Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
The Liberal Catholic Church -- Province of the United States of America
The Liberal Catholic Church -- Province of the United States of America
Pres., The Rt. Rev. William S.H. Downey
1206 Ayers Ave.
Ojai, CA 93023
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
34.4605298, -119.234082
The Liberal Catholic Church was founded Feb. 13, 1916 as a reorganization of the Old Catholic Church in Great Britain with the Rt. Rev. James I. Wedgwood as the first Presiding Bishop. The first ordination of a priest in the United States was Fr. Charles Hampton, later a Bishop. The first Regionary Bishop for the American Province was the Rt. Rev. Irving S. Cooper (1919-1935).
Membership
Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 5,800 |
0 |
0 |
5,800 |
21 |
|||
2003 | 5,800 |
0 |
0 |
5,800 |
21 |
|||
2002 | 6,500 |
32 |
0 |
6,500 |
24 |
|||
2000 | 6,500 |
32 |
0 |
6,500 |
27 |
|||
1996 | 6,500 |
0 |
0 |
6,500 |
16 |
|||
1987 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2,800 |
34 |
|||
1986 | 2,600 |
0 |
200 |
2,800 |
33 |
|||
1985 | 2,500 |
0 |
0 |
2,500 |
31 |
|||
1973 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2,963 |
29 |
|||
1972 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,500 |
18 |
|||
1971 | 1,500 |
0 |
0 |
1,500 |
18 |
Clergy
Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 41 |
2 | 1 |
44 |
||
2003 | 50 |
2 | 1 |
53 |
||
2002 | 59 |
0 | 0 |
59 |
||
2000 | 57 |
0 | 0 |
57 |
||
1996 | 54 |
0 | 0 |
54 |
||
1987 | 64 |
0 | 0 |
127 |
||
1986 | 58 |
0 | 0 |
130 |
||
1985 | 58 |
0 | 0 |
121 |
||
1973 | 61 |
0 | 0 |
107 |
||
1972 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
84 |
Education
Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | 3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
||
1985 | 3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
||
1971 | 2 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
Finance
Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
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There is no data yet |