Old Roman Catholic Church in North America

The Old Roman Catholic Church in North America, officially called Old Roman Catholic Church,[1] is an independent Old Catholic denomination. It descends from the North American Old Roman Catholic Church founded by Archbishop Carmel Henry Carfora. Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna consecrated Robert Alfred Burns, a priest ordained by Carmel Henry Carfora, in 1961. Burns left Marchenna in 1963. That year he joined with Archbishop Wilfred A. Barrington-Evans of the Old Roman Catholic Church (English Rite) and began using that designation. He was appointed Archbishop of Chicago by Barrington-Evans.