The President of Union Theological Institute and Seminary, UTI, Port Harcourt, Calixtus Oke has been consecrated a bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Nigeria.
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| Most Reverend Calixtus Oke, Bishop Metropolitan, Old Catholic Prelature of the Good Shepherd, Nigeria |
Bishop Calixtus Oke who also doubles as the Rector of the institution which runs an affiliate degree programmes I in Divinities with the Covenant Christian University Lahore, Pakistan, was consecrated in line with tradition by two prelates of the Orthodox Anglican Communion.
The consecration which took place on the 22 of December, 2022, was held at the Orthodox Anglican Communion All Saints Cathedral Ogbakwu, in Owerri-West local government area of Imo State.
Archbishop Prof. Samuel Nnabugwu Baaba, led the consecration and assisted by Bishop Columba Obumnaeke Okereke of the Orthodox Anglican Church Owerri diocese.
Both consecrating prelates enjoy apostolic lines of Succession in line with ancient tradition, which includes, Orthodox, Anglican and Old Catholic lines.
Apostolic Succession lines
Orthodox and Old Catholic Lines
Ignatius Elias II (1847) - Partriach of The Syriac Orthodox Partriachate of Antioch
Ignatius Jakoob II (1847)
Joseph Pulikottil (12 Feb 1865)
Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvarez (29 July 1889)
Joseph Rene` Vilatte (29 May 1892)
Carmel Henry Cafora (7 April 1907)
Roman W. Slocinski (30 May 1921)
Paul William Adolph Schultz, Snr. (29 June 1927)
Paul Christian Gerald William Schultz, Jnr. (31 Oct 1974)
Jurgen Bless (4 Jan 1986)
Paul Scheibler ( )
Robert Joseph Godfrey (6 Aug 1995)
Scott Earle McLaughlin (1 May 1999)
Chukwuereka Iheanachor (30 Sept 2011)
Christopher I. Umane (30 Oct 2011)
Samuel N. Baaba (24 May 2016)
Calixtus Oke (22 Dec 2022)
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Anglican Lines of Succession
Fredrick Cornwallis - (1768 - 1783 Archbishop of Canterbury) (19 Feb 1750)
John Moore (Archbishop of Canterbury) (12 Feb 1775)
William White (4 Feb 1787)
John Henry Hopkins (31 Oct 1832)
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle (1 May 1867)
James De Wolf Perry (6 Jan 1911)
Henry Knox (14 Oct 1930)
Arthur C. Lichtenberger (5 April 1951)
Albert Arthur Chambers (1 Oct 1962)
Charles Dale David Doren (28 Jan 1978) & Jurgen Bless (4 Jan 1986)
Samuel Paul Scheibler ( )
Herbert Groce & Robert Godfrey (6 Aug 1995)
Scott Earle McLaughlin (1 May 1999)
Chukwuereka Iheanachor (30 Sept 2011)
Christopher I. Umane (30 Oct 2011)
Samuel N. Baaba (24 May 2016)
Calixtus Oke (22 Dec 2022)
Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/gnostickos/bishopsbless
http://Semclaughlin.orthodoxanglican.net/succession/succession2.pdf
www.christianepiscopal.ca/orders.html
Website of the Orthodox Anglican Communion
Website of St. Andrew's Theological College & Seminary
