These developments included the election of a priest in a committed same sex relationship as a bishop, and the authorisation by one diocese in Canada of a public Rite of Blessing for Same Sex Unions.
Good evening everyone. Thank you very much for joining us. I hope you've had a chance, at least, to glance at the statement which has been produced by our meeting which has, in fact, been unanimously agreed by the meeting of the primates.
The Primates of the Anglican Communion and the Moderators of the United Churches, meeting together at Lambeth Palace on the 15th and 16th October, 2003, wish to express our gratitude to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, for calling us together in response to recent events.
The Anglican Communion Office can confirm that Dr Zahl was briefly handed two documents in error at the recent meeting of the Inter-Anglican Theological Doctrinal Commission in Virginia Theological Seminary at the beginning of September.
The Anglican Communion Office and Lambeth Palace have announced the proposed media arrangements for the Primates’ Meeting being held in London 15th -16th October 2003.
The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Revd Canon John L. Peterson, encourages churches of our Communion to use this prayer.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Primates of the Anglican Communion this autumn.
We met as Primates of the Anglican Communion in Gramado, Southern Brazil from 19th to 26th May 2003, at the invitation of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil, to bring before God our common life as the Anglican Communion and to take counsel together on the life of our churches.
What is it that Jesus Christ gives us? And what is it that we are to give to the world? Jesus answers us in today's gospel, in the clearest possible way. He gives us glory; and what we are given, we must share. Certainly, he gives us forgiveness, life, confidence, the promise of eternal rest in God.
A Celebration for the Unity of the People God was held in Gramado on Saturday with hundreds of local Episcopalians joining in the mass.
During the Primates Meeting in Brazil, the Primate of the United States, the Most Revd Frank T Griswold, was elected by the Americas region as their representative on the Primates Standing committee.
The chief archbishops of the Anglican Communion have arrived in Southern Brazil for their regular 'Primates Meeting', hosted by the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brasil.
The regular meeting of the Senior Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion will be held in the Diocese of Southern Brazil, 19-25 May 2003, at the Serrano Conference Centre, Gramado.
Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold reflects on recent meeting of primates of the Anglican Communion
The spiritual leaders of 35 of the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion met from April 10-17 at the new International Study Centre adjacent to Canterbury Cathedral in England. On his return to the US, Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold reflected on the latest Primates' Meeting in a conversation with Episcopal News Service.
Report of the Meeting of Primates of the Anglican Communion:
Appendix IV
Statement of Anglican Primates on the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)
Report of the Meeting of Primates of the Anglican Communion:
Appendix III
We, the Primates of the Anglican Communion, gathered in Canterbury, have received a report from the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the African continent. The presentation was led by the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, who was mandated by the Primates in March 2001 to co-ordinate a Communion-wide strategy to address this immense global crisis of human suffering.
Report of the Meeting of Primates of the Anglican Communion: Appendix II
In the light of current challenges to historic Christian doctrine from various quarters, and of the growing influence of different kinds of "post-modern" theory which question the very idea of universal and abiding truth, the Primates wish to reaffirm the commitment of the Anglican Communion to the truths of the fundamental teachings of the faith we have received from Holy Scripture and the Catholic Creeds.
The concluding day of the 2002 meeting of the Primates of the Anglican Communion was devoted to a point-by-point discussion of a report of the meeting which reflects both the spirit and the substance of their work over the six days in Canterbury. The report is included here, along with an Action Plan which points to their ongoing commitments.
Text of a statement made by the Senior Primate of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh, on behalf of the Primates during the Eucharist at Canterbury Cathedral:
Meeting of The Primates of The Anglican Communion
International Study Centre, Canterbury
10th–17th April 2002
Sermon preached at Canterbury Cathedral
on Sunday, 14th April 2002
during the Eucharist Service at 11:00am
By The Most Revd Dr David M Gitari – Kenya
We, the Primates of the Anglican Communion representing 75,000,000 Anglican Christians in 164 countries of the world, gathered in Canterbury, have taken counsel following a message concerning the escalating conflict in Israel/Palestine which we received from the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem the Right Reverend Riah H Abu El-Assal. This was delivered to us by the President Bishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Most Reverend Iraj Mottahedeh.
in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury
HRH the Duke of Kent will open the residential wing of the International Study Centre at Canterbury Cathedral on Tuesday, 16th April 2002 at 2.15 pm in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury and 34 other Archbishops from around the world. The Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Mr Allan Willettt, and the Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Councillor Fred Whitemore, will also be present. The Duke will be invited to open the building by the Dean of Canterbury, the Very Revd Robert Willis, and the Cathedral Choristers will sing before and after the unveiling of the stone that will record the event.
35 of the 38 Anglican Archbishops from across the world will meet in Canterbury for a week from the 10th April 2002. They will be staying in Canterbury Cathedral’s International Study Centre, sited on the South side of the ancient Cathedral, which was founded by St Augustine in about 597. The Archbishops and their staff will meet in private to share prayer and reflection and to discuss issues facing Christianity in the 21st Century. They will also be present when the new residential wing of the Centre is opened by HRH the Duke of Kent on the 16th April 2002 at 2.15 pm.
International Studies Centre, Canterbury, Kent
The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr George L Carey
Archbishop of Canterbury, Chairman and Host
Official dates of meeting: 10th-16th April 2002
The annual meeting of the Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion will be held in Canterbury, England, April 10-16, 2002, hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon George L Carey. This will be the final meeting of the Primates under the chairmanship of Archbishop George Carey. The Archbishop of Canterbury is spiritual leader of the world's 70 million Anglicans.
Dentro del trabajo que ya está teniendo lugar, y conscientes del trabajo de comisiones y redes existentes, identificamos las siguientes nuevas tareas.
