Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines)

Seal of the Apostolic Catholic Church
Apostolic Catholic Church
ClassificationWestern Christian
OrientationIndependent Catholic, Protestant
PolityEpiscopal
PatriarchJuan Almario E. M. Calampiano
AssociationsNational Council of Churches in the Philippines
Canadian Council of Churches
Christian Conference of Asia
World Council of Churches (through NCCP)
RegionPhilippines, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Russia and the Pacific Islands.
HeadquartersNational Shrine of Ina Poon Bato
FounderJohn Florentine L. Teruel and Maria Virginia Peñaflor Leonzon
Origin1991
 Philippines
Separated fromRoman Catholicism
Congregations192
Members5,000,000 (2009 estimate)[1]
10,000,000 (2015 estimate)
Tertiary institutionsCollege of the Most Holy Trinity and
Colegio de Santa Maria Virginia Leonzon[2]
Official websitehttps://acc.org.ph/

The Apostolic Catholic Church (ACC) (Filipino: Apostolika't Katolikang Simbahan or Simbahang Apostolika Katolika; Spanish: iglesia católica apostólica) is an Independent Catholic denomination established in 1992 by John Florentine L. Teruel.[3][4] The ACC has its origin as a Catholic organization founded in the 1970s in Hermosa, Bataan.

  1. ^ National Council of Churches in the Philippines. "Our Member Churches". Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. ^ "The Church". acc-ingkong.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29.
  3. ^ Esmaquel II, Paterno (13 September 2017). "Christian churches on drug war: 'Stop the slaughter!'". RAPPLER. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Apostolic church patriarch and founding bishop". The Manila Times. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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