Anglican ― Old Catholic Theological Conferences
A – OC
- Anglican Consultative Council
- www.anglicancommunion.org
- International Conference of Old Catholic Bishops
- www.utrechter-union.org
- Latest Update
- March 2023
Chapters
Meetings and Documents
- July 2, 1931 – Bonn, Germany
“Signing of the Statement known as ‘Bonn Agreement’” – STATEMENT - September 7, 1931 – Vienna, Austria
“Episcopal Synod of the Old Catholic Churches” – RESOLUTIONS - January 20 and 21, 1932 – Canterbury, England
“Convocation of Canterbury” – RESOLUTIONS
ANGLICAN – OLD CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL CONFERENCES
(1957-1998)
- September 15-18, 1957 – Rheinfelden, Switzerland
“The Eucharist” - September 21-25, 1960 – Oxford, England
“Anglican-Old Catholic relations; ecclesiology; the meaning of the council in the early Church; the doctrine of the Church” - September 18-20, 1961 – Amersfoort, Netherlands
“The Fathers of the Church in Anglican theology; Old Catholic Church’s continuity with the early Church; the mission of the Church” - July 10-14, 1966 – Oxford, England
“Discussions focused on bilateral relations with the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches and the Anglican-Methodist Union negotiations; mutual information on the current state of affairs” - April 8-10, 1972 – Bern, Switzerland
“Mutual information on bilateral relations with the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches” - June 25-29, 1973 – Oxford, England
“The meaning of full communion” - September 14-18, 1974 – Lucerne, Switzerland
“On the way to the unity of the churches; the Bonn Agreement as now understood” - April 18-22, 1977 – Chichester, England
“Ministry and authority in the Church; ordination of women to the priesthood” – JOINT DECLARATION - April 14-18, 1980 – Trier, Federal Republic of Germany
“Authority” – JOINT STATEMENT - September, 1982 – Vienna, Austria
“Authority and primacy in the Church” - August 6-10, 1985 – Chichester, England
“Authority and primacy in the Church” – AGREED STATEMENT - July 9-11, 1987 – Toronto, Canada
“Churches and communion of churches; eucharistic sharing; ordination of women” - August 22-26, 1990 – Morschach, Switzerland
“The Bonn Agreement 1931″ - September 26-30, 1993 – Guilford, England
“The implications of the Bonn Agreement for the Churches in the new Europe” – DECLARATION (in allegato Guilford)June 1996 – Oporto, Portugal
“Joint Old Catholic/Anglican parishes”
ANGLICAN-OLD CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL (AOCICC)
Phase One: 1998-2004
MEETINGS:
- 1998 – Frankfurt, Germany
“The anomaly and overlapping jurisdictions, the implications of ‘third party’ agreements (such as Meissen, Porvoo and Called to Common Mission), and the exploration of common mission and evangelism” - 1999 – Norwich, England
“The anomaly and overlapping jurisdictions, the implications of ‘third party’ agreements (such as Meissen, Porvoo and Called to Common Mission), and the exploration of common mission and evangelism” - 2000 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
“The anomaly and overlapping jurisdictions, the implications of ‘third party’ agreements (such as Meissen, Porvoo and Called to Common Mission), and the exploration of common mission and evangelism” - 2001 – Ely, England
- August 23-24, 2002 – Prague, Czech Republic
“The overlapping jurisdictions” - March 8-11, 2004 – Canterbury, England
“The Council reviewed its work over the last five years as it completes the current phase of its work” – COMMUNIQUÉ
CO-CHAIRS
Rt. Rev. Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield (Anglican)
Rt. Rev. Joachim Vobbe (1998-2003) (Old Catholic)
Rt. Rev. Dr. Jan-Lambert Wirix-Speetjens, Bishop of Haarlem (2004) (Old Catholic)
CO-SECRETARIES
Canon David Hamid (1998-2002) (Anglican)
Canon Gregory K Cameron (2003-2004) (Anglican)
Rev. Dr. Thaddeus A. Schnitker (1998-1999) (Old Catholic)
Prof. Dr. Angela Berlis (2000-2004) (Old Catholic)
Phase Two: 2005-2011
THEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE
- August 29 – September 2, 2005 – Leeds, England
“Anglican and Old Catholic ecclesiologies: towards further convergence”
MEETINGS:
- November 7-10, 2005 – Lucerne, Switzerland
“Ecclesiology in the light of communio ecclesiology” – COMMUNIQUÉ - March 5-9, 2007 – Madrid, Spain
“Anglican and Old Catholic ecclesiological understanding; collaboration between Old Catholic and Anglican communities” – COMMUNIQUÉ - April 14-18, 2008 – Schloss Beuggen, Germany
“Discussion of a draft text for a common statement of ecclesiological understanding, including missionary dimensions of the Church’s life” – COMMUNIQUÉ - October 26-29, 2009 – Canterbury, England
“Discussion of a draft text for a common statement on ecclesiology and mission”- COMMUNIQUÉ - November 8-12, 2010 – Schloss Beuggen, Germany
“The Council finalized the text of a common statement on ecclesiology and mission ‘Belonging Together in Europe’ and reviewed present ecumenical dialogues” – COMMUNIQUÉ
THEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE
- August 29–September 2, 2011 – Neustadt, Germany
“Ecclesiology and Mission in Today’s Europe”
- November 4-8, 2011 – York, England
“The Council finalized the text of a common statement on ecclesiology and mission ‘Belonging Together in Europe’” – COMMUNIQUÉand JOINT STATEMENT
Link:
www.prounione.it/dia/a-oc/dia-A-OC-10-communique-2011-eng.pdf
CO-CHAIRS
Rt. Rev. Jonathan Gledhill (Anglican)
Rt. Rev. Fritz-René Müller, Bishop of Switzerland (Old Catholic) (2005-2007)
Rt. Rev. Joachim Vobbe (Old Catholic) (2008-2011)
CO-SECRETARIES
Canon Gregory K Cameron (Anglican) (2005-2009)
Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan (Anglican) (2010-2011)
Prof. Dr. Angela Berlis (Old Catholic)
Phase Three: 2013-2019
MEETINGS:
- November 13-16, 2013 – Amersfoort, Netherlands
“Review of present ecumenical dialogues, particular attention was given to the relationship with the Mar Thoma Church; discussion of the report ‘Belonging Together in Europe’, and its consequences” – COMMUNIQUÉ - August 27-30, 2014 – Kilkenny, Ireland
“Editing of a booklet: ‘Belonging Together in Europe’ for the faithful of both communions; consideration of how to develop further concrete proposals for the common mission of the Anglican and Old Catholic Churches on the European continent; briefing on developments in the bilateral ecumenical relationships in which each Communion is engaged” – COMMUNIQUÉ - May 26-30, 2015 – Zurich, Switzerland
“The nature and meaning of communion between the Anglican and Old Catholic Churches; briefing on developments in the bilateral ecumenical relationships in which each Communion is engaged; finalising the booklet ‘Anglicans and Old Catholics together in Europe’” – COMMUNIQUÉ
THEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE
- September 7-10, 2015 – Exeter, England
“The authority of the churches in a pluralistic Europe”
- June 7-11, 2016 – Ghent, Belgium
“Consideration of how to develop further concrete proposals for the common mission of the Anglican and Old Catholic Churches on the European continent; briefing on developments in the bilateral ecumenical relationships in which each Communion is engaged” – COMMUNIQUÉ - July 4-8, 2017 – Königswinter / Bonn, Germany
“Reception of the results of the survey ‘Belonging together in Europe’; reflection on the issues of child abuse and safeguarding” – COMMUNIQUÉand WILLIBORD DECLARATION; BOOKLET: Anglicans and Old Catholics together in Europe
Link:
www.prounione.it/dia/a-oc/dia-A-OC-16-communique-2017-eng.pdf
- May 22-26, 2018 – Winchester, England
“Review the overall work of the Council; reflection on the work of the Council during the period of the present mandate with a view to preparing a report for the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and the International Bishops’ Conference (IBC) of the Union of Utrecht; consider the focus of a new mandate” – COMMUNIQUÉ - January 16-19, 2019 – Prague, Czech Republic
“Finalising the Report of the Anglican-Old Catholic International Coordinating Council 2013-2019 to the Anglican Consultative Council and the International Bishops’ Conference; formulating recommendations for the next mandate of the AOCICC” – COMMUNIQUÉand REPORT
Link:
www.prounione.it/dia/a-oc/dia-A-OC-19-communique-2016-eng.pdf
CO-CHAIRS
Rt. Rev. Michael Burrows (Anglican)
Rt. Rev. Dr. Dirk Jan Schoon (Old Catholic)
CO-SECRETARIES
Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan (2013-2014) (Anglican)
Canon Dr. John Gibaut (2015-2018) (Anglican)
Rev. Neil Vigers (2019) (Anglican)
Rev. Lars Simpson (Old Catholic)
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