Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines)
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. The ACC has its origin as a Catholic organization founded in the 1970s in Hermosa, Bataan.
Apostolic Catholic Church | |
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| Classification | Western Christian |
| Orientation | Independent Catholic, Protestant |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Patriarch | Juan Almario E. M. Calampiano |
| Associations | National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Canadian Council of Churches Christian Conference of Asia World Council of Churches (through NCCP) |
| Region | Philippines, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Russia and the Pacific Islands. |
| Headquarters | Shrine of the Paraclete |
| Founder | John Florentine L. Teruel and Maria Virginia Peñaflor Leonzon |
| Origin | 1991 Philippines |
| Separated from | Roman Catholicism |
| Congregations | 192 |
| Members | 5,000,000 (2009 estimate) 10,000,000 (2015 estimate) |
| Tertiary institutions | College of the Most Holy Trinity and Colegio de Santa Maria Virginia Leonzon |
| Official website | https://acc.org.ph/ |
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