Liberal Catholic Church International

The Liberal Catholic Church International (LCCI) is a Christian church with headquarters based in Casa Grande (near Phoenix), Arizona, USA]]. The Church traces its founding to Jesus and the Twelve Apostles and sees the Bishops of the Church as the successors of the Apostles. While it derives its apostolic succession from the Old Catholic Church, the LCCI is today not in full communion with either the Utrecht Union, or the Roman Catholic Church, and differs with them theologically in several important respects.

As of 2017, the LCCI has a presence in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Indonesia.

The Church maintains a high level of intellectual liberty for its members in such matters as the interpretation of creeds, as well as freedom of conscience. From 1956 to 1994, due to its emphasis of Freedom of Belief, no definitive statement of "Official Teachings" of the Church existed. In response to the many inquiries of persons interested knowing more about the Church, the General Episcopal Synod saw fit in 1994 to assemble a list of teachings that they felt reflected the character of the LCCI. It should be understood, however, that these statements are teachings, but not required beliefs. The Church's stance on freedom of thought has not been abandoned. A selection from this list follows:

In 2004, the GES approved the ordination of women to all Holy Orders up to and including Bishop.

The Liberal Catholic Church International is governed by the "General Episcopal Synod" of all Bishops. The Synod meets formally about every three years and it elects a Presiding Bishop from among their ranks as the church's titular head. The General Episcopal Synod also elects Priests to the Episcopacy, with the approval of the parishes of their respective provinces. The current Presiding Bishop is the Most Reverend Bennett D. D. Burke.

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