
His Holiness Charles Hill, PhD, DD,
Cardinal-Patriarch and Pontiff of the Ancient Catholic Church, Global
His Holiness the Most Reverend Lord Charles Cardinal Hill, Sr., Ph.D., D.D. beginning his ministry in the African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion which he pastored in for 14 years. Upon leaving the AMEZ, he became active in the Church of God In Christ (COGIC), at which time he traveled across the country preaching and working in the field of evangelism under the leadership of the late Bishop Wyoming Wells. Bishop Hill later met with Bishop Moore, Bishop Thomas,and Bishop Metz. They then formed Ambassadors for Christ Ministries of America in 1980. Bishop Hill was elected to the office of Bishop and consecrated in 1987.
In 1997, His Eminence was elected to Presiding Bishop and Chairman of the Board of Bishops. On June 7, 2009 he was joined the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches (CEEC), a Charismatics Anglican Church and was consecrated and brought into an Anglican Apostolic Succession by Archbishop Kenneth Grimble.
After talks concerning his future role and jurisdiction within the CEEC broke down, Bishop Hill soon left the CEEC and later joined the Holy Catholic Church International (HCCI), led by its Patriarch the Most Reverend Lord Heyward "Paul" Ewart III. He was consecrated "sub-conditione" and brought into their Old Catholic Apostolic Succession at the hands of Metropolitan-Archbishop Williams Malloy by the direct decree of the Patriarch, being made Archbishop within the HCCI while still retaining autonomous leadership of AFCMOA. After some time had passed, Archbishop Hill was granted a canonical leave from the HCCI, leading his jurisdiction as Patriarch.
In 2016, Patriarch Charles Hill was elected and recognized as "Cardinal-Patriarch" of the AFCMOA by the Pontiff of the Ancient Catholic Church during their Holy Convocation.
In July of 2017, as Patriarch Hill passed his See to his successor Archbishop Frank Bobo, Patriarch Hill assumed the position of Supreme Pontiff and Patriarch of the Ancient Catholic Church (an Old Catholic Church).
Patriarch Charles Hill also holds an Associates Degree in Business Management, double Bachelors Degree in Religious Education and Pastoral Counseling, double Masters in Church Administration and Clinical Psychology, a Doctorate of Divinity, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Theology, and Leadership Training. Patriarch Hill has traveled all over the world preaching the gospel and teaching, conducting seminars, leadership workshops, etc.
Cardinal Hill's vision is to seek the lost and help those in despair. This is a work that His Holiness does not take lightly.