The Most Reverend Robert G. Collier, OCC

Archbishop

The American Catholic Church – Reformed

Bishop Collier was board on March 9, 1943 to Eugene and Hazel Collier. He was Baptized in 1943, Confirmed in 1955 in the Roman Catholic Church.

 We was married in 1963 to Juanna and raised five children; Glen, Barbara, Cyndi, Yvette and Bobby. Juanna died in 1984.

 As the result of changes of Vatican II, Bishop Collier left the Roman Catholic Church in 1970 being unable tot reconcile himself with the changes and became a member of the Episcopal Church USA.

 Hearing the Call to ordained ministry Bishop Collier first approach the Episcopal Church seeking Holy Orders but was unable to realize the calling there left the Episcopal church and joined the Western Orthodox Catholic Church part of the Independent Catholic movement in 1984. Bishop Collier was immediately accepted and a seminarian and began hi straining. In 1986 he was ordained to the Deaconate and ordained to the Sacred Priesthood in 1986.

 Bishop Collier was elected along with a close friend, Erwin G. Clouse, who would take the professed name of Benedict, together as bishops of the to be formed American Catholic Church – Reformed.  Both Bishop-elect Collier and Bishop-elect Clouse were consecrated as Bishops by Metropolitan Archbishop Donald (Barnabas) Locke in 1991. Bishops Collier and Clouse along with Sister Scholastica, who established Saint Benedict’s School of Religion in September of 1992, formed the American Catholic Church – Reformed. Bishop Collier was appointed at Chancellor by the Board of Trustees.