Constitution of the ACoA & Other Information
Presiding Archbishop The Most Rev Frank Bugge
The Australian Church of Antioch is an Independent Catholic style Church, registered by the Government of Australia as a fully recognised religion. Although we are of a Liberal Catholic style, we are accepting of mystic and gnostic investigation into the truths of Spiritual life, still retaining all the old traditional and beautiful rituals and with genuine Apostolic Succession of Clergy.
As stated previously --- our lines were obtained in 1987 via Church of Antioch U.S.A. at the hands of Archbishop Patriarch Herman Spruit, who passed on his seventeen lines of direct succession, and also bestowed upon us the right to be fully autonomous so that we are self governing and owe no allegiance to anyone but God. At the consecration of Presiding Archbishop Frank Bugge, (pictured left) a further two lines of succession were introduced into the Australian Church of Antioch via an Archbishop of the Druidic Christian and Celtic Christian lines. These two lines have an exceedingly strong female lineage.
ACoA is also a Mystical and Gnostic Church in that we will accept that there are many different roads leading to God's mansion. To this end we try to always seek the things we have in common with all of the other religions and philosophies.
For those who feel they are drawn to a more Monastic style of worship, we can recommend the choice of Franciscan, and/or Celtic Christian orders.
We are in full communion with Ascension Alliance, Antioch in Argentina, Reformed Old Catholic Church - UK, Northern Hemisphere & Oceana, and we hope to become harmonious with other independent churches along the way.
We welcome all people to our Mass, and we do not think we have the right to refuse any the comfort of our Lord if they approach our Altar with dignity and reverence.
All are welcome to receive the Holy Sacraments.
We do not ask or care if you are married, divorced, de-facto, gay, or any other state of being. We would not dare to think we have the right to Judge anyone, when Jesus felt even he had not that right. To this end it is clearly written in the good book that the Lord Jesus said openly to his disciples ---
"JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED" Mathew 7:1.
As stated previously --- our lines were obtained in 1987 via Church of Antioch U.S.A. at the hands of Archbishop Patriarch Herman Spruit, who passed on his seventeen lines of direct succession, and also bestowed upon us the right to be fully autonomous so that we are self governing and owe no allegiance to anyone but God. At the consecration of Presiding Archbishop Frank Bugge, (pictured left) a further two lines of succession were introduced into the Australian Church of Antioch via an Archbishop of the Druidic Christian and Celtic Christian lines. These two lines have an exceedingly strong female lineage.
ACoA is also a Mystical and Gnostic Church in that we will accept that there are many different roads leading to God's mansion. To this end we try to always seek the things we have in common with all of the other religions and philosophies.
For those who feel they are drawn to a more Monastic style of worship, we can recommend the choice of Franciscan, and/or Celtic Christian orders.
We are in full communion with Ascension Alliance, Antioch in Argentina, Reformed Old Catholic Church - UK, Northern Hemisphere & Oceana, and we hope to become harmonious with other independent churches along the way.
We welcome all people to our Mass, and we do not think we have the right to refuse any the comfort of our Lord if they approach our Altar with dignity and reverence.
All are welcome to receive the Holy Sacraments.
We do not ask or care if you are married, divorced, de-facto, gay, or any other state of being. We would not dare to think we have the right to Judge anyone, when Jesus felt even he had not that right. To this end it is clearly written in the good book that the Lord Jesus said openly to his disciples ---
"JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED" Mathew 7:1.