Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht

E1699

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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches	12
Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands	9
Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht canonical	5
Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches	5
Archdiocese of Utrecht (Old Catholic)	1
Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht	1
Old Catholic Church in Germany	1
Old Catholic Church of Austria	1
Old Catholic Church of Germany	1
Old Catholic Churches	1
Old Catholic churches	1
Polish Catholic Church in Poland	1
Union of Utrecht churches	1
central episcopal assembly of the Union of Utrecht	1
communion of Old Catholic churches in the Union of Utrecht	1

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 ⓘ surface form: Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed validity of seven sacraments ⓘ
memberChurch	Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland ⓘ Old Catholic Church in the Philippines ⓘ Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Catholic Church of Austria Old Catholic Church of Croatia ⓘ Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland ⓘ surface form: Old Catholic Church of France Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Church → hasEcumenicalAgreementWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht → memberChurch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht → memberChurch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of Germany

Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht → memberChurch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of Austria

Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht → memberChurch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish Catholic Church in Poland

Old Catholicism → hasBranch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Old Catholicism → hasBranch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholicism → hasBranch → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church in Germany

Old Catholicism → hasOrganization → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Philippine Independent Church → inFullCommunionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

Old Catholic Church in the Philippines → isMemberOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference → partOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference → role → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: central episcopal assembly of the Union of Utrecht

International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference → relatedTo → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Utrecht → hasReligiousInstitution → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht

Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic → memberOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → memberOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → communion → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → denominationalFamily → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht churches

Old Catholic Church of Croatia → communion → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Croatia → partOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Croatia → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Old Catholic Church of Italy → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic churches

Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark → memberOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark → denominationalFamily → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark → ecclesiasticalCommunion → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Sweden and Denmark → hasInternationalAffiliation → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches

Apostolic Succession → isAffirmedBy → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Austria → communion → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

IBC → memberOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

subject surface form: International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

IBC → hasMember → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

subject surface form: International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

IBC → governsIn → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

subject surface form: International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference

this entity surface form: communion of Old Catholic churches in the Union of Utrecht

Polish National Catholic Church (historically) → historicalAffiliation → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

subject surface form: Polish National Catholic Church

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Germany → partOf → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Old Catholic Church of Germany → communionWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands

Archbishop of Utrecht → associatedWith → Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Utrecht (Old Catholic)