Archbishops Primus

Since its foundation in 1897, the Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England has been served by a succession of Archbishops Primus who have carried forward the Church's episcopal ministry, historic identity and mission.

Archbishop Primus: The Most Rev'd Ricardo Lorite de Lima - Brazil

Archbishop Primus Emeritus: Richard Arthur Palmer - England

Archbishop Primus Emeritus: The Most Rev'd Edwin Duane Follick - USA

Our Archbishops Primus

From 1897 to the Present

I - 02 Nov 1897 - 30 Dec 1900 - Leon Chechemian, DD, LL.D, *1848 +1920

II - 30 Dec 1900 - 02 Feb 1917 - Charles Isaac Stevens, DD, LL.D, *1835 + 1917

III - 02 Feb 1917 - 29 Oct 1919 - James Martin, DD, LL.D, *1848 +1919

IV - 29 Oct 1919 - 16 Oct 1928 - Andrew Charles Albert McLaglen, DD, LL.D, *1851 +1928

V - 16 Oct 1928 - 18 May 1939 - Herbert James Monzani Heard, DD, LL.D, *1866 +1947

VI - 18 May 1939 - 09 Oct 1959 - William Hall, DD, LL.D, *1890 +1959

VII - 09 Oct 1959 - 17 Oct 1978 - Charles Dennis Boltwood, DD, DSL, LL.D, *1889 +1985

VIII - 17 Oct 1978 - 30 Apr 1982 - Albert John Fuge, Sr, PhD, LL.D, *1911 +1982

IX - 07 July 1982 - 07 Nov 1989 - Charles Kennedy Stewart Moffatt, ThD, DD, LL.D, *1907 +1989

X - 07 Nov 1989 - 05 Feb 2015 - Edwin Duane Follick, DC, DTh, PhD, *1935

XI - 05 Feb 2015 - 10 Mar 2025 - Richard Arthur Palmer, PhD, MA, BA, B.Ed, * 1946

XII - 10 Mar 2025 - Ricardo Lorite de Lima,  Bth, BEd, MTh, DTh, DD, DMin, DHist, DA, DEcclAdmin, DHum *1974

The Free Episcopal Protestant Church of England — FPEC

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