What is apostolic succession?
Apostolic succession is the ancient understanding of the passing on of authority in the life of the Church. The apostles chose, train and authorized men who would follow them as bishops, and by the laying on of hands passed on to them their authority. These men in turn passed that authority and anointing on to others after them, right down to this present day. The clergy of the CCR are in apostolic succession primarily from the line of Carlos Duarte Costa, and carry the responsibility to be faithful to those godly saints who have gone before them.
