Honorary citizenship of the United States Honorary citizenship of the United States A person of exceptional merit, generally a non-United States citizen, may be declared an honorary citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress or by a proclamation issued by the President of the United States, pursuant to authorization granted by Congress. Eight people have been so honored, six posthumously, and two, Sir Winston Churchill and Mother Teresa, during their lifetimes. For Lafayette and Mother Teresa, the honor was proclaimed directly by an Act of Congress. In the other cases, an Act of Congress was passed authorizing the President to grant honorary citizenship
Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States of America Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States of America The Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States of America is a part of The Liberal Catholic Church (original). The United States became a Province in 1919, being incorporated in Maryland, although its headquarters is located in Ojai, California. The Rt. Rev. Irving S. Cooper served as the United States first Regionary Bishop, who served from 1919 through 1935. the second Regionary Bishop of the United States was the Charles Hampton, who served from 1935 through 1945, when he was dismissed by the Presiding Bishop, Frank Piggott. The third