Bishop Pairs

The International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) brings together Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops from around the world, pairing them within their own countries and regions to walk the path of dialogue, prayer, and shared mission.

These bishop pairs are partners in fostering greater understanding, working together to serve their communities, and exploring how churches can work together to address global issues, including conflict, climate change or the refugee crisis.

Each pair takes part in a journey of discovery—learning from one another, strengthening bonds of friendship, and exploring new ways to witness the Gospel in a divided world.

IARCCUM is supported by the Anglican Communion Office and the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity at the Vatican in Rome.

Bishops in conversation

In these video interviews, the bishop pairs reflect on how they are walking together in mission, the challenges they face, and the impactful ways they are working together to promote Christian unity.

 

Belgium

The Right Reverend Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe (Anglican)

Burundi

The Right Reverend Pedaculi Birakengana, Bishop of Rumonge (Anglican)

India

The Right Reverend Royce Victor, Bishop of Malabar, Church of South India (Anglican) & The Most Reverend Felix Machado, Archbishop of Vasai (Catholic - now retired)

Ireland

The Right Reverend Adrian Wilkinson, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory (Anglican) & The Most Reverend Niall Coll, Bishop of Ossory (Catholic)

Middle East

The Right Reverend Hosam Naoum, Archbishop in Jerusalem and the Middle East (Anglican) & The Most Reverend Rafic Nahra, Patriarchal Vicar for Israel (Catholic)

Scotland

The Right Reverend Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane (Anglican) & The Most Reverend Hugh Gilbert, OSB, Bishop of Aberdeen (Catholic)

Sri Lanka

The Right Reverend Nishantha Fernando, Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican) & The Most Reverend Norbert Andradi, Bishop of Anuradhapura (Catholic)

USA

The Right Revd John Bauerschmidt, Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee (Anglican)
The Most Revd John Michael Botean, Romanian Catholic Eparch of St. George's in Canton (Catholic)

Commissioned Bishop Pairs

Below is the full list of bishop pairs that are participating in IARCCUM.

 

Australia

The Right Reverend Peter Stuart, Bishop of Newcastle (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Gregory Homeming, OCD, Bishop of Lismore (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Peter Stuart, Bishop of Newcastle and The Most Reverend Gregory Homeming, OCD, Bishop of Lismore

Belgium

The Right Reverend Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe (Anglican)
The Right Reverend Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe

Brazil

The Most Revd Teodoro Medes Tavares, CSSP, Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Catholic)
The Rt Revd Marinez Bassotto, Primate of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil and Bishop of the Amazon (Anglican)
The Most Revd Teodoro Medes Tavares, CSSP, Bishop of Ponta de Pedras and The Rt Revd Marinez Bassotto, Primate of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil and Bishop of the Amazon

Burundi

The Right Reverend Pedaculi Birakengana, Bishop of Rumonge (Anglican)
The Right Reverend Pedaculi Birakengana, Bishop of Rumonge

Canada

The Most Reverend Martin Laliberté, Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Bruce Myers, OGS, Bishop of Québec (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Martin Laliberté, Bishop of Trois-Rivières and The Right Reverend Bruce Myers, OGS, Bishop of Québec

Egypt and North Africa

The Most Reverend Claudio Lurati, MCCJ, Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria (Catholic)
The Most Reverend Claudio Lurati, MCCJ, Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria

England

The Right Reverend Steven Race, Bishop of Beverley (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Peter Collins, Bishop of East Anglia (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Steven Race, Bishop of Beverley and The Most Reverend Peter Collins, Bishop of East Anglia

Ghana

The Most Reverend Peter Paul Angkyier, Bishop of Damongo (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Victor Atta-Baffoe, Bishop of Cape Coast (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Peter Paul Angkyier, Bishop of Damongo
The Right Reverend Victor Atta-Baffoe, Bishop of Cape Coast

Hong Kong

His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Chow, SJ, OFM, Bishop of Hong Kong (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Matthias Der, Bishop of Hong Kong Island (Anglican)
His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Chow, SJ, OFM, Bishop of Hong Kong (Catholic) and The Right Reverend Matthias Der, Bishop of Hong Kong Island (Anglican)

India

The Right Reverend Royce Victor, Bishop of Malabar (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Felix Machado, Archbishop of Vasai (Catholic - now retired)
The Right Reverend Royce Victor, Bishop of Malabar and The Most Reverend Felix Machado, Archbishop of Vasai

Ireland

The Right Reverend Adrian Wilkinson, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Niall Coll, Bishop of Ossory (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Adrian Wilkinson, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory and The Most Reverend Niall Coll, Bishop of Ossory

Malawi

The Right Reverend Fanuel Magangani, Bishop of Northern Malawi (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Montfort Stima, Bishop of Mangochi (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Fanuel Magangani, Bishop of Northern Malawi and The Most Reverend Montfort Stima, Bishop of Mangochi

Melanesia

The Most Reverend Leonard Dawea, Archbishop of Melanesia (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Christopher Cardone, OP, Archbishop of Honiara (Catholic)
The Most Reverend Leonard Dawea, Archbishop of Melanesia and The Most Reverend Christopher Cardone, OP, Archbishop of Honiara

Mexico

The Most Reverend Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez, Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Alba Sally Sue Hernández García, Bishop of the Diocese of Mexico (Anglican)
Most Reverend Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez, Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas and The Right Reverend Alba Sally Sue Hernández García, Bishop of the Diocese of Mexico

Middle East

The Right Reverend Hosam Naoum, Archbishop in Jerusalem & Primate (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Rafic Nahra, Patriarchal Vicar for Israel (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Hosam Naoum, Archbishop in Jerusalem & Primate and The Most Reverend Rafic Nahra, Patriarchal Vicar for Israel

Myanmar

Most Reverend John Saw Yaw Han, Bishop of Kengtung (Catholic)
Most Reverend John Saw Yaw Han, Bishop of Kengtung

New Zealand

The Right Reverend Ross G. Bay, Bishop of Auckland (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Michael Gielen, Bishop of Christchurch (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Ross G. Bay, Bishop of Auckland and The Most Reverend Michael Gielen, Bishop of Christchurch

Nigeria

The Most Reverend Michael Ekwoyi Apochi, Bishop of Otukpo (Catholic)
The Most Reverend Michael Ekwoyi Apochi, Bishop of Otukpo

Pakistan

The Right Reverend Alwin Samuel, Bishop of Sialkot (Anglican)
The Right Reverend Alwin Samuel, Bishop of Sialkot

Papua New Guinea

The Most Reverend Rosario Menezes, SMM, Bishop of Lae (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Nathan Ingen, Bishop of Aipo Rongo & Primate (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Rosario Menezes, SMM, Bishop of Lae and The Right Reverend Nathan Ingen, Bishop of Aipo Rongo & Primate

Scotland

The Right Reverend Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Hugh Gilbert, OSB, Bishop of Aberdeen (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and The Most Reverend Hugh Gilbert, OSB, Bishop of Aberdeen

South Africa

The Right Reverend Nkosinathi Ndwandwe, Bishop of Natal (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Mandla Siegfried Jwara, CMM, Archbishop of Durban (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Nkosinathi Ndwandwe, Bishop of Natal (Anglican) and The Most Reverend Mandla Siegfried Jwara, CMM, Archbishop of Durban (Catholic)

South Sudan

The Most Reverend Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo, Bishop of Yei (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Samuel Peni, Archbishop of Western Equatoria (Anglican)
Most Reverend Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo, Bishop of Yei (Catholic) and The Right Reverend Samuel Peni, Archbishop of Western Equatoria (Anglican)

Sri Lanka

The Right Reverend Nishantha Fernando, Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Norbert Andradi, OMI, Bishop of Anuradhapura (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Nishantha Fernando, Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican) and The Most Reverend Norbert Andradi, OMI, Bishop of Anuradhapura (Catholic)

Sudan

The Rt Revd Ismail Gabriel Abudigin (Anglican)
The Right Reverend Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali, Bishop of El Obeid (Catholic)
The Right Reverend Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali, Bishop of El Obeid

United States of America

The Right Reverend John Bauerschmidt, Bishop of Tennessee (Anglican)
The Most Revd John Michael Botean, Romanian Catholic Eparch of St. George's in Canton (Catholic)
The Right Reverend John Bauerschmidt, Bishop of Tennessee and The Most Revd John Michael Botean, Romanian Catholic Eparch of St. George's in Canton

West Indies

The Most Reverend Clyde Harvey, Bishop of St. George's in Grenada (Catholic)
The Most Reverend Howard Gregory, retired Archbishop of the West Indies (Anglican)
The Most Reverend Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies (Anglican) and The Most Reverend Clyde Harvey, Bishop of St. George's in Grenada (Catholic)