Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church
| Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church | |
|---|---|
| Iglesia Católica Apostólica Venezolana | |
| Classification | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Separated from | Catholic Church |
The Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church (ICAV - Iglesia Católica Apostólica Venezolana) was a short-lived politically inspired
Independent Catholic church in Venezuela.[1] It was revived in the twenty-first century after a hiatus of over fifty years and is currently led by Guillermo Pacheco Bornacelli, who serves as Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Juan Bautista.[2]
The church was initially created in 1947 by
Roman Catholic priest.[4] The new church adopted pearl-gray clerical dress in contrast to the Catholic Church's black, made Spanish the liturgical language instead of Latin, and permitted its clergy to marry; this resulted in formal excommunications of the highest degree.[5] The ICAV secured political backing by supporting the anti-Catholic agenda of the Democratic Action and Communist parties in Venezuela, and subsequently began to dissolve with the collapse of the 'Adeco' government.[6]
References
- ^ "Inicio". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "IGLESIA CATÓLICA APOSTÓLICA NACIONAL VENEZOLANA: Obispo Protector". icanven.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-22.
- ^ Jarvis, Edward. God, Land & Freedom: The True Story of ICAB, Apocryphile Press, Berkeley CA, 2018, pp.98-103
- ^ Jarvis, Edward. God, Land & Freedom: The True Story of ICAB, Apocryphile Press, Berkeley CA, 2018, pp.102-103
- New York Times, March 9, 1947, p.5
- ^ Conde Tudanca, Rodrigo. ‘Un Incidente Olvidado del Trienio Adeco: La Creacion de la Iglesia Católica, Apostólica, Venezolana’ (A Forgotten Incident of the Adeco Period: The Creation of the Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church), Boletín CIHEV No. 8, Yr. 5, Semester Jan.-June 1993, pp.41-81