Old Catholic Church in Italy

The Old Catholic Church in Italy (Italian: Chiesa Vetero-Cattolica in Italia) was a Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches (UU) mission in Italy until 2011. Some former missions are in full communion with the Anglican Communion.

The church was a mission of the bishop of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland (CKS) until 2011. In June of that year CKS Bishop Harald Rein, in agreement with the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference, decided that the UU would end its mission in Italy "due to the problematic internal situation." The parishes were "offered a model that guarantees their continued pastoral care."[1] For example, a once Old Catholic parish in Florence is now under the jurisdiction of the Church of England.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Weyermann, Maja (2011-06-21). "International Old Catholic Bishops Conference (IBC) withdraws from the parishes in Italy" (Press release). Utrecht, NL: Utrechter Union der Altkatholischen Kirchen. Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
2. ^ Compare changed footer of additional archived page with "[Flash based website]". vincenzodilerins.it (in Italian). Florence, IT: Parrocchia San Vincenzo di Lerins. Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-13.

## External links

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* Official site at the Wayback Machine (archived December 4, 2010) (in Italian)

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The Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Unifying institutions|

* Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
* International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
* International Old Catholic Congresses

Member churches|

* Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
* Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany
* Old Catholic Church of Austria
* Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
* Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
* Polish-Catholic Church (not to be confused with PNCC based in the United States, see below)

Dependent jurisdictions|

* Old Catholic Church of Croatia
* Old Catholic Mission in France
* Old Catholic Church in Sweden and Denmark

Churches in full communion|

* Anglican Communion
* Church of Sweden
* Philippine Independent Church

Churches no longer in communion|

* Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC; based in the United States)

Defunct Churches|

* Old Catholic Church in Italy

Derivatives|

* Union of Scranton

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*[CKS]: Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
*[UU]: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
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