From Jesus Christ, through Peter and John, in unbroken succession.
The Rt Revd Brent Edward Whetstone, 1st Bishop of the Anglican Ordinariate of Saint George, stands within three historic lines of consecration — the Roman–Old Catholic, the English, and the Antiochian–Jacobite — all rooted in the apostolic Church.
One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
Click any line to explore the bishops in succession — from the apostles to today.
Roman – Old Catholic Succession
From St Peter at Rome, through the See of Rome and the line of Antonio Barberini, into the Old Catholic Church of Utrecht and onward to the Anglican Ordinariate of Saint George.
English Succession
From St John the Apostle through the Gallican fathers to St Augustine of Canterbury, the Archbishops of Canterbury, and into the wider Anglican episcopate.
Antiochian – Jacobite Succession
From St Peter at Antioch through the Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch, the consecration of Vilatte in Ceylon, and into the Western independent Catholic and Anglican churches.
“As the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”John 20:21