Aglipayan Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente)
Philippine national church founded in 1902 by Gregorio Aglipay and Isabelo de los Reyes after the Philippine Revolution. ~1–2 million adherents; in full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA) and Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.
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BITE breakdown
0 — Philippine national church (1902 schism from Rome); mainstream Old-Catholic-style governance with full communion ties.
In context
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), commonly called the Aglipayan Church, broke from Rome in 1902 in the wake of the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The church adopted a Trinitarian Old-Catholic-style polity in the mid-20th century and is in full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA, since 1961) and the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht (1965). Mainstream low-control voluntary participation; significant social-justice and progressive political tradition.
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Timeline
- 1902Founded by Gregorio Aglipay and Isabelo de los Reyes
- 1961Concordat of full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA)
Sources
- Lewis Bliss Whittemore, 'The Struggle for Freedom: History of the Philippine Independent Church' (1961)
- IFI Supreme Council statements
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