. Thomas American Old Catholic Church, Las Vegas, NV.
In the Media: 1, 2, 3
Entry last updated 2002-06-12.


Photo: Fr. Chuck Burrell
Burrell, Chuck
Presbyter/priest, The National Catholic Church of America

The Rev. Charles B. Burrell, OSJD
PO Box 427, West Park, New York 12493-0427 USA
(resides part-time at 1301 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308-2905)
Phone: +1.845.384.9275 (from web site)
Current Public Ministry:
- Director - St. Joseph House of Prayer.
Faith of Origin: Roman Catholic
Entered the Autocephalous Movement: 1996 ?
Secular Occupation: Counselor for a State of New York institution
Ordinations:
- Deacon, May 1996, by Bp. David C. Strong for the Order of St. John the Divine.
- Presbyter/priest, May 1996, by Bp. David C. Strong for the Order of St. John the Divine.
Entry last updated 2004-09-07.




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