We have a focused mandate of returning God’s children back into the fold of Christ and restoring original Catholic Church teachings – which are in line with true Christian beliefs and practices as set out by Jesus Christ.
Our desire for this ministry has been fueled by God's love for us all; it compels us toward compassionately reaching out with healing words so that those who have strayed from Him will come back into fellowship again.
Our Mission is to restore true Catholic Christianity based on the Word of God, the teachings of Jesus, Apostolic Doctrines, and Early Christian Traditions.
We only need to maintain and profess faithfully the doctrine of Jesus Christ to combat the evils of our day.
Join the Old Catholic Apostolic Church Nigeria and become part of a church that’s rooted in history and dedicated to offering spiritual and material support to people.
Our foundation is the historic Christian faith as presented in Old and New Testaments of Holy Scripture, which lead us back to Jesus. We do not subscribe to teachings, practices, and lifestyles that contradict these foundational articles of faith.
- Sermon from: Bishop Raphael Fagbohun
- Sunday Service — November 21, 2021
- OCAC Cross-Life Centre, Guzape District, Abuja
Highlights: Jesus Christ admonishes us not to fight for things that do not have an eternal purpose. We should always seek to follow in His footsteps by abandoning any struggle that is not relevant to our salvation.
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We are faithful to the leadership and teachings of Jesus Christ as all that is necessary for salvation.
We believe in God the father, son, and holy spirit. The three persons of the Trinity are one God: they share a divine essence that defines what God is.
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St. Willibrord was consecrated to the episcopacy by Pope Sergius I in 696 at Rome. Upon his return to the Netherlands, he established his See at Utrecht. In addition, he established the dioceses at Deventer and Haarlem.
The Chapter of Utrecht convened at The Hague on April 27, 1723. After the Mass of the Holy Ghost, the canons prepared to advance the rights of the Catholic episcopate over the papacy by electing their own archbishop. Cornelius van Steenoven received the most votes and was named Archbishop-elect of Utrecht.
On Sunday, October 15, 1724, Cornelius van Steenoven was consecrated without a papal mandate by Dominique Marie Varlet in Amsterdam. Although the pope was duly notified of all proceedings, the Holy See still regarded these dioceses as vacant. Therefore, the pope continued to appoint apostolic vicars for the Netherlands.
Old Catholics’ formal separation from Roman Catholicism began over the issue of Papal authority. On February 21, 1725, Pope Benedict XIII issued a brief declaring the election of Steenoven null and void, calling his consecration “illicit and execrable”. Both Varlet and Steenoven were suspended for illicit episcopal consecration and excommunicated for claiming a diocesan see of jurisdiction without the permission of the Roman Pontiff. This led to the breakaway of the Church of Utrecht.
At the First Vatican Council held from1869 to 1870, papal primacy in jurisdiction and the Catholic dogma of papal infallibility were defined, to the objection of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands and some communities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Several separate communities were formed at this time and eventually formed the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches.
LUKE 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.”
