Église Catholique, Apostolique et Française

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The Église Catholique, Apostolique et Française (also "Église catholique apostolique française") was a church founded by French opponents of the papal dogmas of the First Vatican in the tradition of Gallicanism . The cult association ("Association cultuelle") that supports them was established on January 23, 1907. The center was initially the former Barnabite Chapel 22bis, rue Legendre, Paris XVII °, soon moved to 51, rue Boursault, Paris XVII °. As Archbishop - Primate officiated initially René Vilatte , as his successor in 1912 by Arnold Harris Mathew consecrated as Bishop Albert René Laurain de Lignières assumed that in 1915 the title of Gallican Archbishop of Paris. From remnants of the group and the Église catholique libre de France of Jules-Ernest Houssay (1844-1912), the Église Gallicane of Louis-François Giraud in Gazinet near Bordeaux was created after 1916 .

literature

  • Gary L. Ward, Bertil Persson, Alan Bain: Independent Bishops - An International Directory. Apogee Books, 1990, ISBN 9781558883079