Emilio Alvarez (bishop)
Emilio Alvarez | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop and Primate of the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches | |
 Alvarez in 2018 | |
| Church | Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 2011 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emilio Alvarez Jr. January 16 |
| Occupation | Pastor, author, professor |
| Education | New 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[edit]
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]
Selected works[edit]
- Pentecostal Orthodoxy: Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit, 2022 (ISBN 978-1-5140-0090-8, 978-1-5140-0091-5)
- Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People, 2023 (ISBN 978-1-5140-0054-0)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Faculty". Institute for Paleo-Orthodox Christian Studies. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Right Rev. Emilio Alvarez, Ph.D." Bishop Emilio Alvarez Jr. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Our History". The Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Alvarez, Emilio (2022). Pentecostal Orthodoxy: Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-1-5140-0090-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dr. Emilio Alvarez". Asbury Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ 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.