The Most Reverend

Emilio Alvarez
Archbishop and Primate of the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches
ChurchUnion of Charismatic Orthodox Churches
Orders
Consecration2011
Personal details
Born
Emilio Alvarez Jr.

January 16
OccupationPastor, author, professor
EducationNew York Theological Seminary
Fordham University
Aberdeen University

Emilio Alvarez (born January 16) is a religious leader in the United States, and founding bishop of the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches. He is also the founding director of the Institute for Paleo-Orthodox Christian Studies (formerly the certificate in Convergence Studies Program at New York Theological Seminary).[1][2]

Biography

Emilio Alvarez—born Emilio Alvarez Jr.—was reared in a Holiness-Pentecostal household, within the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee); he is the son of a bishop within the denomination. As a minister within the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), Alvarez transitioned into the Convergence Movement after questioning his childhood denomination's anti-Catholicism.[3]

In 2011, Alvarez was consecrated to the episcopacy as a bishop for the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches. He was invited to attend an audience with Pope Francis in 2014; Alvarez served as official translator for the meeting, themed, "The Miracle of Unity".[4][5][6]

In July 2019, Alvarez helped establish the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches within Painted Post, New York. He was unanimously elected as its interim presiding prelate, before being appointed primate.[7] During his prelature in December 2020, he was hosted by Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.[8]

In 2021, he was installed as archbishop and primate for the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches.[7]

In 2022, Alvarez published Pentecostal Orthodoxy: Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit through InterVarsity Press.[9][10][3] He became an associate provost at Asbury Theological Seminary,[11] relocating from Rochester, New York where he pastored The Cathedral at The Gathering Place.[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Faculty". Institute for Paleo-Orthodox Christian Studies. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ "NYTS Announces New Certificate Program in Convergence Studies". New York Theological Seminary. 2016-02-17. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ a b Coulter, Dale (3 October 2022). "The Rise of the Pentecostal Fusionists". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ "The Right Rev. Emilio Alvarez, Ph.D." Bishop Emilio Alvarez Jr. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. ^ "The Miracle of Unity Has Begun". The Word Among Us. 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. ^ McPhail, Carol (2014-10-31). "Pope Francis 'called us his brother bishops,' says Protestant pastor from Mobile, who lunched, swapped caps with the pontiff". al. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  7. ^ a b "Our History". The Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  8. ^ "Archbishop of America met the leadership of the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches". The Orthodox Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  9. ^ Alvarez, Emilio (2022). Pentecostal Orthodoxy: Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-1-5140-0090-8.
  10. ^ Alvarez, Emilio (2022-07-03). "The Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches". Liturgy. 37 (3): 28–35. doi:10.1080/0458063X.2022.2085966. ISSN 0458-063X. S2CID 251286283.
  11. ^ "Dr. Emilio Alvarez". Asbury Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  12. ^ Post, Kathryn (2020-06-18). "Liturgy-hungry young Christians trade altar calls for Communion rails". Religion News Service. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

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