Annual Anglican-Catholic Informal Talks

9 December 2024 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=5120

The annual Informal Talks between the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church were held in London this year
The annual Informal Talks between the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church were held in London this year (4 Dec. 2024). Photo: Martin Browne/DPCU
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

On 3 and 4 December 2024, representatives of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the steering committees of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) and the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) were hosted by the Anglican Communion Office in London, United Kingdom, for the annual Anglican-Catholic Informal Talks. The DPCU was represented by the Secretary of the Dicastery, Archbishop Flavio Pace, and the official responsible for relations with the Anglican Communion, Fr Martin Browne OSB. On Tuesday 3 December, the group attended Choral Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Along with updates on the work of ARCIC and IARCCUM, the meetings provided an opportunity for informal conversations about current developments and challenges within and between the two communities. The incoming Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome, Bishop Anthony Ball, kindly welcomed the group to meet at his residence in Westminster Abbey, where he currently serves as a canon. He will succeed the current Director, Archbishop Ian Ernest, who retires in January 2025. The next meeting will take place in Rome on 10 and 11 November 2025.

Participants:

Anglican Communion

Bishop Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
Archbishop Philip Freier, Co-Chair, ARCIC (participated online)
Bishop Robert Innes, Co-Chair, IARCCUM
Bishop Anthony Ball, incoming Director, Anglican Centre in Rome
Revd Neil Vigers, Anglican Communion Office
Dr. Christopher Wells, Anglican Communion Office

Catholic Church

Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
Archbishop Bernard Longley, Co-Chair, ARCIC
Archbishop Donald Bolen, Co-Chair, IARCCUM
Revd Martin Browne OSB, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity