Background
Payne, Edward Carlton was born on August 4, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Robert Carlton and Margaret Ilon (Bodnar-Donovan) Payne.
Payne, Edward Carlton was born on August 4, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Robert Carlton and Margaret Ilon (Bodnar-Donovan) Payne.
Lic.Th., Santa Maria del Gracia, 1947. Lic.Sac.Th., St. Francis Seminary, 1966. Bachelor of Science, Peoples University, 1973.
Master of Divinity, Peoples University, 1976. Distinguished Service Medal, Peoples University, 1971. D.A.E.H., Peoples University, 1973.
Doctor of Divinity, St. Ephrem's Institute, 1974.
Ordained deacon, 1947;
archdeacon, 1951;
presbyter, 1953;
priest, 1966;
archpriest, 1967;
rector's assistant, Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1947-1951;
assistant chaplain, St. Mary and All Saints Episcopal Church, Higganum, Connecticut, 1947-1950;
chaplain's assistant, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Chapel, Hartford, Connecticut, 1947-1955;
director, prior, Order of the Cross, Hartford, Connecticut, since 1951;
rector's assistant, Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford, 1951-1955;
rector's assistant, St. James Episcopal Church, Hartford, 1956-1957;
rector, Holy Cross Old Roman Catholic Church, Hartford, since 1966;
canon, Old Catholic Cathedral Church of Christ-on-the-Mount, Mariavite-Russian Orthodox Church, Woodstock, New York, 1967-1968;
senior pastor, Old Roman Catholic Cathedral Church of the Holy Saviour, Niagra Falls, New York, 1971-1981;
dean of Connecticut-Rhode Island, Old Roman Catholic Church, 1968-1969;
bishop of Connecticut-Rhode Island, Old Roman Catholic Church, 1969-1972;
archbishop of New England, Old Roman Catholic Church, since 1972;
metropolitan, exarch of Ugro-Finnic Peoples,, Old Roman Catholic Church, since 1975;
patriarch, Old Roman Catholic Hungarian Orthodox Church Patriarchate of N. American, since 1975;
patriarch, Slavonic World Patriarchate of America World Patriarchates, since 1994;
pastor, West Community Church, East Granby, Connecticut, since 1976;
president, Council of Bishops, American World Patriarchates of Byelorussian-UkrainianOrthodox Catholic Church, 1975-1978, 94-;
staff member, Open Hearth Mission, Hartford, 1985-1991;
Patriarchate, Hungarian-Slovonic Orthodox, 1994. Moderator United Catholic Conference, Boston, 1967-1969. Interim pastor Christ Catholic Church of the Transfiguration, Boston, 1970-1972.
Instructor IndependentCath. Seminarium, since 1970. Member Synod of No.Am.
Old Roman Church, 1966-1985. Member Commision on Liturgy and Music, 1968-1970. Honorary chaplain N.S.K.K. Motorcycle Club, Hartford, Connecticut, 1974-1975.
Interim organist Our Saviour's Polish National Catholic Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1957, Warburton Community Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), Hartford, Connecticut, 1959-1960, Hartford Elks Lodge, 1962-1964, organist, since 1964. Chaplain, organist, counselor Culbro Tobacco Company, Windsor and Simsbury, Connecticut, 1967, 77-78.
Chairman Hartford Area Peter A. Reilly Defense Committee, 1974-1976. Chairman Bradley J. Ankuda Defense Committee, 1977-1978. Member Traditionalist Clergy Association (secretary 1974-1975), Red Men Club, Elks.