X Monsignor Rob Hall,  Ecumenical Catholic Bishop of Texas in Killeen / Fort Hood  Police Chaplain: Apostolic Administrator of the Police Chaplain Corps of Texas

The Police Chaplain Corps of Texas - under the Spiritual Protection of the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of Texas and The Ecumenical Catholic Church

     X Monsignor Rob has served as a Police Chaplain for many years.  A Police Chaplain serves those who serve others.  Additionally, X Rob is a licensed as a Master Peace Officer & State Special Investigator in Texas, aside from his ordained ministry.

X Monsignor Rob Hall, before Mass at All Saints Ecumenical Catholic Church, Austin, Texas.

X Robert D. Hall, Master Texas Police Officer, Instructor, Special Investigator

The silver "Pesco badge" seen above is one that is most seen in featured western movies and television shows.  It's identical to the Texas Ranger pesco badges issued by the Rangers Service of the Texas Department of Public Safety.  Texas Ranger pesco badges are also made from actual silver Mexican Pecos.  A silversmith who makes the official Texas Ranger badges for the Texas Department of Public Safety made this one for X Monsignor Rob.  It was given to him as a gift.   XRob served in the 22nd & 421st Judicial District of Texas as a Protective Detail Deputy, guarding several sitting state judges.  He also served as Assistant Homeland Security Officer & Emergency Management Coordinator, as well as Criminal Investigator with the Regional Environmental Crimes Task Force in Central Texas.

 Aside from his license as a Master Texas Peace Officer (Police Officer), he holds licenses as a Special Investigator (Sexual Assault, Child Abuse & Family Violence), Crime Prevention Inspector, and as Police Academy Instructor.  During his law enforcement career he was privileged to have Commendations from the Texas and United States Senate, along with several Commendations from Mayors and Chiefs of Police, and Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards & Education. His 1995 promotion to Captain made him one of the youngest captain promotions in Austin. He's a graduate from the Sam Houston State University's Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute, when serving as a Chief of Police.

X Monsignor Rob  has his professional education in Criminal Justice Administration with distinctions in pastoral counseling.  He's served as a hospital, hospice, and police chaplain for over a decade. He was privileged to work with Christopher House, AIDS Services of Austin, Project Transitions, Inc., as well as the volunteer hospital chaplaincy staff with South Austin Hospital and St. Davids Healthcare Group. 

In addition to his professional & seminary education, he is certified in the areas of Pastoral Counseling and is a member in the Conference of International Professional Police Chaplains.  He has over 5000 clock hours in service as a hospice/hospital chaplain.  He is board certified as a Pastoral Counselor. 

 Having both a formal Catholic and Protestant  theological education, it helps him relate to others religious and spiritual cultures more fully.

MEMBERSHIPS IN THE FOLLOWING:

Natoinal Board of Christian Pastoral Counselors & Therapists

National & International Police Chiefs Association

Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)

National Conference of Public Safety Chaplains

National Conference of Ecumenical Catholic Chaplains

International Conference of Professional Pastoral Counselors (Board Certified)

Master Texas Police Officer / Police Instructor / Crisis Negotiator & Mediator

St. Davids Healtcare Partnership Hospital Chaplain Services

ACTIVE DUTY - FIELD POLICE CHAPLAIN

ACTIVE DUTY - MASTER TEXAS POLICE OFFICER - VICITIM ASSISTANCE

State of Texas Medal - Master Police Officer Service - Master Police Officer Robert D. Hall for over 25 years of dedicated service, along with the Commendation of the United States Senate.

 Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards & Education

Honor Plaque:  Austin's Youngest Police Captain at age 28.

Member - International Association of Chiefs of Police and National Association of Chiefs of Police, as well as Texas Police Chief's Association, and one of the founding members of Texas Association of School Distict Police (1992) with Chief W. Patrick Fuller of Austin.

X Monsignor Robert Darrell Hall, O.I.

Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of the Mountains & Plains in Austin

Catholic Bishop  X Robert Darrell Hall

Now in the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of Texas - then in Temporary (eight month service) in the Archdiocese of California for the Office of the Archbishop and Primate of the Ecumnical Catholic Church - Archbishop Dr. Mark S. Shirilau, Ph.D.

Retired Police Chief of a small central Texas town  circa (2000) The above badge was given to him as a gift from the Mayor he served under at the time.

(Former Ausitn Police Captain [Monsignor] XRob Hall), Master Peace Officer, Ordained Catholic Chaplain, serving in the Central Texas area around Austin, working Warrant Service with the Warrant Round-up Program.  Monsignor XRobert served as Vicar of All Saints Ecumenical Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. Additionally Monsignor X Robert served Austin/Travis County as a Catholic Police Chaplain with the Victim Services Division.

Please note that The Ecumenical Catholic Church, Incorporated is a fully functioning  501(c)3 non profit religious organization, fully recognized by the United States  Internal Revenue Service.  The Ecumenical Catholic Church, Incorporated has been incorporated and  registered for over three decades in the State of California, and operates legally in the State of Texas under the California  parent umbrella 501(c)3 corporation. We have been requested to state that  The Ecumenical Catholic Church Incorporated (California) should not be confused with other organizations bearing similar names.  Ironically, several broke away from this Church to form other independent catholic  groups in Australia or the United Kingdom. Some of these individuals attempt to claim "original" validity of the name by virtue of newly formed corporations, attempting to monopolize on  the name "Ecumenical Catholic" which is public domain.  Most of these individuals are serving in countries outside the United States.  Ironically some use similar names of this original corporation and continue to steal and plagiarize our intellectual property. We pray that such bickering and arguing among groups will cease, and peace will reign with the Peace of the Holy Spirit guilding all, however we feel such verbal attacks in e-mails and on church websites and other venues is unethical in the very least, but more importantly such actions take away from the ministry of the flock we are chosen to serve and do actual damage the Body of Christ.   

The Ecumenical Catholic Church - Diocese of Texas is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Corporation 

X The Right Reverend Robert Darrell Hall

Ecumenical Catholic Bishop of Texas in Killeen / Fort Hood USA

Apoostolic Administrator - Police Chaplain Corps of Texas under the Spiritual Protection of the Ecumenical Catholic Church

X The Ecumenical Catholic Church Information & History X

For detailed information, you can see publications through Healing Spirit Press, the official Publication Company of The Ecumenical Catholic Church.  The Churches national website is located at: www.ecchurch.org.    Information about the Police Chaplain Corps of Texas can be located at: www.ofcfranciscans.org.   Information about the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of Texas in El Campo is located here at: www.worldwidecatholic.org.  Additionally, there is a website that offers more detailed information on topics such as Marriage, Baptisms, House Blessings, etc.  That location is currently at: www.ueccna.org.

As ECUMENICAL CATHOLICS, we, like other autocephelous Catholics derive our roots in part from the Old Catholic Church of Utrecht.  We are a non-papal, authocephelous Catholic jurisdiction in full valid  Apostolic succession. We are welcoming of ALL people (and recognized as a fully valid licit Catholic jurisdiction by Rome if that is important to you personally).

We proclaim the unconditional love and compassion of God, which embraces every human person regardless of their state of condition in life.  We acknowledges the primacy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and power of the Holy Spirit to speak in our every day life.  We are a member of the Ony, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ to bring the Gospel to ALL people.   

Our liturgy is similar to anyone from the main body of Christian tradition - Roman / Anglican / Lutheran.  We maintain our Catholic root, however are not under Roman Catholic jurisdiction.

Our salient feature is our OPEN and DIRECT witness to the disenfranchised of modern society.  For example, all of our orders of clergy are open to men and women as well as single and married persons.  We also view the marital commitment of opposite sex and same sex couples to be exactly equivalent in value and sacramental validity.

We are building a community of ministry, justice, healing, and worship.  As "Ecumenical Catholics" - we acknowledge a common Baptism and Eucharist, or what the two greatest sacraments represent -- One God; One Creator of us all, who is beyond all things, yet in all things; the same. 

We uphold the freedom of individuals, while celebrating the Oneness of God.  "...In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, diversity; in all things, charity."

Jesus models for us, the INCLUSION that God has for all people.   Jesus rejected no one, and we don't either!  No one is without sin.  Nor should we judge others. That is for God alone.  We understand that precepts of the Church help us develop our moral and ethical lives.  Likewise, a well-formed conscience becomes the grounding force for healthy living.  As the Holy Spirit guides the Church, we come to new insights and understandings. 

A healthy Catholic faith is based in the scriptures, magisterial teaching and Apostolic traditions, coupled with reason, intelligence, and a well-formed conscience.  This is a faith OPEN to God's ON-GOING revelation.  It is NOT about maintaining the way things have "always been!"  Our local clergy are available to discuss the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church with you.  We believe we know God best when we serve others. You may contact X Monsignor Rob directly at: (979) 635-0444 or RevRobertDHall@aol.com. 

Our Lines of Apostolic Succession are as follows:

       X The Duarte'-Costa Succession (Roman Catholic)

       X The Utrecht Succession (Old Catholic)

       X The Vilatte Succession (Anglican)

As established by our Canon Law these three apostolic lines will be retained  as our Church's Official lines of Apostolic Succession.  While some bishops have also received other lines through their Consecrator, or Co-consecrators, these three lines are recognized as our primary lines, and all of our bishops have been ordained in these lines.   All future bishops, either newly ordained or incardinated in this Communion will also receive these lines through the imposition of hands by a representative of the Council of Bishops holding all three lines.  

As Ecumenical Catholics we do not consider it appropriate and therefore will not engage in any activity of going about gathering other lines of Apostolic Succession in order to enhance their own or the Communion's Apostolic resume'.   The Archbishop & Primate along with the Council of Bishops  is confident in the validity of these three lines as well as our bishop's individual and collective shared lines.

The Lines of + The Right Reverend Robert Darrell Hall contain the following: Primarily from the Apostolic See of St. Peter of Rome - Archbishop Carlos Duarte Costa. Additionally from:  

(1) From the Apostolic See of St. Peter at Rome through the Igreja Catolica Apostolica Brasileira

(2) From the Apostolic See of St. Peter at Rome through the Old Catholic Church of Utrecht (Oud Katholicke Kerk van Nederland)

(3) From the Apostolic See of St. Peter at Rome through the Order of the Corporate Reunion

(4) From the Apostolic See of St. Peter at Rome through the Armenian Catholic Church

(5) From the Apostolic See of St. Taddeus of Edessa through Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate

(6) From the Roman Catholic See of Saints Peter & Paul through L'eglise Johannite des Chretiens Primitifs and the Knights Templar

(7) From the Apostolic See See of St. Peter at Antioch through the Malankara (Malabar) Orthodox Church of India

(8) From the Russian Orthodox Patriarche of Moscow through the Syrian Orthodox Mission of North America (9) From the See of St. Augustine at Canterbury (Church of England)

 through the Episcopal Church in the United States

(10) From the See of St. Augustine at Canterbury through the Episcopal Church in the United States and the Iglesia Fllipina Independiente.

ROMAN CATHOLICS MAY RECEIVE SACRAMENTS AS NEEDED:  As a reminder, please note that Roman Catholics who are in need of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church are permitted to receive them from us if a Roman priest is not readily unavilable. (We assist our Roman brothers & sisters frequently).  All are welcome at our mision.  If you are Roman Catholic, and do not have a priest readily available, you are permitted to receive the Sacraments from us under Roman Catholic Canon Law. This includes, but not limited to the Sacrament of Confession, Holy Eucharist, Visition of the Sick/Unction/Last Rites, Baptism, etc. When ministering directly to Roman Catholics in this situation, the Roman Missal and Latin Rite are used per Roman Catholic Canon Law.  Feel free to contact us at the Rectory:  (979) 635-0444.  Correspondence can be sent to: Post Office Box 1345, El Campo, Texas 77437.  We are physically located at: 20529 US 59 HWY S, El Campo, TX 77437 USA

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