John Florentine Teruel
John Florentine | |
|---|---|
| First Patriarch of the Apostolic Catholic Church | |
Image sculpture of Teruel displayed at the National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato | |
| Church | Apostolic Catholic Church |
| Installed | July 13, 1991 |
| Term ended | January 19, 2021 |
| Successor | Juan Almario Calampiano |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | July 13, 1991 (as Patriarch) by National Conference of Old Catholic and Orthodox Archbishops |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1950 |
| Died | January 19, 2021 (aged 70) |
| Denomination | Apostolic Catholic |
| Parents | Maria Virginia Leonzon Jose Benedicto Teruel |
| Alma mater | Philippine College of Health Sciences (PhD) Virgen Delos Remedios College (MAEd) Ateneo de Manila University University of Santo Tomas |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Apostolic Catholic Church |
| Canonized | August 1, 2021 National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato by Patriarch Juan Almario |
John Florentine Leonzon Teruel (July 25, 1950 – January 19, 2021) was the first Patriarch and the founding bishop of the Apostolic Catholic Church (ACC). In 1991 the organization schismed with the Roman Catholic Church.