Free Catholic Church in Germany


The Free Catholic Church in Germany is a Christian religious community in Germany which was legally registered in 1987.
Johannes Peter Meyer-Mendez brought the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church to Germany in 1949. It was registered as the Free Catholic Church.
After Meyer-Mendez died, became the leader, then Hilarios Karl-Heinz Ungerer became the leader and moved from Cologne to Munich.
In 1972, Ungerer opened a storefront church in Munich.