About
The United Holy
Caribbean Apostolic Church
"...ONE LORD..."
Your success starts with Christianity; your Christianity starts with the Blessed Trinity: God our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the All-Holy Spirit! We as the Church of God, the Body of Christ, are determined to see you prosper and be in good health, beginning with your salvation provided by the Savior Christ Jesus, the Son of the Living God through His Church to you!
"...ONE FAITH..."
Life is full of problems; Faith has the only solution. The solution is simple, yet all powerful, and it starts with this historic saying: "I believe in One God, the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth." God has a place and plan for you in all things; come to the United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church and see God's loving plans for you!
"...ONE BAPTISM..."
The United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church is a dedicated family of Clergy and laity here to help you. As Christians, we endeavour to serve the Lord Jesus Christ. That means we are here to help and serve YOU, to help be YOUR blessing, to help YOU embrace all of YOUR true benefits!
One, Holy,
Catholic, Apostolic
The United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church, being the Latin Patriarchate of the West Indies once left vacant but now restored to work by means of the grace of God given through apostolic succession, is an apostolic Church ministering to the people of Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiti, St Thomas, Panama, Maryland, Michigan, and other regions of the Caribbean and North America.
Dedicated Clergy and laity - all dedicated Christians, followers of the Lord Jesus Christ - live out their lives representing and sharing the Gospel of the Lord in speech and in deed, drawing men, women, and children to the loving embrace of God our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the All-Holy Spirit, Blessed Trinity.
Our Sacred Doctrines and Blessed Sacraments are as old as Christianity itself.
Church History In A Glimpse...
The United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church traces its historic origins back to the Holy Apostles, who themselves were saved, trained, and sent by the Lord Jesus Christ. The Church of Rome, led by its first bishop Saint Linus the Apostle (himself made Bishop by Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles), grew in prominence as its missionary vision expanded. By the agreement of the entirety of the Church, the Bishop of Rome was regarded as "the Pope of Rome and Patriarch of the West". During its history in communion with the rest of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, the Roman Papacy planted several other dioceses, Archdiocese and Patriarchates including the Patriarch of Venice and the Patriarch of Grado.
The Pope of Rome, along side His Majesty Ferdinand 2nd and Her Majesty Isabelle of Spain - formaly honored by the Church as "the Catholic Monarchs" for the defense of the faith - pushed to spread the gospel of the Kingdom of heaven and establish territories in foreign lands far west. In 1493 a.d., after the voyages of Christopher Columbus and others established settlements in the "new worlds of the Americas and the Caribbean", King Ferdinand 2nd the "Catholic King" requested that the Pope of Rome establish a Patriarchate for the West Indies; this request was denied by Pope Leo X. Upon the insistence of the Catholic Monarchs and after years of reluctance from the Vatican, Pope Clement VII of Rome enthroned Bishop Antonio de Rojas Manrique of Burgos as the 1st Patriarch of the West Indies on May 11th, 1524 a.d.
While this would established the patriarchate as requested by Spain, it was initially decreed to be titular. After several centuries and holders of the title, the Vatican would allow the Patriarchate to be left Vacant in the early 1960's.
On June 20th, 2014, the Most Reverend Charles Hill, an Old Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop and Patriarch consecrated the Reverend Trevor "ELIHU" Greene to the position of Metropolitan of New York and Archbishop of the United States. On August 1st, 2015, the All-Holy Spirit led the Synod to make the official and unanimous decision to adopt the name "The Holy Orthodox Catholic Church of Trinidad and Tobago". The official decree to become a standing and canonical National Catholic Church also came by way of the recognition and mutual ratification of the College of Bishops of the Worldwide Communion of Catholic and Apostolic Churches (their last canonical act under the leadership of Archbishop John Parnell before his removal by the Brazilian National Catholic Church). The Patriarchate was officially deemed to be led by the "Metropolitan-Archbishop of Port of Spain, Patriarch and Primate of All Trinidad and Tobago", carrying the jurisdiction of the surrounding Caribbean islands.
In 2019, the Synod voted to resurrect the long-dormant and neglected Patriarchate of the West Indies, thus fulfilling the original vision and call of God upon this Church. The name would once again change, signifying its expansion and apostolic call to "The United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church". In the same year, "the Diocese of Detroit and Arima" was established. It would later be renamed the "Diocese of Arima", under the archiepiscopal care of Patriarch Greene and with then-Archpriest Jerome handling its affairs.
May of 2021, the Patriarchate consecrated the Most Reverend Lord Jerome 'Ephraim' Chandler as the 1st ever Orthodox Catholic Bishop of Arima, Trinidad and Tobago.
In July of 2022, the Patriarchate established the Orthodox Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nassau with the consecration of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau and all the Bahamas.
In May of 2023 during the 1st Antilles Synod, the Caribbean Apostolic Church solidified contact and unity with clergy in Haiti, receiving them into communion.
On May 11th, 2024, the United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church officially began the year-long celebration of its 500th anniversary.
In Fall of 2023 during the 2nd Antilles Synod, His Beatitude the Patriarch declared the Province of Haiti to be officially launched under his own Apostolic covering until the proper time of the consecration of Haiti's first Orthodox Catholic Bishops.
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