IBC

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IBC is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference, a governing body of Old Catholic bishops.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
episcopal conference
governing body
abbreviation IBC
associatedWith Utrecht, Netherlands
composedOf Old Catholic bishops
cooperatesWith Anglican Communion
World Council of Churches
coordinates policies of Old Catholic churches
decisionMakingProcess synodal
ecclesiasticalStatus independent of the Roman Catholic Church
establishedFor coordination of Old Catholic churches in communion
focusesOn ecumenical relations
maintenance of apostolic succession in Old Catholic churches
unity among Old Catholic churches
governs Old Catholic bishops
governsIn communion of Old Catholic churches in the Union of Utrecht
hasAuthorityOver bishops of member Old Catholic churches
hasCanonicalBasis statutes of the Union of Utrecht
hasChair presiding bishop of the Union of Utrecht
hasLanguage Dutch
English
German
hasMember Old Catholic Church of Austria
Old Catholic Church of Germany
Old Catholic Church of Switzerland
Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
Polish National Catholic Church (historical)
hasWebsite official website of the Union of Utrecht
meetsFrequency regularly
memberOf Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
oversees common pastoral concerns of Old Catholic churches
doctrinal matters within the Union of Utrecht
liturgical matters within the Union of Utrecht
primaryFunction governance of Old Catholic bishops at international level
religiousDenomination Old Catholic
religiousOrientation catholic but not Roman Catholic
religiousRite Western Christian
religiousTradition Old Catholic Church
scope international
standsFor International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
typeOfJurisdiction collegial


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