Independent Filipino Church
The Independent Philippine Church , also Aglipayan Church ( Tagalog and Spanish Iglesia Filipina Independiente , English Philippine Independent Church or Aglipay Church ), is an independent Catholic Church that is in church fellowship with the member churches of the Anglican Community , the Polish National Catholic Church and the Utrecht Union of Old Catholic Churches stands.
development
It was founded in 1902 under the leadership of Gregorio Aglipay y Labayán , a Roman Catholic priest and freedom fighter, as a kind of Catholic national church based in Manila . The church came into being at a time when the predominantly Catholic Philippines were striving for independence from Spain and therefore wanted to distance themselves from the Spanish-dominated Roman Catholic official church - and also because of church grievances. Gregorio Aglipay was excommunicated in 1899. The Iglesia Filipina Independiente, which was then proclaimed on August 3, 1902, rejected the authority of the Pope as well as celibacy. Rather, its theology and liturgy were based on genuine Filipino traditions. At times there were currents in the church which themselves rejected the doctrine of the Trinity , but in 1947 the church officially declared itself to believe in the Trinity with the adoption of its constitution. In 1959 the PIC became a member of the World Council of Churches.
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente now has approximately 3 million believers in the Philippines, the United States, and Canada. There are close relationships with the Anglican Church , in particular with the Episcopal Church of the Philippines (full sacrament community in 1961) and with the Old Catholic Churches (with the Union of Utrecht since 1965).
Metropolitan of the PIC
- 1902–1940 Gregorio Aglipay y Labayan (1860–1940)
- 1940 – January 1946 Santiago Fonacier (1885–1977)
- 1946–1. September 1946 Gerardo Bayaca
- 1946–1971 Isabelo de los Reyes, Jr. (1900–1971)
- 1971-1981 Macario V. Ga
- 1981-1987 Abdias de la Cruz
- 1987–1989 Solimán Ganno
- 1989-1993 Tito Edralin Pasco
- 1993-1999 Alberto B. Ramento
- 1999-2005 Tomas A. Millamena
- 2005-2011 Godofredo David
- 2011–2017 Ephraim Fajutagana y Servanez
- since 2017 Rhee M. Timbang
Dioceses
diocese | Seat | bishop | cathedral |
---|---|---|---|
Ecclesiastical province of north central Luzon | |||
Batac | Philippines , Batac | Rosario S. Acoba | Aglipay National Shrine |
Dagupan | Philippines , Lingayén | Hermogenes M. Ranche | Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Eastern pangasinan | Philippines | Ephraím Fajutagana y Servanez | |
Isabela | Philippines , Santiago City | Joshua U. Cuarteros | St. James the Greater |
La Union, Ilocos Sur and Abra | Philippines , San Esteban | Vermilion C. Tagalog | St. Stephen the Proto-Martyr |
Laoag | Philippines , Laoag City | Emiliano Domingo | St. William the Hermit |
Nueva Ecija | Philippines , Santo Domingo | Warlito Baldomero | St. Jerome |
Nueva Viscaya and Quirino | Philippines | Ephraím Fajutagana y Servanez | |
Tarlac | Philippines , Tarlac City | Emmanuel Sampayan | St. Sebastian |
Tuguegarao | Philippines , Tuguegarao City | Ernesto M. Tamayo | St. Hyacinth |
Zambales | Philippines , San Felipe | Generoso A. Rosales | Saint Roche |
Church Province of South Central Luzon | |||
Bataan and Bulacan | Philippines , Malolos City | Ephraím Fajutagana y Servanez | Cathedral of the Concepcion of Mary |
Cavite | Philippines , Bacoor | Pedro C. Ojacastro | St. Michael the Archangel |
Laguna | Philippines , Pagsanjan | Tomas A. Millamena DD | Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Manila | Philippines , Pandacan, Manila | Gregorio R. Delos Reyes | Cathedral of the Holy Child |
Marinduque, Quezon, Batangas and Camarines | Philippines , Gasan | Ruel Arevalo | St. Joseph the Worker |
Masbate | Philippines , Placer | Alger Loyao | Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady |
Palawan | Philippines , Puerto Princesa | Ephraím Fajutagana y Servanez | Sts. Peter and Paul |
Rizal and Pampanga | Philippines , Mandaluyong City | Godofredo J. David DD | Cathedral of the Holy Child |
Romblon and Mindoros | Philippines , Odiongan | Ronelio V. Fabriquier | St. Vincent Ferrer |
Church province of Visayas | |||
Antique | Philippines , Sibalom | Leon T. Estrella | St. Jude Thaddeus |
Capiz and Aklan | Philippines , Numancia | Abdias R. dela Cruz DD | Cathedral of Our Lady of Providence and Guide |
Cebu and Bohol | Philippines , Cebu City | Vic Esclamado DD | Cathedral of the Holy Child |
Guimaras | Philippines , Buenavista | Bartolome Espartero | Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation |
Iloilo | Philippines , Iloilo City | Gaspar D. Bañes | Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
Leyte, Samar and Biliran | Philippines , Padre Burgos | Vic Esclamado DD | St. James the Greater |
Negros Occidental | Philippines , Bago City | Felomino Ang | St. John the Baptist |
Negros Oriental and Siquijor | Philippines , Dumaguete City | David M. Ga | St. Andrew the Apostle |
Church Province of Mindanao | |||
Agusans and Surigao Sur (CARAGA) | Philippines , Cabadbaran City | Denny D. Dapitan | Cathedral of Our Lady of Presentacion |
Davao (Southern Mindanao) | Philippines , Davao City | Dolphin Callao, Jr. | Cathedral of the Risen Lord |
Dinagat | Philippines , Dinagat | St. Mary | |
Coronadal | Philippines , Koronadal City | Dolphin Callao, Jr. | Cathedral of the Holy Family |
Libertad | Philippines , Libertad | Rudy Juliada | St. Matthew |
Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Camaguin | Philippines , Cagayan de Oro | Felixberto L. Calang | Cathedral of Jesus the Nazarene |
Oroquieta | Philippines , Oroquieta City | Noel B. Lorente | Cathedral of St. Mary |
Ozamis (Western Mindanao) | Philippines , Ozamis City | Pablito Jarantilla | Cathedral of the Conception of Mary |
Pagadian | Philippines , Pagadian City | Antonio N. Ablon | Cathedral of St. Luke |
Surigao | Philippines , Surigao City | Rhee M. Timbang | Cathedral of the Transfiguration |
abroad | |||
Western United States and Canada |
United States , Los Angeles Canada |
Raul C. Tobias | Cathedral of the Holy Child |
Eastern United States and Canada |
United States , Tampa Canada |
Robert D. Ilay | Cathedral of Jesus of Nazareth |
literature
- Peter-Ben Smit: Old Catholic and Philippine independent ecclesiologies in history: the Catholic Church in every place. Brill, Leiden 2011 (Brill's series in church history, Vol. 52). ISBN 978-90-04-20647-2
- Franz Segbers, Peter-Ben Smit (ed.): Catholic in times of globalization. Memory of the martyr bishop Alberto Ramento, the bishop of the workers and peasants. Lucerne 2010.
Web links
- Homepage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Johannes Madey : Aglipayismus . In: LThK 3 1,235.
- ↑ Cf. Urs Küry : The Old Catholic Church , 2nd edition ed. v. Christian Oeyen, Stuttgart 1978.
- ↑ New Archbishop of the Philippine Church Homepage of the Catholic Diocese of Old Catholics in Germany, accessed on May 19, 2017