CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH:
sometimes known as "Irvingites." This group was
founded by Edward IRVING, (1792-1834, and originated as a CHARISMATIC group but soon
developed LITURGICAL aspects similar to ROMAN CATHOLICISM and GREEK ORTHODOXY but with a
strong emphasis on the imminent return of CHRIST. As a movement it had some success in the
late nineteenth century before entering a period of slow decline. Today its influence is
felt mostly among NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS in the Third World especially in Africa.
