Philippine Independent Church
Major Independent Christian denomination based in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Philippine Independent Church (officially in Spanish: Iglesia Filipina Independiente; Filipino/Tagalog: Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas; Ilocano: Nawaya a Simbaan ti Filipinas; Latin: Lībera Ecclēsia Philippīna; and colloquially called the Aglipayan Church, IFI, and PIC) is an independent[lower-alpha 4] Christian denomination, in the form of a nationalist church, in the Philippines.[lower-alpha 5] Its schism from the Roman Catholic Church was proclaimed during the American colonial period in 1902, following the end of the Philippine–American War, by members of the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina due to the pronounced mistreatment towards the Filipinos by Spanish priests, and partly influenced by the unjust executions of José Rizal and Filipino priests and prominent secularization movement figures Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora,[21][22] during earlier Spanish colonial rule wherein Roman Catholicism was the state religion in the country at the time.
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Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Spanish) Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas (Filipino) ᜋᜎᜌᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜑᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔ | |
Abbreviation | IFI, PIC |
Type | Christian (Western) |
Classification | Catholicity, Protestantism (earliest years[lower-alpha 1]) |
Orientation | Mix of Independent Catholic, Anglo-Catholic,[1] Nationalist, Progressive,[2][3] Liberal |
Scripture | Bible (GNB, MBB, RSV, NRSV, NIV, IFI Centennial Bible)[4] |
Theology | Trinitarian[lower-alpha 2] (with theological and doctrinal identity based from the Chalcedonian,[5] Anglican, and Catholic theology), Independent Catholic doctrine |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Synod (General Assembly) |
Structure | Communion |
Supreme Bishop | Joel O. Porlares |
General Secretary | Dindo D. Ranojo |
Supreme Council of Bishops Chairperson | Joselito T. Cruz |
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Full communion | See list |
Region | Philippines North America Europe Middle East East Asia Southeast Asia Pacific Islands |
Language | Filipino (lingua franca), Native Philippine regional languages, English, Spanish, Latin |
Liturgy | The Filipino Ritual and The Filipino Missal by Iglesia Filipina Independiente, 1961[10] |
Headquarters | Iglesia Filipina Independiente National Cathedral of the Holy Child #1500 Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila, Philippines |
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Origin | August 3, 1902 (1902-08-03) Quiapo, Manila, Philippine Islands |
Independence | From the See of Rome: Since the 20th century; 121 years ago (Autocephalous Filipino leadership since) |
Separated from | Roman Catholic Church |
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Members | 1,458,992 (2020 census)[18] 7 million (WCC 2023 estimate)[6] |
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Seminaries | 2 (plus 1 joint seminary with the Episcopal Church in the Philippines) |
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Official website | www |
Slogan | Latin: Pro Deo et Patria |
Slogan/Mottos in English: "For God and Fatherland - Scripture, Charity, Knowledge, Liberty" |
Prolific Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo described the Philippine Independent Church as "the only living and tangible result of the Philippine Revolution."[23][24] Ever since its inception, the IFI/PIC Aglipayanism[lower-alpha 6] is widely characterized as a schismatic, rather than a heretical movement, although the church itself and its congregation distance themselves from the "schismatic" description and prefers the term "independence" instead. Despite not being in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, the Philippine Independent Church universally maintains and adheres to the core set of beliefs and practices of broader catholicity.[25][26]
The Philippine Independent Church is the country's first and oldest wholly Filipino-led independent Christian church. Its central office is located at the National Cathedral of the Holy Child in Ermita, Manila. It is ecumenically in full communion with the worldwide Anglican Communion, the third largest Christian communion in the world, while still maintaining its independence as per their concordat and does not require from either the acceptance of all doctrinal opinions. Although marked with Anglican influence, the Philippine Independent Church had come to develop its own liturgy, traditions, and theology distinct from Anglicanism.[14][27]