Catholic Apostolic Church Of Jerusalem

The Catholic Apostolic Church of Jerusalem is an Autocephalous and Ecumenical Catholic Patriarchate. We offer the traditional sacraments in an inclusive and progressive environment. We hold unbroken lines of Apostolic Succession, which flow to us from the ancient Patriarchal Sees of Jerusalem, Constantinople, and Antioch. We ordain both men and women, married or single, to the Priesthood and to the Episcopacy. The Catholic Apostolic Church of Jerusalem exists in the Autocephalous Orthodox and Catholic tradition. In 2009 our jurisdiction was recognized by His Sacred Beatitude, Mar James Mondok - Patriarch of the Western Orthodox Church in America and Christ Catholic Orthodox Church. H.S.B. Mar James sponsored our jurisdiction and authorized our formation as a valid Autocephalous and Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Western Orthodox Church in America was founded by H.S.B. Patriarch James Mondok with the approval of the late Bishop C. David Luther, Bishop and superior of the Good Shepherd Religious Order in Altoona, PA. Patriarch James Mondok was one of the first Bishops that he consecrated along with Bishops; +Alan Bain and +Peter Paul Brennen in 1984. In 1988 the name was changed to Christ Catholic Orthodox Church after conferring with the late Presiding Bishop Karl Pruter of the Christ Catholic Church. Today, the Church of Jerusalem maintains an unofficial open dialogue with Christ Catholic Orthodox Church and the Western Orthodox Church in America.