The Most Rev Metropolitan-Archbishop John W. Rinkle D.D. KCCG KROJ-SOJ Malta OCMA

Celtic-Hebraic, line of Apostolic Succession.

This line starts with James the Less who was the first bishop of Jerusalem. (Acts 15) The See of Jerusalem as a patriarchal see was named as such in AD 541, at the Council of Chalcedon.

JESUS THE MESSIAH

1. JAMES the less: recognized by the other Apostles as the Bishop of Jerusalem.

2. Simeon 3. Justus I 4. Zaccheus 5. Tobias 6. Benjamin 7. John I 8. Matthias 9. Philip 10. Seneca 11. Justus II 12. Levi 13. Ephraim 14. Joseph 15. Judas 16. Marcus 17. Cassianus 18. Publius 19. Maximus I 20. Julian 21. Caius 22. Symmachus 23. Caius II 24. Julian II 25. Maximus II 26. Antonius 27. Capito 28. Valius 29. Daleanus 30. Narcissus 31. Dius 32. Germanio 33. Gordius 34. Alexander 35. Nazabancs 36. Hymenacus 37. Zamboas 38. Herman 39. Marcarius I 40. Maximus III 41. Cyril 42. Herenius 43. Hilary 44. John II 45. Praglius 46. Juvenal 47. Anastacius 48. Martyrius 49. Salutis 50. Elias 51. John III of Jerusalem 52. ST. DAVID: consecrated first Celtic Bishop of Mineva, St. David's, Wales (AD 519) 53. Cynog 54. Teilo 55. Ceven 56. Morfall 57. Haerwneu 58. Elwaed 59. Gwrnwen 60. Llumverth 61. Gwrgwyst 62. Gwgan 63. Eineon 64. Clydawg 65. Elfod 66. Ethelman 67. Elane 68. Magelsgwyd 69. Made 70. Cadell 71. Sadwrnfen 72. Novis 73. Sulhaithnay 74. Idwall 75. Asser 76. Arthwael 77. Samson 78. Reubin 79. Rhydderch 80. Elwin 81. Morbiw 82. Llunwerth 83. Hubert 84. Enerius 85. Ivor 86. Morgeneu I 87. Nathan 88. Jenan 89. Arwystl 90. Morgeneu II 91. Ervin 92. Trahacarn 93. Joseph 94. Bleiddud 95. Salien 96. Abraham 97. Rhyddmarch 98. Wilfrid 99. Bernard 100. D. Fitzgerald 101. P. deLeia 102. G. Camb 103. G. deHenelawe 104. Jowerth 105. Gross 106. deCarew 107. T. Hech 108. D. Martin 109. H. Gower 110. J. Thorsby 111. R. Brian 112. F. Fastolfe 113. H. Doughton 114. J. Gilbert 115. G. deMona

116. HENRY CHICHELE: Bishop of the Celtic Church in Wales, St. David's in 1408, made Archbishop of Canterbury by Rome in 1414.

117. J. Stalford 118. J. Kemp 119. T. Bourchier 120. J. Morton 121. H. Dean 122. W. Wareham

123. THOMAS CRANMER: from a Celtic line made Archbishop of Canterbury.

124. R. Pole 125. M. Parker 126. E. Grindall 127. J. Whitgift 128. R. Bancroft 129. G. Abbott

130. W. Laud, Bishop of St. David's of Arles 1621, 1629 chancellor of Oxford University, 1633 Archbishop of Canterbury.

131. W. Juxon 132. G. Sheldon 133. W. SANCROFT

NOTE: The Episcopal Church in the USA lineages of both Samuel Seabury and Thomas Herring are traced back to William Sancroft. Either link may be followed to reach William Sancroft, and ultimately go to the oldest recorded consecration for this line of Apostolic Succession.

134. T. White 135. G. Hickes 136. J. Gadderar 137. T. Rattray 138. W. Falconar

139. R. KILGOUR as Bishop of Aberdeen, who was consecrated on the 12th of February 1775 by Bishop Frederick Corwallis, who himself was consecrated on the 19th of February 1750 by Bishop Thomas Herring. Bishop KILGOUR on the 14th of November 1784 consecrated

140. SAMUEL SEABURY, as Bishop of Connecticut, of the Episcopal Church USA., who on the 17th of September 1792 consecrated

141. T. J. Claggett 142. E. Bass 143. A. Jarvis 144. J. H. Hobart 145. H. Onderdonk 146. A. M. McCroskey 147. W. E. McClaren

148. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY BROWN was ordained a priest in PECUSA May 22, 1884. He was consecrated a bishop by William Edward McClaren (114) on June 24, 1898. At his consecration were the assisting consecrators Vincent Boyd (148), William Leonard (151), Edward Atwill (155), Charles Hale (161).

Bishop Brown on January 2, 1927 sub conditione consecrated +Wallace de Ortega Maxey along with +William Henry Francis Brothers, and +Albert Jehan and +Jozef Zielonka of the Old Catholic Church in America.

149. William H. F. Brothers 150. Orlando J. Woodward 151. B. H. Webster 152. Huron C. Manning

153. R. Clay Teppenpaw, who on the 2nd day of February 2002 assisted by Bishop H. C. Filter, Jr. and Archbishop Gilbert C. McDowell, consecrated

Note: Archbishop of Canterbury John Moore consecrated William White who consecrated John Henry Hopkins who consecrated Daniel S. Tuttle who consecrated James Wolfe Perry who consecrated Henry K. Sherrill who consecrated Arthur Lichtenberger who consecrated Albert Chambers who consecrated James Orin Mote who consecrated William Oliver Lewis who consecrated Victor Manuel Cruz-Blanco who was co-consecrator of Gilbert C. McDowell

154. JOHN W. RINKLE, as Bishop of the Celtic Episcopal Church...

Roman-Old Catholic, line of Apostolic Succession.

This line starts with St. Peter the Apostle and comes down through the Roman Succession to His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Barberini.

239. Charles M. Le Tellier 240. Jacques B. de Bousseut 241. James Coyon de Matignon 242. Dominique Marie Varlet 243. Petrus Johannes Meindaarts 244. Johannes Van Stiphout 245. Gaultherus M. Van Niewnhuizen 246. Adrian Brockman 247. Johannes Jacobus Van Rhijn 248. Gilbertus de Jong 249. Wilibrordus Van Os 250. Johannes Bon 251. Johannes Van Santen 252. Hermanus Heihkamp 253. Casparus Johannes Rinkel 254. GERARDUS GUL

255. Arnold Harris Mathew

256. DeLandas Berghes et de Rache 257. William H. Brothers 258. Orlando J. Woodward 259. Burnice H. Webster 260. Huron C. Manning 260. R. Clay Teppenpaw

261. JOHN W. RINKLE, as Bishop of the Celtic Episcopal Church...

Syrian-Antochian, line of Apostolic Succession.

This line starts with St. Peter the Apostle and comes down to His Beatitude Mar Ignatius III; being number 126 in the Syrian Antiochian succession from St. Peter the Apostle.

127. P. Murimattom

128. A. F. X. Alvarez

129. Joseph Renee Vilatte

130. Frederic E. J. Lloyd 131. Francis M. Kanski 132. D. Scott Swain 133. J. H. Massey 134. B. H. Webster 135. Huron C. Manning 136. R. Clay Teppenpaw

137. JOHN W. RINKLE, as Bishop of the Celtic Episcopal Church.