René Vilatte
French naturalized American Christian leader active in France and the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph René Vilatte (January 24, 1854 – July 8, 1929), also known as Mar Timotheus I, was a French–American Catholic active in France and the United States. He was associated with several Christian denominations before his ordination in the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland (CKS) bishop at the request of an Episcopal Church (USA) bishop for service in an Episcopal diocese.[4] Eventually, he was reconciled with the Catholic Church and voluntarily entered a solemn vow of abjuration.
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The Reverend René Vilatte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Successor | Frederick Ebenezer Lloyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1854-01-24)January 24, 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | July 8, 1929(1929-07-08) (aged 75) Versailles, French Third Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French (along with Canadian and American) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denomination | At various points the Eastern Orthodox Church (Western Rite Orthodox), Old Catholic Church, American Catholic Church (ACC), and others, before being reconciled with the Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parents | Joseph R. Vilatte, Marie-Antoinette Chorin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto | Soli Deo honor et gloria (Honour and glory be to God alone) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vilatte was at one point consecrated as a bishop by Malankara Church bishops, with the knowledge and permission of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. After being expelled from multiple denominations, he was considered an example of an episcopus vagans, or "wandering bishop".[2]
Although never a bishop within an Old Catholic denomination or sect and denounced by the Union of Utrecht Old Catholic churches, Vilatte became known as the "first Old Catholic bishop of the United States".[5]: 1