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{{Infobox Bishop

| name = Archbishop Timothy Paul

| bishop_of = Patriarch of the International Communion of the Holy Christian Orthodox Church

| image = Metropolitan.222.jpg

| enthroned = September 2007

|ended = Incumbent}}

'''Timothy Paul''' (born '''Timothy B. Baymon'''<ref name="Globe021506">{{cite news|title=Archbishop charged with beating a former bishop |publisher=[[Boston Globe]] |date=February 15, 2006 |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/02/15/archbishop_charged_with_beating_a_former_bishop/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223050156/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/02/15/archbishop_charged_with_beating_a_former_bishop/ |archivedate=February 23, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="TheRepublican021406">

{{cite news

|title=Bishop Pleads Innocent to Assault Charges

|author=Marla A. Goldberg

|publisher=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]]

|date=February 14, 2006

|url=http://www.masslive.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/mass_therepublican/archives/print112889.html

|archiveurl=http://archive.is/20130128093443/http://www.masslive.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/mass_therepublican/archives/print112889.html

|archivedate=January 28, 2013

|deadurl=yes

|df=

}}</ref>) is the Patriarch of the International Communion of the [[Holy Christian Orthodox Church]]. In addition to his service as Patriarch of the ICHCOC, he currently serves in his third consecutive term as President of the [[World Bishops’ Council]], the group's body of [[ecumenical]] Bishops.<ref name="RNS090707">

|title=World Bishops’ Council President Urges Action From Christians On Climate Change

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011181808/http://religionnews.com/press02/PR090707.html

|archivedate=October 11, 2007

|deadurl=yes

|df=

}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbishopscouncil.org/EXECUTIVECOLLEGE.dsp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113044628/http://www.worldbishopscouncil.org/EXECUTIVECOLLEGE.dsp |archivedate=November 13, 2012 |title=EXECUTIVECOLLEGE - The World Bishops Council |website=worldbishopscouncil.org |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>

==Local roles==

Paul is the senior pastor of the The Christian Cathedral in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and president of Epiphany Development Corporation which in 2006 announced the planned construction of a $10 million boutique hotel at the Epiphany Tower building on State Street in that city.<ref name="TheRepublican060307">

{{cite news

| author = Peter Goonan

| title = Hotel proposed near civic center

| publisher = [[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]]

| date = June 3, 2006

| url = http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1149320532204360.xml&coll=1

}}</ref><ref name="TheRepublican060407">

{{cite news

| author = Peter Goonan

| title = Hotel project moving forward

| publisher = [[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]]

| date = June 3, 2006

| url = http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1180943101120120.xml&coll=1

}}</ref> As of September 2016, following repayment by a partner developer of unpaid taxes, the planned hotel will be a [[Holiday Inn Express]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/springfield_epiphany_tower_dev.html|title= Springfield Epiphany Tower developer once again anticipates completion of hotel project after years of delay|date= September 2, 2016 |work=The Republican}}</ref> He is the founder on Dominion Bank and Trust, an international bank for financing humanitarian projects globally.

Paul attended [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] and [[American University]],{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} and is currently enrolled in a [[Juris Doctor]] program at [[Taft Law School]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

Paul is a native of Springfield. He is a member of the board of [[New England Partners in Faith]],<ref name="TheRepublican07092006">

{{cite news

|title=$75,000 grant aids job-finding program

|author=Jo-Ann Moriarty

|publisher=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]]

|date=July 9, 2006

|url=http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/newsletters/article.cfm?id=4508

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903103630/http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/newsletters/article.cfm?id=4508

|archivedate=September 3, 2006

|deadurl=yes

|df=

}}</ref> and in 2016, served his third term as president of the Council of Churches of Western Massachusetts.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

==World Bishops' Council presidency==

Under Paul's leadership, the World Bishops Council has stood against [[universalism]], in one case publicly criticising the teachings of [[United Church of Christ]] [[Bishop]] [[Carlton Pearson]], which the Council judged to be heretical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charismamag.com/display.php?id=7038 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009094645/http://www.charismamag.com/display.php?id=7038 |archivedate=October 9, 2008 |title=News Service Briefs By - Charisma Magazine |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In 2001, the [[Unification Church]] promoted an event called "We Will Stand!" where Paul introduced [[Sun Myung Moon]], leader of the [[Unification Church]] and [[messiah claimant]], as the keynote speaker on a 50-state 51-day tour.<ref>[http://unification.net/news/news20010220.html Message from Rev. Michael Jenkins regarding Rev. Moon's 50 state speaking tour<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.wewillstand.org/media/media_0331_1.html We Will Stand!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.tparents.org/UNews/unws0103/50-Tour-WA.htm Seattle, WA—March 9 - Unification News 03/2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Paul signed a letter with twenty-eight other religious leaders in support of religious freedom in Iraq<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religionandpolicy.org/show.php?p=1.1.1042 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808220228/http://www.religionandpolicy.org/show.php?p=1.1.1042 |archivedate=August 8, 2007 |date=February 9, 2004 |title=Letter to President Bush on Religious Freedom in Iraq |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Representing the WBC at the [[United Nations]]' 60th DPI/NGO Conference, Paul urged Christians to "become greater stewards of the earth" by [[energy conservation|conserving energy]], by reducing [[greenhouse gases]] and [[deforestation]], and by creating public and private partnerships which will lead to renewable energy sources.<ref name="RNS090707"/>

==International Communion of the Holy Christian Orthodox Church==

Formerly a pastor of the Praise and Glory [[Church of God in Christ]] in Springfield,<ref name="TheRepublican060407"/> Paul entered the [[autocephalous]] movement{{clarify|date=September 2016}} and was ordained in August 1999 by Carl Jimenez, Peter Brennan, James Lagona, and Joseph Grenier.<ref name="AmericanOrthodoxChurch">

{{cite web

|title=Orthodox Catholic Bishops "B" Directory

|publisher=American Orthodox Church

|url=http://www.apostle1.com/Clergy-Database/orth-cath-b.html

|accessdate=2008-01-19

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207195516/http://www.apostle1.com/Clergy-Database/orth-cath-b.html

|archivedate=2007-12-07

|deadurl=yes

|df=

}}</ref>

The ICHCOC established its U.S. Headquarters in Springfield following the purchase of the historic [[Masonic Temple (Springfield, Massachusetts)|Springfield Masonic Temple]], renamed the Basilica of the Holy Apostles.<ref name="TheRepublican070707">

}}</ref><ref>[http://www.religionnews.com/press02/PR070507.html] {{dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswest.com/details.asp?id=1187|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224222951/http://www.businesswest.com/details.asp?id=1187|archivedate=February 24, 2009|title= Church Acquires Historic Masonic Temple|work=BusinessWest|date= July 9, 2007}}</ref> The church aims to offer a place where the three major streams of conservative [[Western Christianity]] (Catholic, Evangelical and Pentecostal) Converge.

In September 2007, the Holy Christian Orthodox Church and the Holy Synod of Bishops voted, and elected him as Patriarch of the International Communion.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

In September 2016, Paul announced that his church had nominated the American [[Baptist]] minister and [[civil rights]] leader [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] for [[sainthood]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-made-a-saint-by-Orthodox-Church|title= Martin Luther King Jr. made a saint by Orthodox Church|date=September 14, 2016|publisher=Premier.org.uk}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[List of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations]]

*[[Unaccredited institutions of higher learning]]

*[http://www.internationalcommunion.org/ International Communion of the Holy Christian Orthodox Church]

[[Category:Archbishops]]

[[Category:Eastern Orthodox patriarchs]]