Definition of Old Catholic. Meaning of Old Catholic. Synonyms of Old Catholic

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Definition of Old Catholic

Old Catholic
Catholic Cath"o*lic, n. 1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church. 2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. Old Catholic, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp. that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary to the ancient Catholic faith.

Meaning of Old Catholic from wikipedia

- The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches, or Old Catholic movement, designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe...
- The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands (Dutch: Oud-Katholieke Kerk van Nederland), sometimes Jansenist Church of Holland, is an Old Catholic jurisdiction...
- of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches, most commonly referred to by the short form Union of Utrecht, is a federation of Old Catholic Churches, nationally...
- Old Roman Catholic may refer to: Old Catholic Church, all Old Catholics Old Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain Old Roman Catholic Church of America...
- The Old Catholic Mariavite Church refers to one of two independent Christian churches, both of which can be dated from 1906 but which became distinct post...
- Nordic Catholic Church (NCC; Norwegian: den nordisk-katolske kirke), formerly known as the Lutheran Free Synod of Norway, is an Old Catholic church body...
- National Catholic Church Community Catholic Church of Canada Canonical Old Roman Catholic Church Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch Christ Catholic Church...
- of the Catholic Church, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia...
- Willoughby had been consecrated as bishop by Arnold Harris Mathew of the Old Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain, but had later been disowned by Mathew. Wedgwood...
- movement of clergy and laity who self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Independent Catholic) and form "micro-churches claiming apostolic...