How can someone who is already ordained in another church transfer to the FEC?
Incardination (transferring one’s credentials and affiliation) into the FEC begins the same way candidacy does…with conversation and then formal application. The form found on the Ministry page is used for both potential candidates and already-ordained clergy who wish to incardinate. Those incardinating from churches in the Apostolic Succession are not re-ordained. Those transferring their credentials from churches which are not in the Apostolic Succession must be (re)ordained in the Apostolic Succession. Incardinating clergy are required to go through psychological testing and a background check at their own expense. Full incardination usually takes two years. Those wishing to incardinate must be released from their previous jurisdiction(s) before full incardination can occur as the FEC does not allow dual affiliations. • Is a bishop from another jurisdiction allowed to incardinate into the Free Episcopal Church? There is no provision in the Constitution of the FEC for the incardina
