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Denominational Profile
History
Old Catholic Church in America (1917) |
continuedOld Catholic Church in America |
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split into Old Catholic Archdiocese for the Americas and Europe (1940) |
| The Old Catholic Church in America is a small independent Catholic jurisdiction founded in 1917 by Archbishop W. H. Francis Brothers. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | - | 28 | 6,274 |
| 1958 | 18 | 22 | 6,000 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
