Old
Catholic
Province
of Our
Lady
of the Angels

On September 30, 2008, Bishop
Vincent
Quaresima was elected to the Patriarchal See of the Old
Catholic Province of Our Lady of the Angels, becoming the
first Patriarch since the Province was formed.
Prior to his election as
Patriarch, His Grace also served as Bishop of the Diocese of
the West. He was ordained and consecrated Bishop by The
National Old Catholic Church.
His Grace was born August 31,
1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Anthony Quaresima and
Anna Quaresima. His Grace was baptized and confirmed at
Saint Athanasius Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
His Grace was raised in a
Roman Catholic home and went to Saint Athanasius Parish
Elementary School through 1962 and attended LaSalle College High
School with the Christian Brothers and graduated in 1966
(National Merit Scholar; National Honor Society).
His Grace attended Villanova
University and was graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science
(Mathematics/Physics; minor Sacred Theology).
His Grace found his call to
service God's children as an educator for 31 years. After
retirement in 2001, he felt the call to service in Our Lord's
One, Holy,
Catholic, and Apostolic Church. |