Dialogue Description

Eastern Orthodox – Oriental Orthodox
OO – O

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UNOFFICIAL CONSULTATIONS (1964-1971)

  1. August 11-15, 1964 – Aarhus, Denmark
    “Discussion on the Christological dogma”
  2. July 25-29, 1967 – Bristol, England
    “The manhood and humanity of Christ; doctrinal continuity in the ancient Councils”
  3. August 16-21, 1970 – Geneva, Switzerland
    “The recognition of the Councils”
  4. January 22-23, 1971 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    “The anathematisation of controversial teachers” – COMMUNIQUÉ
  • Sub-commission meeting:
    July 30-August 5, 1973 – Penteli/Athens, Greece
    Two sub-committees, one from each side, met to project a program for the official dialogue whose subject
    was “The person of Christ according to the Orthodox tradition”

JOINT COMMISSION OF THE THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES

MEETINGS
  1. December 10-15, 1985 – Chambésy, Switzerland
    “Towards a Common Christology” – COMMUNIQUÉ
    1987 – Corinth, Greece
    Joint theological sub-committee met concerning christological terminology
  2. June 20-24, 1989 – Monastery of Anba Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, Egypt
    “Christology” – COMMUNIQUÉ and AGREED STATEMENTDecember 5-9, 1989 – Monastery of Anba Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, Egypt
    Joint sub-committee appointed to study and draw up concrete proposals for common pastoral problemsJanuary 31-February 4, 1990 – Anba Bishoy Monastery, Egypt
    Sub-committee on pastoral relations

    September 20-22, 1990 – Chambésy, Switzerland
    Sub-committee meeting

  3. September 23-28, 1990 – Chambésy, Switzerland
    “Recommendations to the churches” – SECOND AGREED STATEMENT
  4. November 1-6, 1993 – Chambésy/Geneva, Switzerland
    “Christology; proposals for lifting of anathemas” – COMMUNIQUÉ and COMMON TEXT ON ANATHEMASJanuary 21, 1995 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    MEMORANDUM OF CONVERGENCES

    March 15-19, 1995 – Penteli/Athens, Greece
    Sub-commission meetings: “Liturgy and Pastoral questions”

    February 2-5, 1998 – Damascus, Syria
    Sub commission meetings on liturgical and pastoral questions

    April 5, 2001 – Cairo, Egypt
    “Discussion on mixed marriages and other pastoral problems” – PASTORAL AGREEMENT

    November 24-25, 2014 – Athens, Greece
    Working group of the Joint Commission:: “laid out a road map for the future discussions; reviewed the
    achievements “- COMMUNIQUÉ

    April 12, 2018 – Antelias, Lebanon
    Working group of the Joint Commission: “to discuss developments of the bilateral theological dialogue and
    prepare the upcoming meeting of the joint commission”- COMMUNIQUÉ

    October, 2018 – full commission?

CO-CHAIR

HE Bishop Bishoy, Coptic Orthodox Church (Oriental Orthodox) (1985-2018)
HE Metropolitan Damaskinos, Ecumenical Patriarchate (Orthodox) (1985-2011)
HE Metropolitan Emmanuel, Ecumenical Patriarchate (Orthodox) (2011-)

CO-SECRETARIES

Archbishop Mesrob Krikorian (Oriental Orthodox)
Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios, Met. of New Delhi (Oriental Orthodox) (1989)
Prof. Vlassios Phidas (Orthodox)
Joseph Morris Faltas (Orthodox) (1990)

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