Aglipayan Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente)
Philippine national church founded in 1902 by Gregorio Aglipay and Isabelo de los Reyes after the Philippine Revolution. ~1–2 million adherents; in full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA) and Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.
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BITE breakdown
0 — Philippine national church (1902 schism from Rome); mainstream Old-Catholic-style governance with full communion ties.
Profile facts
In context
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), commonly called the Aglipayan Church, broke from Rome in 1902 in the wake of the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The church adopted a Trinitarian Old-Catholic-style polity in the mid-20th century and is in full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA, since 1961) and the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht (1965). Mainstream low-control voluntary participation; significant social-justice and progressive political tradition.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1902Founded by Gregorio Aglipay and Isabelo de los Reyes
- 1961Concordat of full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA)
Sources
- Lewis Bliss Whittemore, 'The Struggle for Freedom: History of the Philippine Independent Church' (1961) search ↗
- IFI Supreme Council statements search ↗
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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