CHIEF APOSTLE
Jean-Luc Schneider (born 18 September 1959) is presently the Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church. He succeeded Wilhelm Leber on 19 May 2013 to become the ninth Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church. Jean-Luc Schneider is the first Frenchman to lead the New Apostolic Church.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the head of His church. In this Church, it is the task of the Chief Apostle to discharge the office of Peter in accordance with the words of Jesus: “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16: 18-19).
The office of the Chief Apostle functions to keep the doctrine pure while developing it further, opening up new insights, and uniformly spreading the testimony of faith. The Chief Apostle also lays down the order within the church.
These tasks comprise the “authority of the keys” of the Chief Apostle ministry.
The Chief Apostle is the highest spiritual authority. He is accorded a leading position in the circle of the Apostles.
The Chief Apostle ordains the Apostles. It is necessary for the Apostles to remain in oneness with him: only in this manner can the task incumbent on the apostolate as a whole be fulfilled, namely to make salvation accessible to mankind.
Text Source: Catechism of the New Apostolic Church, Chapter 7.
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Wilhelm Leber
2005 - 2013
Richard Fehr
1988 - 2005
Hans Urwyler
1978 - 1988
Ernst Streckeisen
1975 - 1978
Walter Schmidt
1960 - 1975
Johann G. Bischoff
1932 - 1960
Hermann Niehaus
1905 - 1932
Friedrich Krebs
1897 - 1905
Simon Peter
First Chief Apostle
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