| 41. | Anglican churches claim to have maintained apostolic succession.
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| 42. | Fathers such as Irenaeus advocated the role of the apostolic succession of bishops in preserving apostolic teaching.
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| 43. | Thus all Liberal Catholic churches claim to trace their apostolic succession back to Rome through Old Catholicism.
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| 44. | However, it does affirm apostolic succession.
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| 45. | Current ICAB patriarch Luiz Fernando Castillo Mendez begins talks with the ICCEC about passing on its apostolic succession.
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| 46. | Episcopate ( see apostolic succession ).
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| 47. | Excommunicated from the Catholic Church, they desired reintegration into the historic apostolic succession and recognition of their bishop.
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| 48. | Mormons also believe in apostolic succession.
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| 49. | This direct succession of bishops from the apostles to the present day bishops is referred to as apostolic succession.
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| 50. | On 18 October 1966 Echternach was consecrated to the holy order of episcopate by a bishop in apostolic succession.
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