Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht

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Christian church communion Old Catholic church body religious organization

The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.

Aliases (13)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian church communion → Old Catholic church body → religious organization →
allows	contraception → divorce and remarriage in some circumstances → married clergy →
communionHeadquarters	Utrecht →
dateOfUnionFormation	late 19th century →
emphasizes	collegiality of bishops → ecumenism → laity participation in church governance → synodality →
engagesIn	ecumenical dialogue with the Anglican Communion → ecumenical dialogue with the Orthodox churches → ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church →
foundedAsReactionTo	First Vatican Council → dogma of papal infallibility defined in 1870 →
governance	episcopal polity →
governingBody	International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference →
hasCharacteristic	more liberal approach to doctrine → more liberal approach to practice →
hasPositionOnHomosexuality	generally affirming or inclusive →
language	various European languages →
liturgicalRite	Latin liturgical heritage → Western liturgical tradition →
maintainsDoctrine	Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed → validity of seven sacraments →
memberChurch	Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland → Old Catholic Church in the Philippines → Old Catholic Church of Austria → Old Catholic Church of Croatia → Old Catholic Church of France → Old Catholic Church of Germany → Old Catholic Church of Italy → Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark → Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic → Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands → Polish Catholic Church in Poland →
ordains	women to the diaconate → women to the episcopate → women to the priesthood →
orientation	Catholic → non‑Roman Catholic →
recognizesSacramentsOf	Anglican Communion →
region	Europe →
rejectsDoctrine	papal infallibility → universal jurisdiction of the pope →
religion	Christianity →
sharesApostolicSuccessionWith	Anglican Communion →
theologicalTradition	Old Catholicism →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") → Old Catholic Church of Croatia ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") → Old Catholic Church of Germany ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") → Old Catholic Church of Italy ("Old Catholic churches") → Old Catholic Church of Slovakia ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Slovakia ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") → Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark ("Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") →	communionWith
Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ("Old Catholic Church of Germany") → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ("Old Catholic Church of Austria") → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ("Polish Catholic Church in Poland") →	memberChurch
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Slovakia ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark ("Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") →	memberOf
Old Catholic Church of Austria ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Croatia ("Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Slovakia →	communion
Old Catholicism ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") → Old Catholicism ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholicism ("Old Catholic Church in Germany") →	hasBranch
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Croatia ("Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches") → Old Catholic Church of Germany ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") →	partOf
Old Catholic Church of Slovakia ("Union of Utrecht churches") → Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark →	denominationalFamily
Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark →	ecclesiasticalCommunion
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference ("communion of Old Catholic churches in the Union of Utrecht") →	governsIn
Episcopal Church →	hasEcumenicalAgreementWith
Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark ("Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches") →	hasInternationalAffiliation
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") →	hasMember
Old Catholicism ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") →	hasOrganization
Utrecht ("Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht") →	hasReligiousInstitution
Polish National Catholic Church ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") →	historicalAffiliation
Philippine Independent Church →	inFullCommunionWith
Apostolic Succession ("Old Catholic Churches") →	isAffirmedBy
Old Catholic Church in the Philippines ("Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches") →	isMemberOf
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference ("Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands") →	relatedTo
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference ("central episcopal assembly of the Union of Utrecht") →	role