The Catholic Apostolic National Church
His
Eminence,
The Most Reverend Robert Matthew Gubala, D.D.,
SCR,
Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Catholic Apostolic National Church
Archbishop Robert M. Gubala’s
Archiepiscopal Seal
The
Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Church…
His Eminence, The Most Reverend Robert Matthew
Gubala, SCR, is the Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Catholic
Apostolic National
Church, and Primate of the United States. In
this ecclesiastical office, he is both the spiritual head of the church in North America, and also, as Primate, sits as our most
senior Bishop. Formerly known as the “Old Catholic Church of the United
States”, the church officially changed its’ name on August 1, 2005,
to the “Catholic Apostolic National Church”, as recognition of its
place within the “Worldwide Communion of Catholic Apostolic National
Churches” (ICAN), and to more accurately describe the nature and call of
our Church. Archbishop Gubala received the apostolic lineage of “St.
Carlos of Brazil”
directly from His Beatitude, Dom Luis Fernando Castillo-Mendez, Patriarch of the Worldwide Communion of Catholic Apostolic
National Churches. The Patriarch was himself consecrated to the episcopate by “St.
Carlos of Brazil”, in
life known as Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa, former Roman Catholic Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil, who left the Roman Catholic
Church and founded the “Igreja Catolica Apostolica Brasileira” (ICAB). The Archbishop-Metropolitan leads
our church’s effort to realize the dream of St. Carlos here in the United
States.
The Archbishop’s Archiepiscopal Seal…
The Archbishop’s
seal is unique, whereas most Episcopal seals show separate left and right side
representations, the Archbishop’s seal shows a solid field of blue, which
represents the vast size and richness of the North American land. The cross
behind the Coat of Arms is, in its’ design, is representative of primacy
of authority of the primatial office. The archiepiscopal hat, or “galero” has fifteen tassels on each side, instead of
the usual ten for archbishops, and also is scarlet, indicating the
ecclesiastical primacy of his office. The banner under the crest reads, “Soli Deo Gloria”, which is
Latin, and means, “To God Alone Be The Glory”.
The Catholic Apostolic National Church
...
... Is devoted to the spread of the Word of God
and the establishment of the church worldwide. The Catholic Apostolic
National Church
adheres to the teachings of the ancient, universal church, and seeks to spread
the faith of the church to all parts of the world. Our parishes adhere to the
traditional teachings of the church, preferring them over the innovations found
in denominations around the world today. Our charge is the establishment of
parishes and missions worldwide, to serve the Body of Christ.
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