Most Illustrious & Most Reverend Castillo Mendez.

His Beatitude; Patriarch of Brazil & UK. + 1922 - 2009 +

The website that you have entered will go in to great detail of the truth behind ICAB. Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa and the late Patriarch of Brazil. Patriarch Dom. Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez. ICAB-UK has some 36 Patriarchal Bulls /decrees signed by the late Patriarch Dom. Mendez and Notarys over the year. Such as authority to be established with autonomy as ICAB UK, Establish a University, First ever ICAB Cardinal and much more. ICAB UK is a Catholic Church Pre Vatican II 'Vatican I Holy Orders' (Vatican II will within 10 years have no Vatican I Episcopal Holy Orders as they will all be Vatican II of 1962) ICAB UK was intially formalised by decree 'Sui Juris' under the late Patriarch of Brazil. Diocesan Bishop of Brasilia, Brazil. Who was the 4th Bishop consecrated by the Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa. Communion was directly at one  with our decreed founder of the Roman Catholic Faith, His Beatitude; Patriarch Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez.

H.E. Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa (right). Archbishop of Rio de Janerio former Roman Catholic Diocesan Bishop of Botucatu and later Titular Bishop of Maura with H.E. Bishop Jorge Alves de Souza, Bishop of Sao Paulo consecrated 02.02.1946. (centre) Bishop Salomoa Ferraz, Diocesan Bishop of Sao Paulo.(right)consecrated 15.08.1945 accepted & returned to the Roman Catholic Church under H.H. Pope John XXIII in 08.12.1959. Appointed as Auxiliary Bishop to Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Mota. Archbishop of Sao Paulo. H.H. Pope Paul VI appointed him to serve on a working Commission during Vatican Council II, where he addressed the Council Fathers on several occasions. See also in October 1940: Titular Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa was even allowed to act as a principal co consecrator for fellow bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil such as Bishop Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. † on the 13 October 1940. "Some 3 years later appointed as Titular". Bishop Eliseu Coroli served on all 4 councils of  Vatican II. SEE: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcoroli.html .

The church was originally founded in the United Kingdom in 1990 by its first Catholic Bishop, who was an old Catholic Bishop of Utretcht. However, upon the death of the old Catholic Bishop of Utretcht, the church joined as one with the Patriarch of Brazil in 2004, who issued a decree founding ICAB-UK directly under his own authority and granted it as a 'Sui Juris'. His Beatitude; Patriarch Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez. Patriarch of Brazil; Diocesan Bishop of Brasilia was consecrated by Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa on 03.05.1948. Patriarch Luis Fernando I founded ICAB-UK as a Roman Catholic faith 'Tridentine'  using the pre Vatican II Rites and Rubrics. Above to the left is a photograph of the Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa; who took the see of Rio de Janerio former Bishop of Botucato and Titular Bishop of Maura. He was consecrated a Roman Catholic Archbishop on 8th December 1924 by His Eminence; Cardinal Sebastio Leme da Silvereira Cintra, Archbishop of Sao Sebastioa do Rio de Janeiro; Cardinal -Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio. who had just consecrated in 1948 and installed Bishop Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez as a Bishop of the Catholic Church according to the Rites & Rubics of the Roman Pontifical Pre Vatican II.

Bishop Olinto (Co consecrator)  Patriarch Mendez (Principal Consecrator)  Bishop Josivaldo (Co consecrator)

PATRIARCHAL DECREE OF CONSECRATION OF THE PRIMATE OF ICAB-UK

 Archbishop Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez was also initially appointed by Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa as the Titular Patriarch of Caracas in Venezuela; some years later he was installed as the Diocesan Bishop of Brasilia and over the years elected as the Patriarch of Brazil;  he founded by Patriarchal decree ICAB-UK 'Sui Juris' and was the first Patriarch of the United Kingdom Church. His Beatitude; remained very Roman Catholic pre Vatican II and even requested from His Holiness the  Pope of Rome. Pope John Paul II his personal Apostolic Blessing for which is shown above.

His Beatitude, Patriarch Dom. Mendez says 'Receive the Episcopal chair to rule the holy people of Christ for the church in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland'.

IMPORTANT FACTS NOT KNOWN.

There is also factual evidence that His Beatitude; Patriarch Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez was in private talks over years with the late Holy Father Pope John Paul II with a view at returning the Brazilian Catholic Church back in to line with the Roman Catholic Church. However before talks could be finalised His Holiness; Pope  John Paul II passed away to his eternal reward. 

His Beatitude wished for the two churchs to be united as one as a 'sui juris'. His love for the Roman Catholic Church grew ever strong in his heart. He always remained a strong believer of Roman Catholicism, this is the reason as why ICAB-UK was founded directly by decree by His Beatitude as a 'Sui Juris'. ICAB-UK uses nothing but the Roman Liturgy and Rubrics pre Vatican II. We have documentary evidence to confirm the above, not forgetting that our Cardinal-Archbishop was the Secretary for Doctrine & Faith of the Brazilian Patriarchate. He was always kept informed of information relating to the Patriarchate between the Patriarch and Cardinal-Archbishop Bell in his capacity as his trusted aid and confident as Secretary for Doctrine & Faith.  ICAB-UK received its Bishop by the consecration of the Most Reverend David Bell as Archbishop of the City of London. Archbishop Bell was appointed as Primus by His Beatitude and held recently up until the late 2009 the position as the first ever non Brazilian Bishop to be appointed as Secretary for Doctrine and Faith of the Patriarchate. ICAB-UK was directly under the control of His Beatitude until his death on the 29.10.2009. ICAB UK was assisted by Cardinal- Archbishop David Bell as Primus. Cardinal-Archbishop Bell was given a Patriarchal decree from His Beatitude in granting complete full authority as Primus of ICAB-UK. ICAB-UK is not in any form of communion with the Igreja Catolica Apostolica Brasileira in Brazil. 

The official appointment as Secretary for Doctrine & Faith of the Brazilian Patriarchate was done so by patriarchal decree by His Beatitude. Cardinal- Archbishop Bell resigned his appointment late 2007; he felt that the work commitment for such an office was very busy and full of matters that took Cardinal-Archbishop Bell away from his main duties. His resignation of such a sublime office / position was declined directly by the Patriarch. His appointment as Secretary for Doctrine & Faith ceased on the 29.10.2009, upon the death of the Patriarch of Brazil.

ICAB-UK always held Patriarch Dom Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez as their Patriarch. He also held ICAB-UK as his founding true catholic church. Due to important talks taking place in Rio de Janerio. ICAB-UK has not joined communion with ICAB in Brazil.  ICAB-UK found that the new regime under the new President of ICAB continue to preach religous insightment and disconcord too and about our beloved Holy Father and the Roman Catholic Church. This itself raises questions of their true intent and was completely against the teachings of the late Patriarch and the founder Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa. Photograph opposite is His Eminence; Cardinal Barbarin(R.C.) & His Grace ; Archbishop John Carroll. (ICAB UK)  

ICAB UK Apostolic Succession is that of the true Roman Catholic Bishops pre Vatican II i.e. 'VATICAN I' that of His Beatitude; Patriarch Dom. Mendez and Archbishop Duarte Costa. All of our consecrations and ordination documents show this within the context and always refers to that of the Roman Catholic Church and the Sacred Council of Trent. ICAB-UK delegation felt that their doctrinal concerns had not been addressed by ICAB in Brazil in October 2009 under the new proclaimed "President" and the Episcopal Counsel. However ICAB-UK remained with the Patriarch Dom. Luis Fernando I, as a complete seperate Roman Catholic entity until the patriarchs death on the 29th October 2009.

Opposite is a photograph of ICAB-UK in Central West Africa. The Most Reverend Jerome is the Archbishop of Central / West Africa. the photo was taken outside one of our church's immediately after mass, Archbishop Jerome is assisted by a valueable team of bishops and priests; the church in Central / West Africa is growing  from strength to strength and remains true to the tridentine catholic faith. 

TRUE FACTS DIRECT FROM THE FORMER SECRETARY FOR DOCTRINE AND FAITH OF THE BRAZILIAN PATRIARCHATE IN RESPONSE TO ACTA APOSTOLICA SEDIS.

There is no record whatsoever of any excommunication of either Archbishop Duarte-Costa and/or Patriarch Dom. Castillo-Mendez to be had. I have in my personal possession a complete set of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis up until the year 2000 (the last year currently available). After a thorough search of this official organ of the Vatican, containing all official decrees I have to conclude that something is unusual.  Indeed in the same time period, 1944 - 61 (death of Archbishop Duarte-Costa) there were numerous other excommunications issued and, almost every year after that, against priests and bishops. One would have to consider the lack of documentation of the excommunication of Archbishop Duarte-Costa as quite interesting in itself since the decree of excommunication invariably gives the reason why the offender is being punished i.e. the laws he has broken. Since no evidence has been forthcoming we are left wondering. SEE; http://www.hrcac.org.uk/welcome-to-icab-uk-tridentine.html .

Furthermore, I have it on good authority, Patriarch Dom. Castillo-Mendez was initially granted an Apostolic Mandate from Pp. Pius XII himself. It is note worthy that Patriarch Dom. Castillo Mendez was consecrated in May 1948, a full three years before the penalty of excommunication was issued to one who receives episcopal consecration without Papal mandate. A bishop is not allowed to confer episcopal consecration on anyone without a papal mandate (Roman Catholic Church Canon 953, CIC 1917). Whoever acts contrarily incurs an Excommunication latae sententiae—”reserved to the Holy See” (Canon 1382, CC 1983). The excommunication Latae Sententiae takes effect by the very act itself; it does not need to be decreed. In the particular case, the 1917 Canon Law inflicted only a suspen­sion (“Ipso iure suspensi sunt, donec sedes Apostolica eos dispen­averit”—"They are suspended by the law itself, until the Apostolic See dispenses them” [Canon 2370, CC 19171).

It is only since the Decree of the Holy Office of Rome; August 9, 1951, that the sanction of the excommunication ‘ipso facto’ most specially reserved to the Holy See was introduced for illegal episcopal consecrations.

However, it can be confirmed that as Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa ‘Carolum Duarte Costa’ resignation was accepted by the Roman Catholic Church and Pontiff  of his Diocese of Bucato in 1937 and by His Holiness Pope Pius XI appointed Obispo Carolum Duarte Costa as Titular Bishop of Maurea as decreed in the ACTA APOSTOLICA SEDIS 1937 attached until the 5 July 1945. The Most Reverend Carlos Duarte Costa  released himself from the Roman Catholic Church and any therefore further Roman Catholic Canon law from 5 July 1945 did not apply to him or any of his fellow bishops from then on. It is also noted that His Eminence; Cardinal Silverira Leme de Cintra gave written authority for Bishop Duarte Costa to use his full sacramental rights as a bishop for which he had orginally when he was a Diocesan Bishop of Bucatato, this was never withdrawn by His Eminence and as the resident ordinary at that time it was the Cardinals right to do so. Such action was not revoked even upon his death. In addition. ICAB-UK uses the old liturgical books in Latin for the transmission of Holy orders. ICAB-UK uses the Roman Pontifical Pre Vatican II.

We present to you the biographical story of Salameo Ferraz who was born in Sao Paulo Brazil in the latter part of the nineteenth century. As a Roman Catholic priest, in the 1930's, he left the Roman Catholic jurisdiction, to join with Igreja Catolica Apostolica Brasileira “ICAB”. He was married and was consecrated as a co -adjutor bishop by our sainted founder, Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa for his own church on the 15th August 1945. In 1958, Bishop Ferraz, decided to return to the Roman Catholic Church under Pope Pius XII, Vatican II.  He was never re-consecrated a bishop by the Roman Catholic Church, not even conditionally (sub conditione). He was even allowed to remain married !! By receiving Bishop Ferraz in this manner, the Roman Catholic Church affirmed both de jure and de facto that the consecration he received from Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa hands for his own society was valid. He was an active speaker at all four sessions of the Vatican Council II , and was named titular bishop of Eleuterna in Crete by H.H. Pope John XXIII on May 12, 1963. It was in this capacity that he died in 1969. (Photo to the right is Archbishop Duarte Costa consecrating Bishop Ferraz). H.H. Pope Paul VI appointed him to serve on a working Commission during Vatican Council II, where he addressed the Council Fathers on several occasions. 

Bishop Ferraz was consecrated some 8 years after Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa resigned from the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Ferraz returned and was accepted back in to the Roman Catholic Church some 17 years after his  consecration to the Episcopate by the former Roman Catholic Archbishop for his new church Igreja Catolica Apostolica Brasileira; Bishop Ferraz also founded a society called the Igreja Catolica Apostolica Livre which still exists to this very day. Upon his death, Bishop Ferraz was buried with the full honours accorded a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. 

                                 Lets not forget that Bishop Orlanda Moia was consecrated by Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa in 1956 for his own church, in the title of Bishop of Santiago of Chile, for the Chilean National Society. Bishop Moia left many years later from the National Apostolic Churches; he was received back by H.H. Pope John XXIII. Bishop Moia was never reconsecrated, not even sub-conditione and he was accepted has having valid Episcopal orders; by receiving Bishop Moia in this manner.

Once again the Roman Catholic Church affirmed both de jure and de facto that the consecration by Archbishop Duarte Costa some 19 years later after resigning from the Roman Catholic Church in 1937 had transmitted valid Holy Episcopal Orders to the Bishop and all Bishops by his hands; this unbroken line continues to this very day.

 Bishop Orlanda Moia was nominated by Vatican II as the Auxiliary Bishop to the Cardinal-Archbishop of Madrid, Spain. Bishop Moia died some years later.   

  13 OCTOBER 1940. Bishop Duarte Costa as a Titular Bishop of Maura living in Rio de Janerio after his resignation to the Roman Catholic Church  IN 1937 did assist as principal co consecrator in the consecration of Bishop Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. † on 13.10. 1940 . Bishop Eliseu Coroli served on all 4 councils of  Vatican II. SEE: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcoroli.html This actions also decrees such as the Roman Catholic Church affirmed de Jure and De Facto of his consecration after he disciplinary in 1937 and supports our facts of proctetion and full sacramental authority given to Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa from 1937 to 1942 by His Eminence Cardinal Silveria Cintra. Archbishop of Rio de Janerio.  

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