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Apostolic Succession Begins with the Ministry of Jesus

Apostolic Succession begins with Jesus Baptism and early Christianity as a Jewish sect 30-60 a.d. continuing to the Roman Catholic Church in (60 a.d.) followed by Chronological connection to the Lutheran Church in Germany (1517) to the Finnish Lutheran Church, Finland in (1558) to the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Michigan USA in (1876) to Christian Alliance Ministries/ Worldwide Church of Jesus Christ, Detroit, Michigan (1980 to present).

Early Church Bishops of Rome

*The Apostle Peter was first the Bishop of Antioch before becoming the Bishop of Rome in 60 a.d. Together, the Apostle's Paul and Peter founded the Church at Rome.

St. Peter (33-67) *James, the brother of Jesus was first Bishop of Jerusalem
St. Linus (67-76)
St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
St. Clement I (88-97)
St. Evaristus (97-105)
St. Alexander I (105-115) * Name "Catholic Church" first recorded by Ignatius of Antioch in 110 a.d. in a letter to the Church at Smyrma.
St. Sixtus I (115-125) ( Xystus I )
St. Telesphorus (125-136)
St. Hyginus (136-140)
St. Pius I (140-155)
St. Anicetus (155-166)
St. Soter (166-175)
St. Eleutherius (175-189)
St. Victor I (189-199)
St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
St. Callistus I (217-22)
St. Urban I (222-30)
St. Pontain (230-35)
St. Anterus (235-36)
St. Fabian (236-50)
St. Cornelius (251-53)
St. Lucius I (253-54)
St. Stephen I (254-257)
St. Sixtus II (257-258)
St. Dionysius (260-268)
St. Felix I (269-274)
St. Eutychian (275-283)
St. Caius (283-296) ( Gaius )
St. Marcellinus (296-304)
St. Marcellus I (308-309)
St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
St. Miltiades (311-14)
St. Sylvester I (314-35)
St. Marcus (336)
St. Julius I (337-52)
Liberius (352-66)
St. Damasus I (366-83)
St. Siricius (384-99) *Rome legally recognizes name "Catholic Church".
St. Anastasius I (399-401)
St. Innocent I (401-17)
St. Zosimus (417-18)
St. Boniface I (418-22)
St. Celestine I (422-32)
St. Sixtus III (432-40)
St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
St. Hilarius (461-68)
St. Simplicius (468-83)
St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
St. Gelasius I (492-96)
Anastasius II (496-98)
St. Symmachus (498-514)
St. Hormisdas (514-23)
St. John I (523-26)
St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
Boniface II (530-32)
John II (533-35)
St. Agapetus I (535-36) (Agapitus I)
St. Silverius (536-37)
Vigilius (537-55)
Pelagius I (556-61)
John III (561-74)
Benedict I (575-79)
Pelagius II (579-90)
St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
Sabinian (604-606)
Boniface III (607)
St. Boniface IV (608-15)
St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
Boniface V (619-25)
Honorius I (625-38)
Severinus (640)
John IV (640-42)
Theodore I (642-49)
St. Martin I (649-55)
St. Eugene I (655-57)
St. Vitalian (657-72)
Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
Donus (676-78)
St. Agatho (678-81)
St. Leo II (682-83)
St. Benedict II (684-85)
John V (685-86)
Conon (686-87)
St. Sergius I (687-701)
John VI (701-05)
John VII (705-07)
Sisinnius (708)
Constantine (708-15)
St. Gregory II (715-31)
St. Gregory III (731-41)
St. Zachary (741-52)
Stephen II (752) -- *Because he died before being consecrated, some lists (including the Vatican's official list) omit him.
Stephen III (752-57)
St. Paul I (757-67)
Stephen IV (767-72)
Adrian I (772-95)
St. Leo III (795-816)
Stephen V (816-17)
St. Paschal (817-24)
Eugene II (824-27)
Valentine (827)
Gregory IV (827-44)
Sergius II (844-47)
St. Leo IV (847-55)
Benedict III (855-58)
St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
Adrian II (867-72)
John VIII (872-82)
Marinus I (882-84)
St. Adrian III (884-85)
Stephen VI (885-91)
Formosus (891-96)
Boniface VI (896)
Stephen VII (896-97)
Romanus (897)
Theodore II (897)
John IX (898-900)
Benedict IV (900-03)
Leo V (903)
Sergius III (904-11)
Anastasius III (911-13)
Lando (913-14)
John X (914-28)
Leo VI (928)
Stephen VIII (929-31)
John XI (931-35)
Leo VII (936-39)
Stephen IX (939-42)
Marinus II (942-46)
Agapetus II (946-55)
John XII (955-63)
Leo VIII (963-64)
Benedict V (964)
John XIII (965-72)
Benedict VI (973-74)
Benedict VII (974-83)
John XIV (983-84)
John XV (985-96)
Gregory V (996-99)
Sylvester II (999-1003)
John XVII (1003)
John XVIII (1003-09)
Sergius IV (1009-12)
Benedict VIII (1012-24)
John XIX (1024-32)
Benedict IX (1032-45)
Sylvester III (1045) -- *Considered by some to be an antipope
Benedict IX (1045)
Gregory VI (1045-46)
Clement II (1046-47)
Benedict IX (1047-48)
Damasus II (1048)
St. Leo IX (1049-54)
Victor II (1055-57)
Stephen X (1057-58)
Nicholas II (1058-61)
Alexander II (1061-73)
St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
Paschal II (1099-1118)
Gelasius II (1118-19)
Callistus II (1119-24)
Honorius II (1124-30)
Innocent II (1130-43)
Celestine II (1143-44)
Lucius II (1144-45)
Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
Anastasius IV (1153-54)
Adrian IV (1154-59)
Alexander III (1159-81)
Lucius III (1181-85)
Urban III (1185-87)
Gregory VIII (1187)
Clement III (1187-91)
Celestine III (1191-98)
Innocent III (1198-1216)
Honorius III (1216-27)
Gregory IX (1227-41)
Celestine IV (1241)
Innocent IV (1243-54)
Alexander IV (1254-61)
Urban IV (1261-64)
Clement IV (1265-68)
Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
Blessed Innocent V (1276)
Adrian V (1276)
John XXI (1276-77)
Nicholas III (1277-80)
Martin IV (1281-85)
Honorius IV (1285-87)
Nicholas IV (1288-92)
St. Celestine V (1294)
Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
Clement V (1305-14)
John XXII (1316-34)
Benedict XII (1334-42)
Clement VI (1342-52)
Innocent VI (1352-62)
Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
Gregory XI (1370-78)
Urban VI (1378-89)
Boniface IX (1389-1404)
Innocent VII (1404-06)
Gregory XII (1406-15)
Martin V (1417-31)
Eugene IV (1431-47)
Nicholas V (1447-55)
Callistus III (1455-58)
Pius II (1458-64)
Paul II (1464-71)
Sixtus IV (1471-84)
Innocent VIII (1484-92)
Alexander VI (1492-1503)
Pius III (1503)
Julius II (1503-13)
Leo X (1513-21) *Excommunicated Martin Luther from Catholic Church

Lutheran Bishop Germany (Founder)

Martin Luther 1517-1547

Lutheran Bishops of Turku (Finland)

Mikael Agricola 1554-1557 *Studied and met Luther 1536, Germany
Petrus Follingius 1558-1563
Paulus Juusten 1563-1575
Ericus Erici Sorolainen 1583-1625
Isacius Rothovius 1627-1652
Eskillus Petraeus 1652-1657
Johannes Terserus 1658-1664
Johannes Gezelius the elder 1664-1690
Johannes Gezelius the youger 1690-1718
Herman Witte 1721-1728
Lars Tammelin 1728-1733
Jonas Fahlenius 1734-1748
Johan Browallius 1748-1755
Karl Fredrik Mennander 1757-1775
Jakob Haartman 1776-1788
Jakob Gadolin 1788-1802
Jakob Tengström 1803-1817

Lutheran Archbishops of Turku (Finland)

Bishop of Turku was elevated to archepiscopal rank in 1817.

Finnish Lutheran Church Michigan, USA

Alfred E. Backman 1844-1909 *1^st From Finland 1876 *Begin Birth/Death years
Dr. JJ Hoikka 1854-1917 *First Lutheran ordained in USA
Johan Kustaa Nikander 1845-1919 *Apostle to America from Finland 1885
JW Eloheimo 1845-1913 *Bishops: Nikander, Hoikka, Eloheimo and KL Tolonen, organized the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and the Suomi Synod in 1890
Alfred Haaponnen 1874-1950 * Bishop/ President of Suomi Synod 1922-1950
Reuben Kauppila 1914-1986 *Baptized Bishop Dr. Howard M. Sarkela

*Worldwide Church of Jesus Christ Michigan, USA

Dr. Howard M. Sarkela (1951- ) * Founder, Presiding Bishop WCJC
Dr. Samuel Galloza (1965- ) * Bishop WCJC / CAM
Dr. Larry Stutzman (1945- ) *Bishop WCJC / IFCM
* Succession continues to Bishops ordained by the above Senior Bishops

*The WCJC identifies with the early New Testament Church as a Jewish sect in 30-60 a.d prior to establishment of the Catholic "Universal" Church at Rome in 60 a.d.

Jesus said: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become SONS of God”. (John 1:12)

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
    born of the Virgin Mary,
    suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, died, and was buried.                                                                                    He descended into hell.

The third day He arose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Apostolic Christian Church,
    the communion of saints,
    the forgiveness of sins,
    the resurrection of the body,
    and life everlasting. Amen.