APOSTOLIC
SUCCESSION AND THE SACRAMENTS
As Ecumenical Catholics, Ecumenical Catholic Church in India (ECCI) maintains that its bishops, priests, and deacons receive Holy Orders within a tradition of apostolic succession.
Ecumenical Catholic Church in India (ECCI) traces its understanding and tradition of apostolic succession through ecclesial lines associated with the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Antioch, and the Old Catholic tradition.
Ecumenical Catholic Church in India (ECCI) recognizes the traditional seven sacraments:
1. Baptism
2. Confirmation
3. Holy Eucharist
4. Reconciliation
5. Anointing of the Sick
6. Holy Orders
7. Matrimony
Ecumenical Catholic Church in India (ECCI) believe that the sacraments are signs of God's grace and are given for the sanctification of His people through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Through
the sacraments, we seek to deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ,
strengthen our Christian vocation, and serve the world as witnesses to the
Gospel.
Ecumenical
Catholic Church in India (ECCI) seeks to make sacramental ministry accessible
to sincere Catholics without discrimination and to serve God's people with
compassion, dignity, and pastoral care.
ECCLESIAL
RELATIONSHIP AND ECUMENICAL JOURNEY
In 2016, Ecumenical Catholic Church in India (ECCI) entered into full communion with The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ, Detroit, USA, accepting its Manifesto as a guiding expression of its ecumenical vision and mission.
His Eminence †† Rev. Dr. Karl Rodig served as Archbishop and Primate of the Church.
The worldwide communities of The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ (
https://www.ecumenicalccc.org/
) brought together Catholics and Christians from different Rites and traditions who sought to live the principle of: “Unity in Essentials, Diversity in Non-Essentials, and Charity in All Things.” (Cathedral of St. Anthony, Detroit)
In 2017, ††Mar Illios Yohanan Kuriakose was appointed Apostolic Nuncio for Asia by the Holy See of The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ, Detroit, USA.
Through this ministry, Ecumenical Catholic Church in India (ECCI) sought to strengthen its commitment to Christian fellowship, dialogue, reconciliation, and unity throughout Asia.
