Apostolic succession is the Christian theological doctrine according to which the Apostles transmitted their authority to their successors, the Bishops, through the laying on of hands on the head, in the context of the sacrament of Holy Orders. The acceptance of this doctrine is the basis of the episcopal structure of the major Eastern and Western Churches.Through apostolic succession, which unites the bishops of all times and places with the primitive Christian community of Jerusalem and with its founder Jesus, the depositum fidei (deposit of faith) is transmitted.The Chivalric Order of Our Lady of Sion was awakened through the work of Bishops His Excellency Monsignor Rodolfo González Pérez, His Excellency Monsignor Alistair Bate, and His Excellency Monsignor Bruno Pedrini.
