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[Trinitarian Catholic Church]
2005-2009

   This Site Was Last Updated on : 2/22/09

 
Welcome. . . .

Greetings and may God bless you abundantly!

If you are visiting our site for the first time, I want to welcome you. You may be someone who already knows us, or one of the many who is surprised to learn that there is actually another “Catholic” Church. If you fall into the latter category, it may be difficult for you to understand who we are, so we sincerely hope that the information on these pages and those of the Franciscans of Divine Providence will provide you with some useful information.

The simple explanation of who we are is to tell you that we are Catholics, but we are not “Roman” Catholics. We are a valid, autocephalous Catholic Jurisdiction that is not in union with Rome. Our clergy are ordained in Apostolic Succession according to the recognized Rite of Ordination that is used to ordain clergy in the Roman Catholic Church. We belong to an ever-growing movement of Catholic laity and clergy who wish to remain true to our Catholic faith while standing firmly in opposition to certain dogmas, policies and pronouncements of the Roman Church.

In doing so, we have not chosen to become Protestants, even though we have great love and respect for our many Protestant sisters and brothers. Rather we have chosen, by the grace of God, to reclaim our Catholic faith and to repair the Church in the name of Jesus Christ. From small beginnings, we are working to form a truly Catholic Church which does not discriminate against any of God’s people: a Church where the poor, the alienated, the disenfranchised and all those who are seeking an open and affirming welcome will find a home at long last.

Building a Church is never an easy task. Read the Acts of the Apostles and other writings about the Early Christian era and you’ll soon understand what I mean. We can be quite thankful that present day civil authorities have long since abandoned the practice of throwing Christians to the lions. Even so, we share in many of the difficulties and obstacles that our sisters and brothers experienced in the Early Judeo-Christian community as well as a number of new obstacles that are particular to our modern world. Thankfully, because of the Internet and other modern means of communication, we can do some things that they could not have imagined. The fact that you found us online and are reading about us is proof of that.

If after reading about us, you feel called to the Catholic faith and wish to join our Church, or would simply like to write to us, we would like to hear from you. We are still very much a grass-roots vision of the Church, so it may take some time before you find a TCC parish in your area. Since we're not in competition with other independent, Catholic Churches, we'd be happy to help you find an open and welcoming Church in your area, if it turns out that we don't have a parish where you live. Write to us and we'll help you get some information. Please come back and visit our web pages often as that we will be adding to it from time to time.

May the peace and love of God be with you always!

Your brother, in Christ,

+Bishop Russell

+The Most Reverend Russell F. Coates, Jr., FDP, M.Div.
Metropolitan and Presiding Bishop

 

TRINITARIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Metropolitan Diocese of Rocky Hill
Res: 967 Elms Common Drive, #212
Rocky Hill, Connecticut  06067-1816  USA

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