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- Collection: Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple
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Close-up of Marchenna at Clement’s consecration
Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna consecrates Robert Mary Clement on Sunday, October 6, 1974, at the Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church, New York City.
Consecration Procession through Greenwich Village.
Bishop Robert Mary Clement leads the solemn procession from Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church at 201 West 13th Street to the Church of the Beloved Disciple at 348 West 14th Street following his episcopal consecration on October 6, 1974. At…
An Ecumenical Procession of Bishops and Clergy
Clergy and bishops process westward through Manhattan following the consecration of Bishop Robert Mary Clement. The procession includes Archbishop Martin Luther Williams, Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna, Bishop Robert Clement, and clergy of the…
Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna in the Consecration Procession
Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna, Primate of the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America and principal consecrator of Bishop Robert Clement, walks between Father Leo (left) and Father John Darcy Noble (right) during the procession to the Church…
The Faithful Accompany Their New Bishop Home
Members of the congregation, clergy, and supporters follow behind the bishops as the procession makes its way from Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church to the Church of the Beloved Disciple after Bishop Clement's consecration. Led by…
Official Portrait of Bishop Robert Mary Clement.
This official portrait of Bishop Robert Mary Clement was taken following his episcopal consecration on October 6, 1974, as Bishop of New York in the Eucharistic Catholic Church. Clothed in richly embroidered pontifical vestments, Clement is presented…
Brass Bishop's Crozier
This brass bishop's crozier served as the pastoral staff of Archbishop Robert Mary Clement throughout his episcopal ministry in the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Carried during pontifical liturgies, ordinations, sacred processions, and public…
Crozier Head with the Agnus Dei
The crozier's elaborately worked volute centers on the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) carrying the banner of the Resurrection, a traditional emblem of Christ's sacrificial death and triumph over death. The engraved brass is embellished with colored…
"New York's Gay Patriarch" on the Cover of FLASH: The International Guide to Gay Living
The cover of the June 15, 1976, issue of FLASH: The International Guide to Gay Living features Bishop Robert Mary Clement under the headline, "A Candid Interview with Bishop Robert Clement – New York's Gay Patriarch." Published during a period of…
Dancers in the church 1
Interpretive dancers perform before the altar during the Easter liturgy at the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Organized through contacts of John Darcy Noble, the performance integrated movement, music, and worship, reflecting the congregation's…
Dancers in the church 2
Members of an interpretive dance ensemble offer a choreographed meditation during the Easter Eucharist as clergy look on from the sanctuary. Their expressive gestures transformed the church into a space where liturgy and the performing arts…
Dancers in the church 3
A dancer kneels before the altar during a liturgical performance presented as part of a special service at the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Throughout the 1970s, the congregation occasionally incorporated interpretive dance into its worship,…
Church bulletin for anniversary service.
This commemorative bulletin was produced for the second anniversary of the dedication of the Church of the Beloved Disciple's permanent home and the first anniversary of Bishop Robert M. Clement's episcopal consecration. The service welcomed Bishop…
Archbishop George Augustine Hyde Preaching at the First Anniversary of Archbishop Clement's Consecration.
Archbishop George Augustine Hyde delivers the homily during the celebration of the first anniversary of Archbishop Robert Mary Clement's episcopal consecration at the Church of the Beloved Disciple in October 1975. Hyde, Archbishop of the…
Portrait of George Augustine Hyde.
This restored portrait depicts the Rev. George Augustine Hyde shortly after the founding of the Eucharistic Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1946. Founded by Hyde, the church was the first documented Christian church in the United States to…
Seminarians of the Church of the Beloved Disciple
This photograph shows members of the Church of the Beloved Disciple's seminary gathered around the altar during a liturgical service in New York City in the late 1970s. The community developed a formal program of ministerial formation to prepare…
Acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple
Two unidentified acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple pose together before a liturgical service. Wearing white albs with red shoulder orphreys and crosses designed by the congregation, they represent the lay ministers who assisted at the…
Acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple
Two unidentified acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple pose together in white liturgical albs and simple wooden crosses before a service. The photograph preserves a rare glimpse of the congregation's lay ministry and the diverse community…