The Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima
Archbishop Primus
About us
The Communion · The Free Protestant Episcopal Church Worldwide Communion
The Free Protestant Episcopal Church Worldwide Communion (FPEC-WC) grew from The Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England (FPEC). It is a fellowship of autonomous churches, distinct from the founding Church itself.
A fellowship of autonomous churches
Find a communityThe Worldwide Communion brings autonomous Episcopal and Anglican churches into fellowship. Each member church is responsible for its own governance, ministry and property, and brings its own local history and pastoral life.
The Archbishop Primus serves the unity of the Communion and encourages co-operation. Member churches govern their own ministry and property; the Communion does not own their local buildings.
The directory brings together the churches and mission territories named in the FPEC’s published record. A country or city on the map is an orientation point. Confirm service times and the exact location with the community or administrative office before travelling.
The ministry of the Primus
Archbishop Ricardo Lorite de Lima became Archbishop Primus on 10 March 2025, succeeding Archbishop Richard Arthur Palmer. Based in Brazil, he serves the unity of the Communion.
LeadershipFind a communityTraditionFreedomFellowshipMission
No matter who you are or where you are on your spiritual journey you are welcome to our table. The Gifts of God are free!
Welcome statement adopted at the General Synod in Bolivia, 2012.
The love of Christ is the bond that unites this Communion.
Church historian
The Right Reverend Darrel Hockley is listed as an auxiliary bishop in Canada and as FPEC Historian. His work includes the memorial record of the Communion’s bishops.
In Memoriam2015 Constitution and Bylaws
The 2015 document is retained for reference. Office holders named in it should not be treated as a current leadership list.
Read the textOur relationship with other churches
FPEC Worldwide Communion is an independent fellowship of autonomous churches in the Anglican and Episcopal tradition. It is not part of the Church of England and is not a member church of the Anglican Communion associated with the See of Canterbury. Shared traditions, names or lines of succession do not themselves establish affiliation. Relationships with other churches are described individually; a visit, photograph or shared event does not by itself establish formal intercommunion.
Current leadership of the Worldwide Communion
Archbishop Ricardo Lorite de Lima serves as Primus of both the FPEC and the FPEC Worldwide Communion. These are two distinct responsibilities.
The Right Reverend Virgílio Cezar Torres
Chancellor of the Worldwide Communion