The Right Reverend Seán Manchester, O.S.G.

“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those

who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.”

St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)

“Traditional Christianity is disappearing as atheism, relativism and heresy spread on a scale hitherto never seen. The primary purpose of the work begun at Easter 1973 is to provide spiritual sanctuary in a land awash with soul-killing materialism and moral bankruptcy by actively seeking to reclaim Britain for Christ. Liberalism and modernism currently plague all strata of society, severely diluting our spiritual integrity and creating a need to redress the balance. Such is the volume and cry of distressed and disenfranchised Christians in an England no longer recognisable that the hour of its rebirth and reclamation cannot be far off. Will you be ready when the moment of destiny arrives?” +Seán Manchester

Born near Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, Bishop Seán Manchester prepared for holy orders, having entered the minor order of exorcist in 1973, which led to his entry into the diaconate and priesthood in 1990. He was episcopally consecrated on 4^th October 1991. A bishop alone may authorise solemn exorcisms, as Bishop Manchester explained on a UK radio programme, 20.02.2002, adding that demand has put immense pressure on those who carry out exorcisms. This was confirmed four days later in a front-page headline story in the Roman Catholic newspaper “The Universe” where the Pope warned of the serious growth of occult practices and satanic sects that has led to an unprecedented rise in demand for exorcists. Bishop Manchester has specialised in the ministry of exorcism for three decades and is acknowledged by many as one of Britain's foremost authorities on demonology (including vampirology) and exorcism. He has been warning of a satanic revival and the existence of supernatural evil since the late Sixties, and is the author of over half a dozen books, mostly concerned with this topic, having contributed to countless television documentaries and studio debates. Born towards the end of a nightmare that reduced much of Europe to a wasteland, Seán Manchester, an only child, played in the avenues of sombre forest trees in Lord Byron’s gloomy abode, Newstead Abbey Park, where the fading twilight coupled with the moan in leafy woods to herald the last tangible breath of the Romantic Movement. His beloved mother was born at the end of the Great War and it is via this side of the family that the Byron connection is inherited. The sanctuary of Newstead was forsaken for the New World when he was still an infant, but the family soon returned to the familiar landscape and trees through which could be glimpsed a mist-laden semi-ruin of a rich and rare mixed Gothic. London also beckoned and here he would arrive to conclude his studies and live for much of his life. Author, lecturer and researcher, Seán Manchester also inherited his parents’ love of music and from early on in his life performed on reed and keyboard instruments. Later he turned to composing. In 1973 he entered the minor order of exorcist, having been tonsured, and already holding the orders of porter and reader. Later in 1973, he entered the highest of the minor orders, that of the acolyte. This was also the year when he inaugurated the founding of Ordo Sancti Graal on Good Friday 13th April. Seventeen years later he took holy orders and inherited ecumenical lines of apostolic succession in the Old Catholic, Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, plus other mainstream denominations. The following year he was elevated to the episcopate on the feast of St Francis of Assisi, 4 October 1991, whereupon he assumed the primacy of the autocephalous jurisdiction Ecclesia Apostolica Jesu Christi. On the feast of the Precious Blood, 1 July 1993, he was enthroned as the Bishop of Glastonbury, and on the same feast day nine years later he founded the Sacerdotal Society of the Precious Blood, having been elected presiding bishop for the British Old Catholic Church, an umbrella movement for traditional Old Catholic groups based in the UK.

Publications:

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The Highgate Vampire: The World of the Undead Unearthed at London’s Highgate Cemetery

(Published 1985, BOS; revised & updated edition 1991, Gothic Press)

From Satan To Christ: Secrets of Witchcraft and Satanism Revealed in a Story of Salvation

(Published 1988, Holy Grail)

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Life of Lady Caroline Lamb

(Published 1992, Gothic Press)

The Grail Church: Its Ancient Tradition and Renewed Flowering

(Published 1995, Holy Grail)

The Vampire Hunter’s Handbook: A Concise Vampirological Guide

(Published 1997, Gothic Press)

Carmel: A Vampire Tale

(Published 2000, Gothic Press)

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