Worldwide Communion of Catholic Apostolic National Churches
| Abbreviation | WCCAC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 17 August 2008 |
| Founder | Luis Fernando Castillo Méndez |
| Founded at | San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala |
| Type | Union of Independent Catholic Churches |
| Headquarters | United States |
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Membership
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4,000,000 |
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President
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Jerry King |
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Vice-President
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Josivaldo Perriera |
The Worldwide Communion of Catholic Apostolic Churches (WCCAC) – Spanish: Comunión de Iglesias Católicas Apostólicas Mundiales (CICAM) is an association of several independent Catholic Churches founded in Guatemala in 2008.The Communion is now headquartered in the United States and Archbishop Jerry King is the President of the communion. The Communion is estimated to have a worldwide population of around four million members.
The WCCAC defines Catholic faith as that as expressed in Bible, along with the professions in the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds and results of in the first seven Ecumenical Councils. It also believes that all other beliefs and practices that are not contrary to Catholic faith can be accepted by local churches and by the faithful.
Local Churches are defined as followers organized to observe liturgy and sacraments and are grouped into Ecclesiastical Bodies. All the local churches are recognized as equal.
A bishop presides over the local church with the participation of the presbytery. The bishop is in communion with other local churches.
The WCCAC administers the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Reconciliation, Marriage, Holy Orders and of Extreme Unction (Last Rites). Each Ecclesiastical Province determines its own ritual for the celebration of the sacraments in accordance with the situation and local cultural context.
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