Cross Denominational Mission
The Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church
The
Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church is an independent catholic church in
the Liberal Tradition. It follows with other independent catholics from
Bishop Wedgewood and Bishop Leadbeater The Liberal Catholic Apostolic
Church (LCAC) is the present-day custodian of a tradition of inclusive
independent Christian liberalism whose immediate origins are to be
found in the early years of the twentieth-century and whose ultimate
antecedents are in the pre-Constantinian church. It is charged with the
continuation of the ministry of Archbishop Harold Nicholson (Mar
Joannes I) (1905-68), one of the most significant of the independent
Catholic clergy of the last century.
Unlike many churches, the LCAC is non-dogmatic in nature, standing
firmly in the esoteric and Christian humanist traditions, and is open
to the insights of all faiths and philosophies. This openness means
that the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church has a unique spiritual
character and appeal, and that its mission reaches beyond conventional
boundaries to embrace a genuine universality. We see our work as firmly
grounded in the wish of Jesus Christ that His church strive to attain
unity in the face of its differences, and thus conceive the LCAC as a
primarily ecumenical mission church. The Church has activities and representation worldwide.
The LCAC derives its Apostolic Successions from the historic Churches
of the East and West, and principally the successions of the Apostolic
Episcopal Church as conveyed by its Emeritus Primate, Archbishop Bertil
Persson, to the Bishops of the LCAC in November 2008. The LCAC has
significant ties with the historic Liberal Catholic movement,
the Apostolic Episcopal Church and the Order of Corporate Reunion.
Generally, the LCAC has productive relationships with many churches,
catholic and non-catholic
and is
spiritual protector of the worldwide Independent Liberal Catholic
Fellowship. The LCAC is governed by a College of Bishops, maintains a
number of Religious Societies and Religious Orders. It is organised
in the diocesan model, but as titular rather than geographic areas, working in all parts of God's Kingdom, and has a
hardworking, co-operative clergy.
The Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church is a founding member of the Independent Catholic Churches
Council (ICCC).
There
are a number of religious orders and societies in the church: follow
the links below.
Links
Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church official website
Oratory of St Michael & All Angels
LCAC Order of Ave Maria
LCAC Companions of the Cross and Passion (order)
LCAC Australasia
LCAC South America