The Reformed Catholic Church of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

(Anglican Rite) ( es, Iglesia Católica Reformada de Venezuela) is a member jurisdiction of the Latin-American Anglican Church, a part of the global

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, and has received recognition from the Conservative Anglican Church of North America, a small United States-based group. It is therefore not a part of the

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or the

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History

The jurisdiction was inaugurated in June 2008 by Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans who rejected (among other things) the Roman Catholic ban on married priests. News reports claimed church leadership expressed support for some of the policies of President Hugo Chávez. Several high-ranking prelates in the

have criticized the new jurisdiction for attempting to divide the larger Catholic Church, and asked Roman Catholics to avoid the church.

References

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External links

Website of the Orthodox Anglican Communion
Christian organizations established in 2008 Anglican denominations established in the 21st century Churches in Venezuela Independent Catholic denominations