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Since 25 December 2007, the Celtic Orthodox Church has been united with the French Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of the Gauls, forming the Communion of Western Orthodox Churches (CWOC).
History
Foundation
The Celtic Orthodox Church was founded in the 20th century by Jean-Pierre (Clodoald) Danyel. He was ordained priest by the Mariavite bishop of France in 1951, after failing to obtain an ordination from any Russian, Romanian or Greek E. Orthodox bishop. However, he doubted the E. Orthodox and Catholic church would recognise the validity of his ordination. Thus, he "received all the orders again on 1 March 1953" from Metropolitan Lutgen of Antwerp of the Église catholique du rite dominicain. Lutgen had received his episcopal consecration from Hugh George de Willmott Newman. After this, Danyel decided to work to restore the ancient Celtic Church of Brittany, and took the name of one of the Christian founding saints of Britanny, Tugdual.
Danyel founded the Abbaye de la Saint Présence at Bois-Juhel, Saint-Dolay, "where he lived as an hermit in emulation of the ancient Celtic monks." He "soon attracted disciples", and was elected as the first bishop of the restored Celtic Church. He was consecrated bishop in 1957 by archbishop Irenaeus of Arles (Comte Charles-Borromée d'Eschevannes), primate of the Sainte Église catholique Gallicane autocéphale. Danyel got the title of "Bishop of Redon". On 19 December 1959, Danyel proclaimed himself metropolitan, under the title Tugdual I, Archbishop of Dôl. Danyel "revived Druidi rites", and added to his title "Sa Blancheur l'Humble" ("His Whiteness the Humble") which he claimed was of Druidic origin. His full title was therefore: "His Whiteness the Humble Tugdual I, Archbishop of Dôl, Abbot of Saint-Dolay, Kayermo and Keroussek, primate of the Holy Celtic Church, President of all the non-Roman Christian and Apostolic Churches".
In 1963 or 1964, the church consisted of 10 bishops and two to three lay people.
Death of the founder
On 11 August 1968, Danyel died.
In 1996, the Celtic Orthodox Church canonised Danyel, its founder.
See also
- Ancient British Church in North America
- Free Protestant Episcopal Church (now renamed "Anglican Free Communion")
References
- ^ Pearson, Joanne (27 June 2007). Wicca and the Christian Heritage: ritual, sex and magic. Taylor & Francis. pp. 51–2. ISBN 978-0-415-25413-7. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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