International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference

International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
Internationale Altkatholische Bischofskonferenz
Abbreviation	IBC
Formation	September 24, 1889 (1889-09-24)
Founded at	Utrecht, Netherlands
Headquarters	Utrecht, Netherlands
Region	Europe
President	Archbishop Joris Vercammen
Main organ	Conference
Parent organization	Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

The International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference or International Bishops' Conference (IBC) is the synod of bishops of Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches (UU) member churches.^[1] It is analogous to but not a metropolia.^[2] It is similar to the Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion. Like the Lambeth Conference, it is not a legislative body.

According to the UU,^[3] the responsibilities of the IBC include:

maintain community between member churches of the UU
"taking a stand in controversial questions of faith and related ethical behaviours as well as in church order"
make formal authoritative UU statements about faith and principles^[4]
regulate ecumenical "relationships with other churches and religious communities"^[5]
accept churches into the UU
accept bishops into the IBC

The archbishop of Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht is ex officio the president of the IBC.^[6]

The bishops of UU member churches meet yearly.

References

"IBC". utrechter-union.org. Utrecht, NL: Utrechter Union der Altkatholischen Kirchen. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Smit, Peter-Ben (2011). Old Catholic and Philippine independent ecclesiologies in history: the catholic church in every place. Brill's Series in Church History. 52. Leiden: Brill (Brill European History and Culture E-Books Online). doi:10.1163/ej.9789004206472.i-548.19. ISBN 9004206477.

The Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Unifying institutions	Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference International Old Catholic Congresses

Member churches	Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Old Catholic Church of Austria Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic Polish Catholic Church (see below for PNCC based in the United States)

Dependent jurisdictions	Old Catholic Church of Croatia Old Catholic Mission in France Old Catholic Church in Sweden and Denmark

Churches in full communion	Anglican Communion Philippine Independent Church

Churches no longer in communion	Old Catholic Church in Italy Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC; based in the United States)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 131124966

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