Table of Apostolic Succession

The records of Episcopal Consecration for all Roman Catholic Bishops in our Line of Succession, prior toHis Eminence, Scipione Cardinal Rebiba are located in the Archives of the Vatican.

All of the Popes since December 8, 1700, except for two, trace their Apostolic Succession from the sameHis Eminence, Scipione Cardinal Rebiba.

Archbishop Ford shares a common Ecclesiastical Source of Holy Orders with these Roman Pontiffs; the vast majority of Roman Catholic Bishops in the United States, Europe, Australia and South America; the Bishops of the Utrecht Union of Old Catholic Churches; and the Bishops of the Polish National Catholic Church.

Most of the Traditionalist Catholic Bishops throughout the world, including those descended from Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa share this same Ecclesiastical Source and Heritage, as also a number of Bishops of the “continuing” Anglican Churches and the Philippine Independent Catholic Church.

Dates recorded below indicate the Date of Episcopal Consecration.

SCIPIONE CARDINAL REBIBA (see footnote #1)

Archbishop of Albano; Prelate to the Papal Court consecrated Bishop - May 14, 1541

GIULIO CARDINAL SANTORO

Archbishop of Saint Severine; Prelate to the Papal Court - March 12, 1566

GIROLAMO CARDINAL BERNERI, O.P.

Bishop of Albano; Prelate to the Papal Court - September 7, 1586