Deceased Clergy of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch

REVEREND MOTHER MILDRED MOUNTJOY

Born: June 19, 1925. Died July 8, 2008 in Nashville, TN.

Mother Mountjoy was ordained a priest by Patriarch Herman Spruit on October 19, 1982. Mother Gulbank's infectious personality and quick smile were tools that won over hearts wherever she went.

Her enthusiasm and dedication to the church will long be remembered.

MOST REVEREND DEXTER WOODS, ARCHBISHOP

Born: Jan 22, 1932 Died June 2, 2007 in San Diego, CA

Bishop Dexter was ordained a priest on October 6, 1979 at the same time with our Matriarch Emerita, Meri Louise Spruit. He was consecrated as Bishop by Matriarch Meri Louise Spruit on January 18, 1995 in San Jose, CA.

He was very involved in Spiritual and Psychological Healing and had a large following in this regard. He was very active as a Bishop and cared very deeply for the Church of Antioch.

REVEREND FATHER DEAN BERENTZ

Born: November 27, 1927 + Died: October 29, 2006

Fr. Dean died of prostate cancer at the home of his sister, Margery Clark at her home in Pinetop, Arizona. He was ordained in the Church of Antioch before 1985. He lived in both Albuquerque and Mountainair, New Mexico He was a metaphysical teacher and had developed a Motivational Development Center. Dean met future Archbishop Richard Gundrey in 1985 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was responsible for introducing Richard Gundrey to the Church of Antioch.

REVEREND FATHER ULY GOOCH

Born: May 14, 1933 + Died October 19, 2006 at Richmond, Virginia.

Fr. Uly was a retired Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Southern Virginia. He was a priest for over fifty years. He was incardinated into the Church of Antioch on April 18, 2004 by Archbishop Richard Gundrey. He was the pastor of the Gentle Shepherd Church of Antioch at Richmond, Virginia. He was elevated to Archpriest on February 20, 2005. He served his parish until his death. He is buried with his dog in the church graveyard of AQUI Episcopal Church in Stafford, Virginia which is the church he was raised in. It was built in 1753.

REVEREND CONNIE McCALL

+ Died: June 25, 2006

Connie was a minister with the Church of Antioch since 1983. Her service held by her Mormon friends at a Mormon church in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was to be buried next to her father in Memory Garden cemetery in Las Vegas and close to her husband, Rabbi Ben, who is in the Jewish section of the same cemetery.

REVEREND ROED ROBERTS

+ Died: March 2, 2006

Reverend Roed Roberts stepped through the veil on March 2, 2006 at her assisted living home in Huber, Utah. She was 91. She started with the Patriarch and founder of the Church, Herman Spruit, in the 1970's. She was a Minister, a practitioner of spiritual healing and a Metaphysical teacher. She was close friends with Reverend Mary Fran Geary of Los Angeles, California, who is a retired Minister in our church.

FATHER DENNIS HARRY BRYAN

Born: June 23, 1941 + Died: May 7, 2004

“I have been blessed and I now sing the silent notes of the Mystics”– Father Dennis Bryan

He was ordained to the Priesthood on February 15, 1998 in the Liberal Catholic Church and incardinated into the Church of Antioch by Archbishop Richard Gundrey on October 16, 1999 at Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Father Dennis taught in his hometown of Baltimore in the public schools, serving on many committees. Upon completion of his masters degree, he became a member of the staff for the Center of Human Growth and Development in the Department of Urban Affairs. He also served as principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent in public education. His college and university teaching included Morgan State University, York College of Pennsylvania, Wilmington College of Delaware, and George Washington University.

His spiritual work included parish work in the Liberal Catholic Church, as prison chaplain at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility at Santa Rosa, New Mexico and as a spiritual director and mentor.

BISHOP BLISS BELLINGER, D.D.

Born: May 28, 1931 + Died: March 29, 2004

From the town of San Rafael, he was consecrated October 11, 1980, as Bishop of Northern California, and was a former Lutheran pastor before coming to the Church of Antioch. He was a graduate of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, having earned a Master's Degree in Theology.

ARCHBISHOP HELENE SEYMOUR (SPRUIT)

Born: June 27, 1926 + Died: May 6, 2003

Consecrated in 1976 by Patriarch Herman Adrian Spruit. She was the first woman bishop in the Church of Antioch. Designated as the Bishop of Los Angeles, she was a stellar mystic, a business woman and leader, an accomplished pianist and had studied at St. Louis Institute in Missouri.

Last Updated: 12/28/06