
20 November 2021 — Bishop Jack Lumanog was in Louisville, KY for the Abyssinian Apostolic Church Convocation and served as co-consecrator for Bishop Chaun Johnson and regularized the orders for Bishop Charles E. Mitchell Sr.
Chief Consecrator was Archbishop Darel Chase and co-consecrators were Bishop Lumanog and Bishop Corey Jenkins.
Bishop Lumanog was consecrated on 27 April 2019 according to the ordination rite from The Book of Common Prayer 1928 by the laying on of hands from bishops in the historic apostolic succession.
What Is Apostolic Succession?
Apostolic Succession means that bishops are the successors to the apostles and that their authority is derived from the apostles by an unbroken succession in the ministry. This authority is specifically derived through the laying on of hands for the ordination of bishops in lineal sequence from the apostles, through their performing the ministry of the apostles, and through their succession in episcopal sees traced back to the time of the first apostles of Jesus Christ.
The Apostolic Succession is continued in the bishops of the Anglican Church, who seek to “carry on the apostolic work of leading, supervising, and uniting the Church” (The Book of Common Prayer 1979, p. 510).
This is a link to the record of my Apostolic Succession which I received at my ordination and consecration as a bishop on 27 April 2019:
Roman Catholic Succession: Traces its line back to St. Peter, and includes bishops consecrated over the centuries, such as St. Clement, St. Anacletus, and many others, leading to recent figures like Carlos Duarte-Costa.
Antioch Succession: Follows a separate line from St. Peter when he was in Antioch. This succession includes bishops like Ignatius of Antioch and Severius the Great, continuing through figures like Mar Paul Athanasius.
Old Catholic and Utrecht Succession: Emerged after the schism with Rome, maintaining a line that continues in some independent Catholic churches.
Orthodox Succession: Connected to the ancient Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church, this line includes figures such as Metropolitan Nikon and Archbishop Evdokim Meschersky.
Anglican Succession: Following the English Reformation, this line includes traces back from the Church of England and bishops linked to the Methodist tradition.
Each of these lines converges in the consecration of Bishop Jack Lumanog, symbolizing the recognition of multiple ecclesiastical traditions all within the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

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