The Apostolic Catholic Church has a patriarchate similar to Eastern Orthodox churches; located in Hermosa, Bataan, Philippines. It is officially called Barangay Sacrifice Valley Ecclesiastical State where the highest clergy of the church and the Patriarch Dr. John Florentine Leonzon Teruel reside and govern the whole denomination. Like other Christian patriarchates worldwide, Sacrifice Valley does
not accept the authority of the See of Rome but respects it.[5] Its principal church is The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, where the history and foundation of the church took place. There is also a unique and one of a kind outdoor church, called the Nature's Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary which has circular structures that shelter the different images of Mother Mary, the Theotokos. It is also commonly known as the Pilgrimage Capital of Bataan because every year during Holy Week, thousands of people including other Christians and Roman Catholics visit it for their devotion to Mahal na Ingkong, God's preferred title according to ACC members and clergy.[6] The Apostolic Catholic Church follows the Episcopal polity because it maintains a council of bishops that is headed by a sole leader, the Patriarch.[
