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Palmarian Catholic Church

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Palmarian Catholic Church

The Palmarian Catholic Church (Spanish: Iglesia Católica Palmariana), officially registered as the Palmarian Christian Church and also known as the Palmarian Church, is a Christian church with an episcopal see in El Palmar de Troya, Andalusia, Spain. The Palmarian Church claims to be the exclusive One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. It claims that the Holy See, the institution of the Papacy and the headquarters of the Catholic Church was moved to El Palmar de Troya at the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar, under the auspices of the Patriarchate of El Palmar de Troya, in 1978, due to the alleged apostasy of the Roman Catholic Church from the Catholic faith. The origins of the Palmarians as a distinct body can be traced back to the alleged Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Palmar, which took place in Andalusia, Spain, from 1968 onward. Two men became particularly associated with this movement as time went on, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez and Manuel Alonso Corral. The former was known as a charismatic visionary and seer, while the latter the intellectual éminence grise. The messages of these visions were favourable to a traditionalist Catholic pushback to the liberalising changes introduced by the Second Vatican Council and alleged a Masonic infiltration of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1975, the Palmarians founded a religious order known as the Carmelites of the Holy Face and had a number of priests ordained, then consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục, giving them holy orders. After the death of Pope Paul VI in 1978, Clemente Domínguez claimed that he had been mystically crowned pope of the Catholic Church by Jesus Christ and was to reign as Pope Gregory XVII from El Palmar de Troya. Four subsequent Palmarian popes have reigned. Its current head since 2016 is Pope Peter III. Critical scholars, journalists and former followers often describe the organization as a religious cult. Members of the Church are required to comply with a wide range of compulsory moral and behavioural standards known as the Norms, from strict modesty in dress, to restricted media consumption and limitations on social interaction with non-Palmarians, among many other rules. Non-compliance can lead to excommunication for members, which has led some Palmarians to engage in shunning of those who have either been expelled or apostatized from the Palmarian Church.

Infobox

Classification
Catholic
Orientation
Marian Apocalyptic / Mysticalist
Scripture
The Sacred History or Holy Palmarian Bible
Polity
Papal supremacy — Episcopal
Governance
Holy See of El Palmar de Troya
Pope
Peter III
Region
Andalusia, Spain
Language
Latin (liturgical), Spanish
Liturgy
Palmarian Rite
Headquarters
Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar, El Palmar de Troya Andalusia, Spain
Founder
Jesus Christ (claims to be the legitimate Catholic Church) Pope Gregory XVII (first Palmarian Pope after alleged "Roman apostasy")
Origin
August 6, 1978 Andalusia, Spain
Separated from
Roman Catholic Church
Congregations
1 (with other missions)
Members
1,000 to 1,500 (claimed, 2011)
Clergy
Bishops: 30 Nuns: 30 (2015)
Other names
Palmarian Church Palmarian Christian Church
Official website
palmarianchurch.org

Tables

· Organisation and members › The Palmarian Popes as Vicars of Christ › Divergences from the conventional list of popes
Gregory XVII
Gregory XVII
No.
264 (Catholic)1 (Palmarian)
Papal name
Gregory XVII
Personal name(Birth–Death)
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez(1946–2005)
Epithet
de Glória Olívæ(Glory of the Olive)
Pontificate
6 August 1978 – 21 March 2005(27 years)
Peter II
Peter II
No.
265 (Catholic)2 (Palmarian)
Papal name
Peter II
Personal name(Birth–Death)
Manuel Alonso Corral(1934–2011)
Epithet
de Cruce Apocalýptica(Of the Apocalyptic Cross)
Pontificate
21 March 2005 – 15 July 2011 (6 years)
Gregory XVIII
Gregory XVIII
No.
266 (Catholic)3 (Palmarian)
Papal name
Gregory XVIII
Personal name(Birth–Death)
Ginés Jesús Hernández y Martinez(1959–)
Epithet
Recéptor Christi(Receiver of Christ)
Pontificate
15 July 2011 – 22 April 2016(5 years)
Peter III
Peter III
No.
267 (Catholic)4 (Palmarian)
Papal name
Peter III
Personal name(Birth–Death)
Markus Josef Odermatt(1966–)
Epithet
de Glória Ecclésiæ(Glory of the Church)
Pontificate
22 April 2016 – present(9 years)
No.
Portrait
Papal name
Personal name(Birth–Death)
Epithet
Pontificate
264 (Catholic)1 (Palmarian)
Gregory XVII
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez(1946–2005)
de Glória Olívæ(Glory of the Olive)
6 August 1978 – 21 March 2005(27 years)
265 (Catholic)2 (Palmarian)
Peter II
Manuel Alonso Corral(1934–2011)
de Cruce Apocalýptica(Of the Apocalyptic Cross)
21 March 2005 – 15 July 2011 (6 years)
266 (Catholic)3 (Palmarian)
Gregory XVIII
Ginés Jesús Hernández y Martinez(1959–)
Recéptor Christi(Receiver of Christ)
15 July 2011 – 22 April 2016(5 years)
267 (Catholic)4 (Palmarian)
Peter III
Markus Josef Odermatt(1966–)
de Glória Ecclésiæ(Glory of the Church)
22 April 2016 – present(9 years)
· Organisation and members › Church Militant: friars, nuns and seculars
Pope
Pope
Col 1
Pope
Col 2
Bishop
Col 3
Priest, Deacon
Pope
Bishop
Priest, Deacon

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