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
• 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-52-7 ~ Note to Archbishop of Canterbury
  12 Jan. 1976
• CFR-RC-52-10 ~ Memo on the Pope’s letter to Archbishop Coggan
  20 Jan. 1976
• CFR-RC-52-12 ~ Confidential note on meeting with Bishop John Howe
  29 Jan. 1976
• CFR-RC-52-23 ~ Note on the visit of Bishop Howe to Counsellors on Foreign Relations
  20 Feb. 1976
• CFR-RC-52-26 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
  30 July 1976
• CFR-RC-52-28 ~ Reply to Bishop John Howe
  11 Aug. 1976
• CFR-RC-52-35 ~ Letter to Mgr. Purdy
  5 Oct. 1976
• CFR-RC-52-33 ~ 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
• ARCIC-168 ~ The Venice Statement and the General Synod of the Church of England
  Feb. 1977
• CFR-RC-52-49 ~ Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  4 Feb. 1977
• CFR-RC-52-54 ~ Letter to Apostolic Delegation
  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-52-61 ~ Note of discussions with Bishop Howe
  4 Aug. 1977
• ARCIC-sf-18B ~ Letter to all members of ARCIC
  Chichester, 26 Aug. 1977
• CFR-RC-52-62 ~ 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-52-64 ~ Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  19 Sept. 1977
• CFR-RC-52-65 ~ 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
• 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-55-3 ~ Letter to Professor James Griffiss
  23 Jan. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-6 ~ Letter to Donald Arden, Archbishop of Central Africa
  2 Feb. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-7 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
  2 Feb. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-15 ~ 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-53-1 ~ Pencil notes of the meeting
  Versailles, 3 Mar. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-24 ~ Confidential letter to Rev. William Norgren
  10 Mar. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-26 ~ Confidential note to Bishop Howe
  29 Mar. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-30 ~ Letter to Fr. Pierre Duprey
  17 Apr. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-31 ~ Letter to Msgr. William Purdy
  18 Apr. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-32 ~ Notes on a meeting with Bishop John Howe
  24 Apr. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-33 ~ Postscript to my letter
  28 Apr. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-34 ~ Letter to Bishop John Howe
  28 Apr. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-37 ~ Letter to Msgr. William Purdy
  9 May 1978
• CFR-RC-55-40 ~ Telephone message given to Bishop John Howe
  18 May 1978
• CFR-RC-55-44 ~ Message for Bishop Howe
  24 May 1978
• CFR-RC-55-45 ~ Letter to Fr. John Hotchkin
  26 May 1978
• ARCIC-sf-20 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
  16 June 1978
• CFR-RC-55-56 ~ Note to Msgr. William Purdy
  28 June 1978
• CFR-RC-55-57 ~ Letter to Anglican members of ARCCOW
  July 1978
• ARCIC-sf-21 ~ Letter to ARCIC members
  12 Sept. 1978
• CFR-RC-55-65 ~ 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
• 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
• Notes for meeting at Storrington
  8 June 1983
• ARCIC Mark 2
  July 1983
• Note for all members of ARCIC-II on numbering system
  Venice, Aug. 1983
• To ARCIC members for the Durham meeting
  Durham, England, Feb. 1984
• To all members regarding the sub-commission meeting at St Albans
  May 1984
• Note to all members of ARCIC-II
  July 1984
• To all members of ARCIC-II
  11 Oct. 1984
• ARCIC II Sub-Commission meeting in Pleshey, Chelmsford
  17 Dec. 1984
• To all members of ARCIC-II regarding sub-commission meeting in Pleshey, Chelmsford
  Mar. 1985
• To all members of ARCIC-II
  10 July 1985
• 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
  Feb. 1986
• Letter outlining practical arrangements for the ARCIC meeting in Llandaff
  Llandaff, Wales, July 1986
• Supplemental Report on Emmaus on ARCIC-I
  1987
• Letter from Christopher Hill on the publication of ‘Salvation and the Church’
  8 Jan. 1987
• The Ordination of Women in the Context of Formal Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue
  21 Mar. 1987
• Letter to all members of ARCIC-II
  Edinburgh, June 1988
• ARCIC-II-210 ~ Towards Responding to the Response
  1992