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Episcopal Coat of Arms of
His Eminence,
+The Most Reverend Russell Francis Coates, Jr., FDP,
M.Div.
FDP Founder
The lines of Apostolic Succession of our Bishop and Founder proceed from the Episcopal lineage of Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa(b. in 1888; d. in 1961) and preceding lines dating to Pope Leo XIII of the Latin Rite and also Bishop Dionisio's Jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church, the See of Saint Mark (Alexandria/ Greek Orthodox Rite).
+The Most Reverend Russell F. Coates, Jr., FDP, M.Div.
Metropolitan and Presiding Bishop
TRINITARIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Consecrated to the Episcopacy May 23, 2004
for
The Metropolitan Diocese of Rocky Hill (USA)