▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁began ▁under ▁the ▁mand ate ▁of ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁XI , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rome ▁and ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁the ▁West , ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁when ▁, ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Cond om ▁consec r ated ▁Domin ique ▁Marie ▁Var let ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁As cal on ▁( in ▁part ibus ) ▁and ▁Co adj utor ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bab yl on , ▁Pers ia . ▁Bishop ▁Var let ▁in ▁turn ▁consec r ated ▁Peter ▁John ▁Me inda ert s ▁to ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁U tre cht ▁without ▁a ▁pap al ▁mand ate , ▁which ▁created ▁a ▁r ift ▁with ▁Rome ▁and ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁full ▁commun ion ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Church . ▁Me inda ert s ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁independent ▁from ▁and ▁considered ▁ex communic ated ▁by ▁Rome . ▁The ▁Char ism atic ▁Catholic ▁church ▁also ▁supports ▁the ▁Pope . ▁The ▁C CC C ▁is ▁not ▁affili ated ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁Old ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁or ▁any ▁independent ▁Catholic ▁movement . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁( legend ary ▁date , ▁histor ically ▁since ▁ 1 7 2 3 ) ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁U tre cht ▁Church ▁surv ives ▁throughout ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁North ▁America , ▁Central ▁America , ▁and ▁South ▁America . ▁The ▁historical ▁line age ▁includes ▁the ▁Old ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁the ▁Polish ▁National ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁of ▁Brazil