Episcopal Decree

In the Name of the Eternal †Father, †Son and †Holy Spirit. Amen.

I, †Bruce D. Campbell , Presiding Bishop of the Corpus Christi Ecumenical Fellowship, calling to mind the ancient customs of the Western Church in England, France and in the Netherlands, during the Carolingian times and the Middle Ages; in particular Article 50 of the Council of Mayence, concerning the ancient canon laws:

Article 1: The Bishop of the Corpus Christi Ecumenical Fellowship can grant the hereditary or life title of Vidame or Vidamesse with its honorary prefix of Right Honorable Lord or Lady respectively, the prenomial title being Rt. Hon. .

Article 2: This hereditary title of nobility is transmissible to all the legitimate male or female descendants in the male lineage.

Article 3: Thus, the wife and the children of a hereditary Vidame bear legitimately the same title of Vidame or Vidamesse hereditary alone for the sons.

Article 4: The title of nobility for life is not transmissible.

Article 5: The title of nobility is awarded to the deserving defenders of the Church of Christ Jesus and the Christian religion. These persons are chosen motu proprio by His Grace †Bruce D. Campbell, Presiding Bishop of the Corpus Christi Ecumenical Fellowship, and his rightful successors.

Article 6: This title of nobility can be granted also to the benefactors of the Church.

Article 7: This title of nobility is available only for Christians, but of all denominations. Membership in the Corpus Christi Ecumenical Fellowship is not obligatory.

Article 8: The title of nobility of Vidame or Vidamesse is attached to the patronymic surname.

Article 9: As Armiger, the Vidames or Vidamesses have the right to use and to bear on their coat of arms the traditional coronet of Vidame: A gold circle surmounted by four crosses (three being visible).

To provide testimony of this decree, we have affixed our signature and seal as Presiding Bishop of the Corpus Christi Ecumenical Fellowship, on the 21st day of October in the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2009.