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ANTIOCHIAN - SYRIAN (JACOBITE) 
Ignatius Peter III (IV) (Syriac Orthodoc Patriarch of Antioch) - June 16, 1872
Mar Paul Athanasius - Decenber 4, 1876
Julius Alvarez - July 29, 1889
Joseph Rene Vilatte - June 5, 1892
Paolo Miraglia Guilaotte - May 6, 1900
Carmel Henry Carfora - 1911
Earl Anglin James - June 17, 1945
Grant Timothy Billet - December 25, 1950
Norman R. Parr - October 23, 1979
Maurice Darryl McCormick - July 14, 1991
Rodney P. Rickard - April 26, 1997
Daniel S. Conway - March 17, 2007

 

ROMAN - OLD CATHOLIC
Dominicus Marie Varlet (Rom. Cath. Bp., Baghdad, Iraq)- February 12, 1719
Peter John Meindaerts (Old Cath. Abp. Ultrecht) - October 17, 1739
Johannes Van Stiphout - July 11, 1745
Gaultherus Michael Van Niewenhuizen - February 7, 1768
Adrian Broekman - June 21, 1778
Johannes Jacobus Van Rhijin - July 5, 1797
Gilbertus de Jong - November 7, 1805
Wilibrordus Van Os - April 24, 1814
Johannes Bon - April 22, 1819
Johannes Van Santen - June 14, 1825
Hermanus Heijkamp - July 17, 1854
Casparus Johannes Rinkel - August 11, 1873
Geradus Gul - May 11, 1892
Arnold Harris Matthew - 28 April 1908
Rudolph DeLandas Berghes - June 29, 1913
Henry Carmel Carfora - October 4, 1916
Earl Anglin Lawrence James - June 17, 1945
Grant Timothy Billet - December 25, 1950
Norman Richard Parr - October 23, 1979
Maurice D. McCormick - July, 14, 1991
Rodney P. Rickard - April 26, 1997
Daniel S. Conway - March 17, 2007

 

ROME SAYS, OLD CATHOLIC ORDERS ARE VALID with References from
"Therefore, there exists a single Church of Christ*, which subsists in the [Roman] Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him.58 The Churches which, while not existing in perfect communion with the [Roman] Catholic Church, remain united to her by means of the closest bonds, that is, by apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist, are true particular Churches.59 Therefore, the Church of Christ is present and operative also in these Churches*, even though they lack full communion with the [Roman] Catholic Church..." Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Dominus Jesus, August 6, 2000

 

“A validly consecrated bishop can validly confer all orders from the minor orders to the episcopate inclusively … For this reason the ordinations performed by the bishops of the Old Catholics are consider valid.” A Practical Commentary on the Code of Canon Law, revised and enlarged edition, by Rev. Stanislaw Woywod, OFM, LLB. Vol. 1, Sec. 881 P. 558.

 

“When a Catholic sacred minister is unavailable and there is urgent spiritual necessity, Catholics may receive the Eucharist, penance, or anointing from sacred ministers of non-Catholic denomination whose holy orders are considered valid by the Catholic Church. This includes all Eastern Orthodox priests, as well as priests of the Old Catholic or Polish National Church.” Rights and Responsibilities, A Catholics’ Guide to the New Code of Canon Law, Thomas P. Doyle, O.P., page 44.

 

“They [Old Catholics] have received valid orders.” Roman Catholic Dictionary, by Addison Arnold.

 

“The Old Catholic Church has received valid episcopal consecration”, Christian Denominations, by Rev. Konrad Algemissen.

 

“Their [Old Catholic] Orders and Sacraments are valid.” A Catholic Dictionary, by Donald Attwater.

 

“The Far East Magazine of June, 1928, published by the Saint Columban Fathers of St. Columbans, Nebraska, in reply to any inquiry about the Old Catholic Church, published the reply that: “These [Old Catholics] Orders are valid.”

 

“The Roman Church recognizes the validity of Old Catholic Orders and other Sacraments.” 1974 Catholic Almanac, by Felician A. Roy, OFM, page 368. “Our Sunday Visitor.”

 

“We have no reason to doubt that the Old Catholic Orders are valid. The Apostolic Succession does not depend on obedience to the See of Peter but rather on the objective line of succession from Apostolic sources, the proper matter and form, and the proper intention … likewise Old Catholic bishops are bishops in Apostolic Succession … The Old Catholics, like the Orthodox, posses a valid priesthood.” Separated Brethren, William J. Whalen, pp. 204, 248.

 

“Whenever there is no appearance of simulation on the part of the minister, the validity of the sacrament is sufficiently certain.”, Leo XIII, Apostolicae Curae

 

“Every validly consecrated bishop, including heretical, schismatic, simonistic or excommunicated bishops, can validly dispense the Sacrament of Order, provided that he has the requisite intention, and follows the essential external rite (set. Certa). Cf. D 855, 860; CIC 2372.” 1952 Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, Rev. Dr. Ludwig Ott, pp. 456.

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