Bishop Christopher J. Hill
1945-
Bishop Christopher Hill and Archbishop Bernard Longley talking during a break from the ARCIC meeting at Bose ~ May 2011
Bishop Christopher Hill, member of ARCIC III, at the dialogue meeting in Larnaca, Cyprus. Photo credit: Neil Vigers ~ 11 May 2023
ARCCOW (Secretary),
ARCIC-I (Secretary, 1974 to 1981),
ARCIC-II (Secretary, 1983-1990),
ARCIC-II (Member, 1990-1991),
ARCIC-III (Member, 2011-2018) and
ARCIC-III (Consultant, 2018-)
Assistant Chaplain to Archbishop of Canterbury for Foreign Relations, 1974-81; Archbishop’s Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs, 1982-89; Bishop Suffragan of Stafford, 1996-2004, Bishop of Guildford
Anglican-Lutheran Eur. Commission, 1981-82; Consultant: C of E-German Churches Commission, 1987-90; C of E-Nordic-Baltic Churches Commission, 1989-92; Co-Chairman: C of E-French Lutheran and Reformed Conversations, 1994-98; Meissen Theological Conference, 1998-. Member: C of E Council for Christian Unity, 1989-96; Legal Advisor Commission, General Synod of C of E, 1991-; Faith and Order Advisory Group, 1996- (Vice-Chairman, 1998-); House of Bishops and General Synod of C of E, 1999-; Working Party on Women in the Episcopate, 2001-04 (Vice-Chairman, 2003-04); Liturgical Commission, 2003-; Chairman, Women Bishops’ Group, House of Bishops, 2005-. Co-Chairman, London Society of Jews and Christians, 1991-96; Vice-Chairman, 1993-2002, Chairman, 2002-, Ecclesiastical Law Society.
Documents
- ARCIC 138 ~ Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1974-5
1975
- ARCIC SF/16E ~ Report to ACC 1976 on ARCIC’s Canterbury statement on Ministry
Trinidad and Tobago, 1976
- ARCIC 152 ~ Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1975-76
1976
- ARCIC 154 ~ The Course of the Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission’s Discussion on Authority
1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 7 ~ Note to Archbishop of Canterbury
12 Jan. 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 10 ~ Memo on the Pope’s letter to Archbishop Coggan
20 Jan. 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 12 ~ Confidential note on meeting with Bishop John Howe
29 Jan. 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 23 ~ Note on the visit of Bishop Howe to Counsellors on Foreign Relations
20 Feb. 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 26 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
30 July 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 28 ~ Reply to Bishop John Howe
11 Aug. 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – pp. 35-36 ~ Letter to Mgr. Purdy
5 Oct. 1976
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 33 ~ Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
30 Nov. 1976
- ARCIC 172 ~ Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1976-77
1977
- ARCIC 180 ~ A Note on Pope Paul’s letter to Cardinal Willebrands on the 700th Anniversary of the Council of Lyons (1274)
1977
- An Analysis of the Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury
1977
- ARCIC 168 ~ The Venice Statement and the General Synod of the Church of England
Feb. 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 49 ~ Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
4 Feb. 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 54 ~ Letter to Fr Bernard Kenney, Apostolic Delegation, London
9 Mar. 1977
- ARCIC SF/18A ~ Letter to all members of ARCIC
Chichester, Apr. 1977
- ARCIC 162 ~ Anglican Response to Windsor and Canterbury
Chichester, June 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 61 ~ Note of discussions with Bishop Howe
4 Aug. 1977
- ARCIC SF/18B ~ Letter to all members of ARCIC
Chichester, 26 Aug. 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 62 ~ Note on discussion between Fr. Duprey, Mgr. Purdy, Bishop Howe and Rev. Christopher Hill on the proposed Ordination of Women/ARC Consultation
31 Aug. 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 64 ~ Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
19 Sept. 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – p. 65 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
22 Sept. 1977
- ARCCOW 1 ~ Ordination of Women to the Priesthood: Anglican Decisions and Reports, 1968-1977
Versailles, 8 Dec. 1977
- CFR-RC-52 – pp. 80-81 ~ Letter to Miss Christian Howard
22 Dec. 1977
- ARCIC SF/19B ~ An Analysis of the Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury
1978
- ARCIC 197 ~ Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1977-78
1978
- ARCIC SF/19 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
Jan. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 3 ~ Letter to Professor James Griffiss
23 Jan. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 6 ~ Letter to Donald Arden, Archbishop of Central Africa
2 Feb. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 7 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
2 Feb. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 15 ~ Reply to Miss Christian Howard
17 Feb. 1978
- ARCCOW 2 ~ The Origins of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation on the Ordination of Women
Versailles, 27 Feb. 1978
- CFR-RC-53 – pp. 1-42 ~ Pencil notes of the meeting
Versailles, 3 Mar. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 24 ~ Confidential letter to Rev. William Norgren
10 Mar. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 26 ~ Confidential note to Bishop Howe
29 Mar. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 30 ~ Letter to Fr. Pierre Duprey
17 Apr. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 31 ~ Letter to Msgr. William Purdy
18 Apr. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 32 ~ Notes on a meeting with Bishop John Howe
24 Apr. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 33 ~ Postscript to my letter
28 Apr. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 34 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
28 Apr. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 37 ~ Letter to Msgr. William Purdy
9 May 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 40 ~ Telephone message given to Bishop John Howe
18 May 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 44 ~ Message for Bishop Howe
24 May 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 45 ~ Letter to Fr. John Hotchkin
26 May 1978
- ARCIC SF/20 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
16 June 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 56 ~ Note to Msgr. William Purdy
28 June 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 57 ~ Letter to Anglican members of ARCCOW
July 1978
- ARCIC SF/21 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
12 Sept. 1978
- CFR-RC-55 – p. 65 ~ Reply to Rev. Lister Tonge
24 Oct. 1978
- ARCIC 207 ~ A Note on the Publication of Position Papers
1979
- ARCIC 208 ~ Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1978-79
Venice, 1979
- ARCIC SF/23 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
Salisbury, 24 Jan. 1979
- ARCIC 202 ~ Summary of official Anglican reaction to the work of ARCIC
May 1979
- ARCIC SF/24 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
May 1979
- ARCIC SF/25 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
22 May 1979
- ARCIC SF/26 ~ Letter to ARCIC members with documents for Venice 1979
Venice, July 1979
- ARCIC SF/27 ~ Letter to ARCIC members (post-Venice 1979)
Venice, 14 Sept. 1979
- ARCIC SF/28 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
Wychcroft, Surrey, Nov. 1979
- ARCIC 228 ~ Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Dialogues, 1979-80
Venice, 1980
- ARCIC 224 ~ Criticisms of Venice
11 June 1980
- ARCIC-II SF/1385 ~ Prospects for ARCIC-II
11 May 1982
- To Anglican Members of ARCIC-II
June 1983
- ARCIC-II 3-1 ~ To All Members of ARCIC-II
Venice, June 1983
- Letter to ARCIC members
June 1983
- ARCIC-II SF/775 ~ Notes for meeting at Storrington
8 June 1983
- ARCIC-II SF/773 ~ ARCIC Mark 2
July 1983
- ARCIC-II SF/771 ~ Note for all members of ARCIC-II on numbering system
Venice, Aug. 1983
- Reflections on Cardinal Ratzinger’s article
Dec. 1983
- ARCIC-II SF/797 ~ Letter to ARCIC members for the Durham meeting
Durham, England, Feb. 1984
- ARCIC-II SF/805 ~ To all members regarding the sub-commission meeting at St Albans
May 1984
- ARCIC-II SF/816 ~ Note to all members of ARCIC-II
July 1984
- To all members of ARCIC-II
11 Oct. 1984
- ARCIC-II SF/843 ~ ARCIC-II Sub-Commission meeting in Pleshey, Chelmsford
17 Dec. 1984
- ARCIC-II SF/847 ~ To all members of ARCIC-II regarding sub-commission meeting in Pleshey, Chelmsford
Mar. 1985
- ARCIC-II SF/849 ~ To all members of ARCIC-II
10 July 1985
- ARCIC-II SF/876 ~ Discussion between Co-Chairmen and Anglican Secretary of ARCIC-II
23 Aug. 1985
- ARCIC-II 57D ~ Possible footnotes with reference to the 16th Century Formularies
1986
- ARCIC-II 56-4 ~ An Observation on the Paper: ‘Steps Towards Unity’
1986
- To all members of ARCIC-II regarding the Graymoor draft
Graymoor, NY, Feb. 1986
- ARCIC-II SF/899 ~ Letter outlining practical arrangements for the ARCIC meeting in Llandaff
Llandaff, Wales, July 1986
- ARCIC-II SF/948 ~ Supplemental Report on Emmaus on ARCIC-I
1987
- Letter from Christopher Hill on the publication of ‘Salvation and the Church’
8 Jan. 1987
- ARCIC-II 68B ~ The Ordination of Women in the Context of Formal Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue
21 Mar. 1987
- ARCIC-II 68K ~ Letter to members of ARCIC-II from Revd Christopher Hill
July 1987
- ARCIC-II SF/981 ~ Letter to all members of ARCIC-II
Edinburgh, June 1988
- ARCIC-II SF/980 ~ Notes of ARCIC-II Steering Committee discussion (15-17 Jun 1988)
17 June 1988
- ARCIC-II SF/992 ~ Note on conversations between Bishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Bishop Mark Santer, Father Kevin Mcdonald and Revd Christopher Hill
6 Aug. 1988
- ARCIC-II SF/1003 ~ Letter to all members of ARCIC-II
Oct. 1988
- ARCIC-II SF/1013 ~ Letter to all members of ARCIC
Feb. 1989
- ARCIC-II 210 ~ Towards Responding to the Response
1992
- Printing of ARCIC Final Report by SPCK
26 Aug. 1993
- Anglicans and Roman Catholics: The Search for Unity
1994
- ARCIC I and II: An Anglican Perspective
Sept. 1998