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| The Most Reverend Darel Chase | |
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| Patriarch of the African Episcopal Church | |
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| Church | African Episcopal Church |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 2004 by John Patrick Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darel E. Chase |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Occupation | Pastor |
Darel Chase is an African-American religious leader, associated with several Christian denominations in the Anglican realignment and Convergence Movement.
Biography
Darel Chase was born in New Jersey, and grew up in an Anglican household. By his early adulthood, he was a licensed and ordained Baptist preacher, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. He then served in several Christian denominations, and was regularized as deacon and priest in the United Evangelical Episcopal Church.
In 2001, Chase was affirmed as an apostle through the National Pentecostal Holiness Assemblies; and between 2004 and 2005, he was consecrated into the episcopacy and enthroned as archbishop-patriarch. On April 5, 2005, Chase established the International Communion of the Abyssinian Apostolic Church (currently the African Episcopal Church).
On April 27, 2019, Chase consecrated Jack Lumanog formally of the Anglican Church in North America into the episcopacy.
Associated denominations
African Episcopal Church
The African Episcopal Church, originally named the Apostolic Anglican Church of America and then the Abyssinian Apostolic Church, and was one of the founding provinces of the Apostolic Communion of Anglican Churches. The African Episcopal Church, like its predecessor organizations, is a predominantly Black and African-American Christian denomination within the Convergence Movement.
As of December 2024, the African Episcopal Church consisted of 5 international provinces, primarily within the African diaspora. It's US province claims 5 dioceses, 5 bishops, 43 parishes, 47 clergy, and 2 schools. The majority of its claimed dioceses and parishes are located within the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Its Ugandan province, the Reformed Anglican Church (Province of Uganda), joined in 2023 after the expulsion of a Church of Uganda priest in 2017.
Apostolic Communion of Anglican Churches
The Apostolic Communion of Anglican Churches is another Christian denomination in the Convergence Movement, founded in 2005 by Chase. As of December 2024, the Apostolic Communion of Anglican Churches consisted of 5 member provinces: the Gospel Anglican Church Worldwide, the Anglican Church of the Caribbean and New Granada, the Episcopal Anglican Church of South India, the United Evangelical Episcopal Church, and the African Episcopal Church.
References
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- Sseruyigo, Aaron (2018-01-10). "Man guilty of misusing church funds names himself Bishop". Uganda Christian News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- Kakeeto, Moses. "Expelled Church of Uganda priest starts his own church, names self-Bishop". Newz Post. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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- "Clergy Directory: 2023". The International Communion of the African Episcopal Church. 2022-07-26. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "The Apostolic Communion of Anglican Churches – Scripture + Spirit + Sacrament". Apostolic Communion of Anglican Churches. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
The Apostolic Communion Anglican Churches was initially established April 2005, and is an international faith communion of like-minded believers in Christ Jesus, sharing the rich history and heritage of the Church and exercising the freedom of multi-cultural and spiritual expression.
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