CONSULTATIONS

1. February 8-9, 2013- Vienna, Austria
   “Focus on the understanding of the concept of Church and on what the expression ‘aims of ecumenism’
   involves; study of two fundamental texts: the 1994 document «The Church of Christ», published at the
   conclusion of the doctrinal conversations of the CPCE and the evaluation of the evangelical-catholic
   dialogue results as presented by Cardinal Walter Kasper “
2. December 15 -17, 2013 – Ludwigshafen, Germany
3. June 26-27, 2014 – Ludwigshafen, Germany
   “Justification and Church; ground and form, including sacramentality; ordained ministry and universal
   priesthood”
4. December 13-14, 2014 – Cambridge,UK
   “Concept of the Church and definition of the ecumenical aim”
5. June 28-29, 2016 – Erfurt, Germany
6. October 27-28, 2016 – Frankfurt, Germany
7. September 13-18, 2018 – Basel, Switzerland
   “8th General Assembly of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) receives the ‘Report on
   Church and Church Communion’” – FINAL REPORT
8. September 7, 2021 – Rome, Italy
   “The planning of the dialogue to begin in 2022”

CO-CHAIRS

Bishop Friedrich Weber (Braunschweig) Protestant (2013-2015)
Dr. Christian Schad (Speyer) Union of Evangelical Churches (2015-2018)
Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (Speyer) Catholic

CO-SECRETARIES

Prof. Dr. Martin Friedrich (Vienna, Austria)
Msgr. Dr. Matthias Türk (Vatican City)

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Most Rev. Philip Boyce, OCD Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)
Prof. Dr. Michel Deneken (Strasbourg, France)
Prof. Dr. Josef Freitag (Erfurt, Germany)
Prof. Dr. Angelo Maffeis (Brescia, Italy)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Thönissen (Paderborn, Germany)
Prof. Dr. Myriam Wijlens (Erfurt, Germany)

Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

Dr. John Bradbury (Cambridge, Great-Britain)
Prof. Dr. Stephanie Dietrich (Oslo, Norway)
Prof. Dr. Fulvio Ferrario (Rome, Italy)
Prof. Dr. Friederike Nüssel (Heidelberg, Germany)
Prof. Dr. Miriam Rose (Jena, Germany)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Tobler (Hermannstadt/Sibiu, Romania)

DIALOGUE

“Towards a Common Understanding of Church: Reassurance, Deepening, Outlook”
2022-

MEETINGS

• September 7, 2021 – Rome, Italy
  “The planning of the dialogue to begin in 2022 ”

1. April 19-22, 2022 – Basel, Switzerland
   “The first session served to get to develop relationships, to identify the topics to be treated more precisely and to
   agree on the next steps” – COMMUNIQUÉ
2. November 3-4, 2022 – Augsburg, Germany
   “The session dealt with possible common ground in the understanding of the church” – COMMUNIQUÉ
3. April 19-21, 2022 – Paris, France
   “The session discussed the understanding of the church and church communion” – COMMUNIQUÉ
4. November 2-4, 2023 – Augsburg, Germany
   “The session discussed possible common ground in the understanding of the church. The aim of the dialogue, agreed between CPCE and the DPCU in autumn 2018, is a common word on the unity, holiness, catholicity and apostolicity of the church.” – COMMUNIQUÉ
5. April, 2024 – Tallinn, Estonia

CO-LEADERS

President Dr. John Bradbury, London Protestant
Bishop Dr. Bertram Meier, Augsburg Catholic

CO-SECRETARIES

Prof. Dr. Thomas-Andreas Põder, Tallinn/Vienna. Protestant
Father Dr. Augustinus Sander OSB, Vatican City

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Bishop Dr. Bertram Meier, Augsburg (Head of Delegation)
Prof. Dr. Barbara Hallensleben, Fribourg
Privatdozent Dr. Liborius Olaf Lumma, Innsbruck
Prof. Dr. Aimable Musoni SDB, Rome
Delegation secretary: Father Dr. Augustinus Sander OSB, Vatican City

Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

President Dr. John Bradbury, London (Head of Delegation)
Bishop Prof. Dr. Marcin Hintz, Sopot
Prof. Dr. Paul Nimmo, Aberdeen
Prof. Dr. Friederike Nüssel, Munich/ Heidelberg
Delegation secretary: Prof. Dr. Thomas-Andreas Põder, Tallinn/Vienna