Apostolic & Gnostic Succession Registry
Within the Independent Sacramental Movement and classical Western esotericism, sacramental validity rests upon the physical reality of the tactus: the unbroken, tactile imposition of episcopal hands conveying sacerdotal sovereignty through centuries of autocephalous prelates, mystics, and reformers.
This registry serves as an open public reference archive documenting the converging historical successions connected with the Canadian See of Cerinthus, held by The Most Rev. +Jeremy Crow (Tau Cerinthus III). Codified below are the primary French restoration lines, the Franco-Haitian and Parisian currents, and the ecumenical synodal concordats that define these independent jurisdictions.
Stream I: The French Neo-Gnostic & Caribbean Restoration
The primary sacerdotal and episcopal current descending from the 1890 restoration of the Église Gnostique in Paris under Jules Doinel. This line flowed through the patriarchal administrations of Jean Bricaud and Robert Ambelain, branching into the Americas through the missionary episcopate of Roger Pommery, Archbishop +Charles Nurse in the West Indies, and Bishop +Carl Emmanuel in Canada:
| Step | Prelate | Sacramental Nomen | Consecration / Historical Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jules Doinel | Tau Valentinus II | Patriarch, Église Gnostique (Restoration inaugurated 1890) |
| 2 | Léonce Fabre des Essarts | Tau Synésius | Patriarch, Église Gnostique (Consecrated July 8, 1894 by Doinel) |
| 3 | Jean Bricaud | Tau Jean II | Patriarch, EGU (Consecrated 1901 by Fabre des Essarts; integrated Antiochene lines 1913) |
| 4 | Victor Alfred Blanchard | Tau Targelius | Bishop, EGU; Grand Master, Polaires (Consecrated May 15, 1918 by Bricaud) |
| 5 | Roger Ménard | Tau Eon II | Bishop, Église Gnostique Apostolique (Consecrated January 7, 1945 by Blanchard) |
| 6 | Robert Ambelain | Tau Jean III | World Patriarch, EGA; Grand Hierophant, Memphis-Misraïm (Consecrated June 10, 1946 by Ménard) |
| 7 | Roger Pommery | Tau Jean | Titular Bishop of Macheronte for the Americas & Caribbean Missions (Consecrated May 26, 1958 by Ambelain) |
| 8 | +Charles Nurse | Tau Charles | Archbishop & Primate, Gnostic Church of the Glorious Christ (Barbados) |
| 9 | +Carl Emmanuel | Tau Cerinthus II | Metropolitan Bishop of Canada (1991 Concordat Signatory; Pleroma September 25, 2011) |
| 10 | +Jeremy Crow | Tau Cerinthus III | Sacerdotal Ordination (February 8, 2003 by Bishop Emmanuel); Succeeded to the See of Cerinthus |
Stream II: The Gnostic Union & Franco-Haitian Transmission
The collegiate episcopal transmission conveyed under the authority of the Gnostic Union, a communion of autonomous, independent bishops. This lineage preserves the esoteric current of Sovereign Patriarch Michael Bertiaux (Tau Ogdoade-Orfeo IV), descending through the Haitian and Parisian lines to Lucien-François Jean-Maine and the early synods of Jules Doinel:
| Step | Prelate | Sacramental Nomen | Succession & Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jules Doinel | Tau Valentinus II | Patriarch, Église Gnostique (1890) |
| 2 | Léonce Fabre des Essarts | Tau Synésius | Patriarch, Église Gnostique (Consecrated 1894) |
| 3 | Lucien-François Jean-Maine | Tau Ogdoade-Orfeo I | Consecrated into the Parisian Gnostic succession; Founder of the Franco-Haitian current |
| 4 | Hector-François Jean-Maine | Tau Ogdoade-Orfeo II | Hierophant & Patriarch, Memphis-Misraïm and Gnostic bodies |
| 5 | Michael Bertiaux | Tau Ogdoade-Orfeo IV | Sovereign Patriarch, Ecclesia Gnostica Spiritualis |
| 6 | William "Bill" H. Thomas | Tau Basilides | Consecrated Bishop (1978); Presiding Bishop, The Holy Gnostic Church |
| 7 | Nathan Wilson | Tau Nathan | Presiding Bishop, The Gnostic Union |
| 8 | Lorenzo Nevarez | Tau Lorenzo | Bishop, The Gnostic Union |
| 9 | +Jeremy Crow | Tau Cerinthus III | Episcopal consecration within the Gnostic Union; publicly commemorated September 25, 2026 |
Stream III: The Five Historic Convergences & Synodal Accords
In addition to direct linear successions, the Canadian See was formally invested with the five principal episcopal currents of East and West through the ecumenical concordats executed by Bishop +Carl Emmanuel and his peers:
- 1. The Syrian Patriarchate of Antioch & All the East (Vilatte Line): Transmitted to Patriarch Jean Bricaud on July 12, 1913, descending from Mar Ignatius Peter III (Patriarch of Antioch) via Mar Paul Athanasius (Kadavil Kooran, 1877), Archbishop Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvarez (Julius I, 1889), and Archbishop Joseph René Vilatte (Mar Timotheus, consecrated May 29, 1892). Transmitted to the French See via Paolo Miraglia, Abbé Julio (Julien Houssaye), and Louis François Giraud. Also reinforced through The Most Rev. +Stephan A. Hoeller (Tau Stephanus I) via Bishop Richard, Duc de Palatine. Detailed in full on our dedicated Syrian Patriarchate of Antioch Registry.
- 2. L'Église Johannite des Chrétiens Primitifs (Johannite Templar Line): The historic Johannite chivalric succession preserved through Guillaume Mauviel (consecrated August 3, 1800), Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat (consecrated July 29, 1810), and Bernard Clément, received into the Gnostic episcopate by Jean Bricaud and reaffirmed through the Old Templar Church under Patriarch +Ronald V. Cappello (Tau Mikaël I). Detailed on the Tau Mikaël I Dossier.
- 3. The Eliate Church of Carmel (Carmelite Vintrasienne Line): The mystical succession descending from the charismatic revelation of Pierre-Michel Eugène Vintras to Marius Breton, transmitted directly to Patriarch Jean Bricaud and preserved within the patriarchal acts of the EGA.
- 4. Igreja Católica Apostólica Brasileira (ICAB, Brazilian Line): Derived from Dom Carlos Duarte Costa (former Roman Catholic Bishop of Botucatu, founder of ICAB in 1945), descending through Dom Antidio Vargas to Patriarch Pedro Freire (Mar Petrus Johannes XIII, consecrated December 27, 1970). Transmitted through Fermin Vale Amesti, Willer Vital-Herne, Roger Saint Victor-Hérard, and Robert M. Cokinis, and confirmed at the 2000 Synod.
- 5. English Old Catholic & Sanctuary of the Gnosis Line: Descending through the Liberal Catholic and independent Old Catholic successions of Great Britain, transmitted through Bishop Richard, Duc de Palatine to The Most Rev. +Stephan A. Hoeller (Tau Stephanus I), and imparted to the Canadian See during the 1991 Concordat. Detailed on the Tau Stephanus I Dossier.
The Landmark North American Concordats
The Constitution of Synesius (Seine Synod, 1906)
Established under Patriarch Léonce Fabre des Essarts (Tau Synésius), defining the constitutional authority of the Gnostic College of Metropolitans as the supreme collegiate governing body of the Church, establishing autocephalous metropolitan sees operating in autonomous fraternal parity rather than monarchical submission.
The 1991 Ecumenical Gnostic College of Metropolitans Concordat
Convened under the constitutional guidance of French Patriarch René Chambellant (Tau Renatus) and coordinated by The Most Rev. +Robert M. Cokinis (Tau Charles Harmonius II), Primate of North America for the Église Gnostique Apostolique. This accord formally united:
- The Most Rev. +Carl Emmanuel (Tau Cerinthus II): Metropolitan Bishop of Canada, Gnostic Church of the Glorious Christ.
- The Most Rev. +Stephan A. Hoeller (Tau Stephanus I): Regionary Bishop, Ecclesia Gnostica.
- The Most Rev. +Ronald V. Cappello (Tau Mikaël I): Archbishop & Primate, The Old Templar Church.
The Synod of 2000 (Chapelle de Saint Montsalvat)
Convened on November 11, 2000, in Villa Park, Illinois. Bishop +Carl Emmanuel joined leading North American hierarchs in co-celebrating the Pontifical Liturgy, formally constituting the Saint Collège Électoral of the Église Gnostique Catholique Apostolica (Synode des États-Unis d'Amérique du Nord), uniting French Neo-Gnostic, Brazilian Catholic, and Chaldean lines.
The Ecumenical Concelebration of April 6, 2002
A major synodal consecration (sub conditione) uniting Bishop +Carl Emmanuel (Tau Cerinthus II), Patriarch Ronald V. Cappello (Tau Mikaël), Bishop Alberto I. LaCava (Tau Ignatius of Alexandria VII), Bishop Osmel Valera d'Abela, and Bishop Phillip Andrew Garver (Tau Vincent II). This accord cross-communicated fresh Italian Gnostic successions and Thelemic E.G.C. lines into the Canadian See ten months prior to the ordination of Jeremy Crow.
Biographical Registry of Predecessors & Hierarchs
Select an entry below to examine primary documentation, consecration dates, and ecclesiastical records for each prelate:
- TAU CERINTHUS III // THE MOST REV. +JEREMY CROW Succeeded to the Canadian See of Cerinthus; Consecrated Bishop within the Gnostic Union; Initiatory provenance across French Martinism, Memphis-Misraïm, and Templar orders.
- TAU CERINTHUS II // THE MOST REV. +CARL EMMANUEL (1938–2011) Metropolitan Bishop of Canada, Gnostic Church of the Glorious Christ; 1991 Concordat Signatory; Theosophical Leader and Canadian Gnostic pioneer.
- TAU JEAN III // WORLD PATRIARCH ROBERT AMBELAIN (1907–1997) Patriarch of the Église Gnostique Apostolique; Grand Hierophant of Memphis-Misraïm; Author of Adam, dieu rouge; Central link to Caribbean missions.
- TAU OGDOADE-ORFEO IV // SOVEREIGN PATRIARCH MICHAEL BERTIAUX Patriarch of the Ecclesia Gnostica Spiritualis; Hierophant of the Franco-Haitian current; Primary lineage source for the Gnostic Union.
- TAU STEPHANUS I // THE MOST REV. DR. STEPHAN A. HOELLER (1931–2026) Regionary Bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica; 1991 Concordat Signatory; Canonical Dossier for the English Old Catholic and Sanctuary of the Gnosis lines.
- TAU MIKAËL I // THE MOST REV. PATRIARCH RONALD V. CAPPELLO (1951–2016) Patriarch-Primate of the Old Templar Church; Sovereign Grand Master of Memphis-Misraïm (USA); Canonical Dossier for the Johannite Templar Line.
- SYRIAN PATRIARCHATE OF ANTIOCH // VILATTE SUCCESSION REGISTRY Historical documentation of the 1892 Antiochene transmission from Mar Ignatius Peter III to Archbishop Joseph René Vilatte and its integration into Gnostic Synods.
- TAU VALENTINUS II // PATRIARCH JULES DOINEL (1842–1902) Founder and First Patriarch of the restored Église Gnostique in Paris (1890); Fountainhead of the modern Western Gnostic episcopate.
Archival Sources & Inquiries
The records in this registry are compiled from primary episcopal certificates, official concordat acts, and historical publications of the Independent Sacramental Movement (including the archives of the Église Gnostique Apostolique, the Gnostic Church of the Glorious Christ, the Old Templar Church, and the Gnostic Union).
Independent bishops, ecclesiastical archivists, and esoteric historians wishing to submit dates, documentation, or historical corrections for this public registry are invited to contact the chancery archive at novusordoluciferi@gmail.com.
