Welcome Message from the Primate,
The Most Reverend Michel Joseph Pugin, O.S.B.
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Praise be to the Most Holy Trinity.
We welcome you in the name of Jesus Christ.
As you visit our website, we hope and pray that you will find a home with us. We are a Church of believers that live in accordance with the message of the Gospel; a Christian Community that is welcoming and forgiving to all.
Every single human being is a child of God and so all of His children are equally loved. Jesus said: “Love one another as I have loved you”.
Our mission is to mirror the image of Christ to love ALL people unconditionally with no reservations. In this body of believers you will never be labelled. You where created uniquely and you are loved just as God created you.
We invite you to come and journey with us, as we share the love of God in building up His Kingdom.
May God bless you.
From the Office of the Primate
Congratulations Bishop Edwin on your elevation to the Episcopacy. May God grant you many years!
NATIONAL CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES
From the Office of the Primate
APOSTOLIC MANDATE
TO OUR BELOVED BROTHER IN CHRIST, EMMANUEL DELLA LUNA, Bishop-elect of the National Catholic and Apostolic Church, Vice-Chancellor of this Jurisdiction, and now called to serve as Auxiliary Bishop for Europe: Greetings, Apostolic Blessing, and Peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.
WHEREAS the growth and spiritual needs of the faithful within Europe require diligent pastoral care, wise governance, and the strengthening of our ecclesiastical mission across the European territories; and
WHEREAS, you have served this jurisdiction with utmost fidelity, intellectual rigor, and pastoral zeal in your capacity as Vice-Chancellor, demonstrating the virtues, theological maturity, and structural vision necessary for the fullness of the Priesthood.
WE, MICHEL JOSEPH PUGIN, O.S.B., by the grace of God and the choice of the College of Bishops of the National Catholic Apostolic Church in the United States, by virtue of the Apostolic Authority vested in us, do hereby issue this APOSTOLIC MANDATE for your elevation to the Episcopacy.
By these presents, we authorize and command your Episcopal Consecration according to the traditional rites of the National Catholic Apostolic Church. You are hereby appointed to serve as Auxiliary Bishop for Europe, to labor alongside our episcopal brothers in shepherding the clergy and faithful, administering the Holy Sacraments, and expanding the visible witness of our independent Catholic tradition.
We mandate that this consecration be performed by the Primate of the National Catholic Apostolic Church, assisted by co-consecrators of equal standing, ensuring the unbroken chain of grace from the Holy Apostles is fully maintained.
Upon your consecration, you shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, honors, and faculties inherent to the Order of Bishop, while faithfully executing the duties of your office in strict accordance with the Code of Canon Law and the statutes of this Jurisdiction.
May the Holy Spirit guide you in your new apostolic ministry; may the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Hope protect your path, and may the Lord grant you wisdom and fortitude to be a true shepherd of His flock.
*A date will be set at a later time for the place and date of the Episcopal Ordination.
Given at the Primatial See, under our hand and the Great Seal of the Church, on this 16th day of July in the year of our Lord 2026, being the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
+Michel Joseph Pugin, O.S.B. Primate
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