The Old Catholic Church in Italy ( it, Chiesa Vetero-Cattolica in Italia) was a

Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches The Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches, most commonly referred to by the short form Union of Utrecht, is a federation of Old Catholic churches, nationally organized from schisms which rejected Roman Catholic doctrines of the First Va ...

(UU) mission in Italy until 2011. Some former missions are in

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with the

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. The church was a mission of the bishop of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland (CKS) until 2011. In June of that year Bishop , in agreement with the

International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference The International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference or International Bishops' Conference (IBC) is the synod of bishops of Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches (UU) member churches. Background The International Old Catholic Bishops' Confere ...

, decided that the would end its mission in Italy "due to the problematic internal situation." The parishes were "offered a model that guarantees their continued pastoral care." For example, a once Old Catholic parish in Florence is now under the jurisdiction of the

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* Old Catholicism in Italy Christian denominations in Italy 1996 establishments in Italy 2011 disestablishments in Italy {{Italy-stub