Bobism

Bobism
Logo of the Church of Bob.
Type	Bobist
Scripture	The Boble, Testaments of Bob
Theology	Bobist theology
Polity	Episcopal
Structure	Communion
Pope	Cornelius I
Region	Worldwide
Language	English
Origin	2019
Members	45
Ministers	Bishops: 13 Priests: 4
Other name(s)	Church of Bob Way of Bob
Official website	bobism.ml

Bobism (Ponderosan Arabic script: ببسم, Centralian Cyrillic: Бобизм), also known as the Church of Bob and known in Bobist scripture as the Way of Bob, is a monotheistic religion based around a deity named Bob and five prophets; Colonel Cornelius Cornwall, Dr. Phil, Logan Paul (usually represented by Simon Reeve), Nikita Khrushchev, and Phil Swift. It is one of the world's largest micronational religions, with 45 (not including 17 DP Denomination followers) followers as of 2020. It is also accepted in Wegmat Ponderosa Hills, the California Republic, Qaflana, Aenopia, Plushunia (both on the mainland and in the overseas territory of Aenopian Plushunia and Ogel), and the Kingdom of Peeland.

Etymology

The religion is named after Bob, the late fish of Alex Halbesleben, former emperor of Qaflana.

Scripture

According to bobism.ml, "The Boble is the highest religious text in Bobism". The first edition of the Boble was written in 2019 by Cristi, with 4 other authors.

On 30 August 2020, Cornelius I, Pope of Bobism, announced that another Boble would be "revealed in the coming days". This was revealed as the Testaments of Bob on 11 September. A part of the Testaments of Bob, formally known as the Ninth Book and Third Testament of Bob and informally known as the Book of Coom, was released on 28 October.

History

In 2019, members of the Organisation of Active Micronations voted to make Bob the official deity of the OAM; however, it met opposition from the other members. As such, they created their own Discord server to spread the word of Bob, known as the United Bobist Church.

In 2020, the Church saw an explosive growth in membership, with 15 members joining between August and September.

Structure

The structure of Bobism is episcopal, with a bishop overseeing a diocese and reporting to the Pope. Bobism is also divided into the Church of New Aberdare, founded in July 2021 out of the Diocese of Roskya and Cycoldia and the Diocese of Wales and Aenopia.

List of dioceses

As of 1 November 2020, there are 15 dioceses.

Diocese	Bishop	Establishment
Diocese of Wegmat	The Most Rev. Cole B.	2019
Diocese of Plushunia	The Most Rev. Cristian Dobrev	2019
Diocese of Ponderosa Hills	His Holiness Pope Cornelius I	12 August 2020
Diocese of Brienia	The Most Rev. Ann Mark	1 September 2020
Diocese of Atiera	Vacant	1 September 2020
Diocese of Anglostan	The Most Rev. Iggy Hockenheim	2 September 2020
Diocese of California	The Most Rev. Thorin Neal	2 September 2020
Diocese of Wales and Aenopia	The Most Rev. Prophet Simon Reeve	2 September 2020
Diocese of Canada and Africa	The Most Rev. Jayden Lycon	2 September 2020
Diocese of Almendria	The Most Rev. Ali Akhbar	2 September 2020
Diocese of Garuda	The Most Rev. Max Baez	12 September 2020
Diocese of Long Island and Tesforia	The Most Rev. Brennan Sullivan	12 September 2020
Diocese of Ireland	The Most Rev. Eoin O'Neill	14 November 2020
Diocese of Guildford	The Most Rev. Larry Martin	25 December 2021