John Florentine | |
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First Patriarch of the Apostolic Catholic Church | |
Church | Apostolic Catholic Church |
Installed | July 13, 1991 |
Term ended | January 19, 2021 |
Successor | Juan Almario Calampiano |
Orders | |
Consecration | July 13, 1991 (as Patriarch) by National Conference of Old Catholic and Orthodox Archbishops |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | January 19, 2021 | (aged 70)
Denomination | Apostolic Catholic |
Parents | Maria Virginia Leonzon Jose Benedicto Teruel |
Alma mater | Philippine College of Health Sciences (PhD) Virgen Delos Remedios College (MAEd) Ateneo de Manila University University of Santo Tomas |
Sainthood | |
Venerated in | Apostolic Catholic Church |
Canonized | August 1, 2021 National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato by Patriarch Juan Almario |
John Florentine Leonzon Teruel (July 25, 1950 – January 19, 2021) was the first Patriarch and the founding bishop of the Apostolic Catholic Church (ACC).[1] In 1991 the organization schismed with the Roman Catholic Church.