CHURCH UPDATES
1524-2025
The 501st Anniversary of
The
Patriarchate of the West-Indies
This May 11th, 2021 Marks The 501st Anniversary of Our Church!!
At the request of King Ferdinand 'The Catholic', king of Spain and the West Indies, the Patriarchate of the West-Indies was reluctantly created in the year 1524 AD by the decree of Pope Clement VII of Rome, the Patriarch of the West. After years of reluctance of the Vatican, the Patriarchate of the West-Indies was created. Pope Clement VII consecrated His Excellency Antonio de Rojas Manrique, the Archbishop of Granada, Spain, to be the 1st Patriarch of the West-Indies
Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique, the 1st Patriarch of the West Indies served from May 24, 1524 - June 27, 1527
Holy Synod,
February 2025 is Coming!
Dates and locations are in the works.
Topics include:
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the Ordination of the Bishop of the Diocese of Thomonde
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the election of a 2nd Bishop for the Haitians
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the Clergy and laity of Haiti, their plight, health, etc.
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Ecumenical Relations w/the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht, & the Assyrian Church o the East
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desired talks and works with the Opposition Leader of Bahamas and other governmental matters in the West-Indies
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desired talks with His Majesty the King of Spain