About Us
Christ the Good Shepherd was launched on Easter Sunday 2022 after formerly being known as Our Lady of Walsingham Mission for 7 years. Through research, we found out that there hasn't been a Catholic presence in the area where we are for over 35 years, and we felt it was time that our area knew that there was a Catholic presence here. While we serve locally we also have a global outreach via our 20-minute worship each Sunday on YouTube and our website. We are also known as the Pro-Cathedral of the Province of Europe for the Progressive Catholic Church.
Christ the Good Shepherd is known as an independent catholic church as it is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church or the Diocese of Hallam, Our mission is served by validly ordained clergy who maintain valid apostolic succession through many lines including those of the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and Orthodox Churches.
Apostolic Succession within the Progressive Catholic Churches includes:
1. The Roman Catholic succession through Monsignor +Carlos Duarte Costa of Brazil
2. The Roman Catholic succession through Archbishop +Emmanuel Milingo
3. The Roman Catholic succession through Archbishop +Pierre Martin Ngo Dinh Thuc
4. The Old Catholic succession through Archbishop +Arnold Harris Mathew
5. The Old Catholic succession through Archbishop +Joseph Rene Vilatte
6. The Old Catholic succession through Bishop +Edwin Kreuzer (Old Catholic Church of Germany Succession)
6. The Coptic Orthodox succession through Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Azer Youssef Atta)
7. The Russian Orthodox succession through Patriarch Alexei I (Sergey Vladimirovich Simanskiy)
8. The Anglican and Episcopal succession through Bishop +Arthur Lea and Bishop +Henry St. George Tucker
The Progressive Catholic Church
The Progressive Catholic Church (PCC) is a vibrant Catholic Jurisdiction. Our Synod of Bishops gently guides the Church modeling their ministry on that of Christ who washed the feet of His disciples. Serving the People of God is our heart and soul. We are a Conciliar Church, that is we are governed by our Council of Bishops, chaired by our Presiding Bishop. Though our Apostolic Succession flows from the Old Catholic Movement of Utrecht, Holland, The Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Progressive Catholic Church (PCC) is a Vatican II Church, welcoming, accepting, and embracing, seeking to provide a place where all people may come to celebrate the truth of the Gospel as proclaimed through our Catholic Faith for today.
The PCC is a member of the International Council of Community Churches and an affiliate of the World Council of the Churches in Geneva, Switzerland. Find one of our Fellowships near you today and join in celebrating a life renewed in Christ! We are represented in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, and Italy,.
We are “Progressive” in that we are an inclusive Church, barring no one from full participation in every aspect of the Church body including Ordination to the Priesthood and our Religious Orders. In every other way, we share all things in common, including valid Episcopacy through unquestioned lines of Apostolic Succession, Priesthood, and Sacraments with the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church throughout the world.
