The Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima
Archbishop Primus
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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.
The Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima — Archbishop Primus
Archbishop Ricardo Lorite de Lima serves as Primus of both the FPEC and the FPEC Worldwide Communion. These are two distinct responsibilities.
The Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima
The Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima has served as Archbishop Primus since 10 March 2025. Based in Lins, São Paulo, Brazil, he serves the FPEC and its Worldwide Communion.
Archbishop Ricardo Lorite de Lima served as Chancellor from 2012 to 2015 and as President of the Consistory of Bishops. Before becoming Primus, he was Provincial Archbishop in Brazil. Archbishop Richard Arthur Palmer appointed him as his successor in the Apostolic Proclamation of 10 March 2025.
Archbishop Richard Arthur Palmer and Archbishop Edwin Duane Follick hold the title Archbishop Primus Emeritus in recognition of their service. The list below records the succession of Primuses. Their appointment and pastoral letters are available in the document collection.
Episcopal consecration
Archbishop Ricardo Lorite de Lima was consecrated bishop on 15 January 2006 at CEMUR (Municipal Center for Recreation and Culture / Carlos Drummond de Andrade Theater), in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil. The consecrator was Bishop Barry Frank Peachey, Bishop in Anglia, England, and Metropolitan Chancellor of the Anglican Independent Communion Worldwide.
Documents & lettersArchbishops Primus through the years
Life dates follow the Church’s published list of Primuses. FPEC
- 1897–1900
The Most Reverend Leon Checkemian
Born: 1848 · Died: 1920
- 1900–1917
The Most Reverend Charles Isaac Stevens
Born: 1835 · Died: 1917
- 1917–1919
The Most Reverend James Martin
Born: 1848 · Died: 1919
- 1919–1928
The Most Reverend Andrew Charles Albert McLaglen
Born: 1851 · Died: 1928
- 1928–1939
The Most Reverend Herbert James Monzani Heard
Born: 1866 · Died: 1947
- 1939–1959
The Most Reverend William Hall
Born: 1890 · Died: 1959
- 1959–1978
The Most Reverend Charles Dennis Boltwood
Born: 1889 · Died: 1985
- 1978–1982
The Most Reverend Albert John Fuge, Sr.
Born: 1911 · Died: 1982
- 1982–1989
The Most Reverend Charles Kennedy Stewart Moffatt
Born: 1907 · Died: 1989
- 1989–2015
The Most Reverend Edwin Duane Follick
Born: 1935
- 2015–2025
The Most Reverend Richard Arthur Palmer
Born: 1946
- 2025
The Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima
Born: 1974
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 MemoriamOrdinations and apostolic succession
This register brings together the Church’s ordination and consecration records. Dates, officiating bishops and places are given wherever recorded. Conditional consecrations and disputed details are identified in their entries.
Read the registerCurrent 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