Catholicate of the West

The Catholicate of the West was a Christian denomination established in 1944 and which ceased to exist in 1994 to become the British Orthodox Church.

The denomination was also known as the Catholic Apostolic Church, the Catholicate of the West (Catholic Apostolic Church), The United Orthodox Catholic Rite, The Celtic Catholic Church, the Patriarchate of Glastonbury, The Western Orthodox Catholic Church, and the Orthodox Church of the British Isles.[1]: 443, 448–9, 459, 460–1, 466, 500 [2]: 293 

  1. ^ Anson, Peter F. (2006) [1964]. "The Catholicate of the West (Catholic Apostolic Church), otherwise known as The United Orthodox Catholic Rite and The Celtic Catholic Church". Bishops at Large. Independent Catholic Heritage. Apocryphile press. ISBN 0-9771461-8-9.
  2. ^ Ward, Gary L.; Persson, Bertil; Bain, Alan, eds. (1990). "Newman, Hugh George de Willmott". Independent Bishops: An International Directory. Preface by J. Gordon Melton. Apogee Books. ISBN 978-1-55888-307-9.