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

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

• Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1974-5
  1975 ~ ARCIC 138
• Report to ACC 1976 on ARCIC’s Canterbury statement on Ministry
  Trinidad and Tobago, 1976 ~ ARCIC SF/16E
• Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1975-76
  1976 ~ ARCIC 152
• The Course of the Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission’s Discussion on Authority
  1976 ~ ARCIC 154
• Note to Archbishop of Canterbury
  12 Jan. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 7
• Memo on the Pope’s letter to Archbishop Coggan
  20 Jan. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 10
• Confidential note on meeting with Bishop John Howe
  29 Jan. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 12
• Note on the visit of Bishop Howe to Counsellors on Foreign Relations
  20 Feb. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 23
• Letter to Bishop John Howe
  30 July 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 26
• Reply to Bishop John Howe
  11 Aug. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 28
• Letter to Mgr. Purdy
  5 Oct. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - pp. 35-36
• Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  30 Nov. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 33
• Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1976-77
  1977 ~ ARCIC 172
• A Note on Pope Paul’s letter to Cardinal Willebrands on the 700th Anniversary of the Council of Lyons (1274)
  1977 ~ ARCIC 180
• An Analysis of the Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury
  1977
• The Venice Statement and the General Synod of the Church of England
  Feb. 1977 ~ ARCIC 168
• Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  4 Feb. 1977 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 49
• Letter to Fr Bernard Kenney, Apostolic Delegation, London
  9 Mar. 1977 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 54
• Letter to all members of ARCIC
  Chichester, Apr. 1977 ~ ARCIC SF/18A
• Anglican Response to Windsor and Canterbury
  Chichester, June 1977 ~ ARCIC 162
• Note of discussions with Bishop Howe
  4 Aug. 1977 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 61
• Letter to all members of ARCIC
  Chichester, 26 Aug. 1977 ~ ARCIC SF/18B
• 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. 62
• Note to the Archbishop of Canterbury
  19 Sept. 1977 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 64
• Letter to Bishop John Howe
  22 Sept. 1977 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 65
• Ordination of Women to the Priesthood: Anglican Decisions and Reports, 1968-1977
  Versailles, 8 Dec. 1977 ~ ARCCOW 1
• Letter to Miss Christian Howard
  22 Dec. 1977 ~ CFR-RC-52 – pp. 80-81
• An Analysis of the Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury
  1978 ~ ARCIC SF/19B
• Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1977-78
  1978 ~ ARCIC 197
• Letter to ARCIC members
  Jan. 1978 ~ ARCIC SF/19
• Letter to Professor James Griffiss
  23 Jan. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 3
• Letter to Donald Arden, Archbishop of Central Africa
  2 Feb. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 6
• Letter to Bishop John Howe
  2 Feb. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 7
• Reply to Miss Christian Howard
  17 Feb. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 15
• The Origins of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation on the Ordination of Women
  Versailles, 27 Feb. 1978 ~ ARCCOW 2
• Pencil notes of the meeting
  Versailles, 3 Mar. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-53 - pp. 1-42
• Confidential letter to Rev. William Norgren
  10 Mar. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 24
• Confidential note to Bishop Howe
  29 Mar. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 26
• Letter to Fr. Pierre Duprey
  17 Apr. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 30
• Letter to Msgr. William Purdy
  18 Apr. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 31
• Notes on a meeting with Bishop John Howe
  24 Apr. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 32
• Postscript to my letter
  28 Apr. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 33
• Letter to Bishop John Howe
  28 Apr. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 34
• Letter to Msgr. William Purdy
  9 May 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 37
• Telephone message given to Bishop John Howe
  18 May 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 40
• Message for Bishop Howe
  24 May 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 44
• Letter to Fr. John Hotchkin
  26 May 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 45
• Letter to ARCIC members
  16 June 1978 ~ ARCIC SF/20
• Note to Msgr. William Purdy
  28 June 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 56
• Letter to Anglican members of ARCCOW
  July 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 57
• Letter to ARCIC members
  12 Sept. 1978 ~ ARCIC SF/21
• Reply to Rev. Lister Tonge
  24 Oct. 1978 ~ CFR-RC-55 - p. 65
• A Note on the Publication of Position Papers
  1979 ~ ARCIC 207
• Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogues, 1978-79
  Venice, 1979 ~ ARCIC 208
• Letter to ARCIC members
  Salisbury, 24 Jan. 1979 ~ ARCIC SF/23
• Summary of official Anglican reaction to the work of ARCIC
  May 1979 ~ ARCIC 202
• Letter to ARCIC members
  May 1979 ~ ARCIC SF/24
• Letter to ARCIC members
  22 May 1979 ~ ARCIC SF/25
• Letter to ARCIC members with documents for Venice 1979
  Venice, July 1979 ~ ARCIC SF/26
• Letter to ARCIC members (post-Venice 1979)
  Venice, 14 Sept. 1979 ~ ARCIC SF/27
• Letter to ARCIC members
  Wychcroft, Surrey, Nov. 1979 ~ ARCIC SF/28
• Report on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations and National Dialogues, 1979-80
  Venice, 1980 ~ ARCIC 228
• Criticisms of Venice
  11 June 1980 ~ ARCIC 224
• Prospects for ARCIC-II
  11 May 1982 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/1385
• To Anglican Members of ARCIC-II
  June 1983
• To All Members of ARCIC-II
  Venice, June 1983 ~ ARCIC-II 3-1/83
• Letter to ARCIC members
  June 1983 ~ ARCIC SF/1384
• Notes for meeting at Storrington
  8 June 1983 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/775
• ARCIC Mark 2
  July 1983 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/773
• Note for all members of ARCIC-II on numbering system
  Venice, Aug. 1983 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/771
• Reflections on Cardinal Ratzinger’s article
  Dec. 1983
• Letter to ARCIC members for the Durham meeting
  Durham, England, Feb. 1984 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/797
• To all members regarding the sub-commission meeting at St Albans
  May 1984 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/805
• Note to all members of ARCIC-II
  July 1984 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/816
• To all members of ARCIC-II
  11 Oct. 1984
• ARCIC-II Sub-Commission meeting in Pleshey, Chelmsford
  17 Dec. 1984 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/843
• To all members of ARCIC-II regarding sub-commission meeting in Pleshey, Chelmsford
  Mar. 1985 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/847
• To all members of ARCIC-II
  10 July 1985 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/849
• Discussion between Co-Chairmen and Anglican Secretary of ARCIC-II
  23 Aug. 1985 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/876
• Possible footnotes with reference to the 16th Century Formularies
  1986 ~ ARCIC-II 57D/86
• An Observation on the Paper: ‘Steps Towards Unity’
  1986 ~ ARCIC-II 56-4/86
• To all members of ARCIC-II regarding the Graymoor draft
  Graymoor, NY, Feb. 1986
• Letter outlining practical arrangements for the ARCIC meeting in Llandaff
  Llandaff, Wales, July 1986 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/899
• Supplemental Report on Emmaus on ARCIC-I
  1987 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/948
• Letter from Christopher Hill on the publication of ‘Salvation and the Church’
  8 Jan. 1987 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/1067
• The Ordination of Women in the Context of Formal Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue
  21 Mar. 1987 ~ ARCIC-II 68B/87
• Letter to members of ARCIC-II from Revd Christopher Hill
  July 1987 ~ ARCIC-II 68K/87
• Letter to all members of ARCIC-II
  Edinburgh, June 1988 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/981
• Notes of ARCIC-II Steering Committee discussion (15-17 Jun 1988)
  17 June 1988 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/980
• Note on conversations between Bishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Bishop Mark Santer, Father Kevin Mcdonald and Revd Christopher Hill
  6 Aug. 1988 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/992
• Letter to all members of ARCIC-II
  Oct. 1988 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/1003
• Letter to all members of ARCIC
  Feb. 1989 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/1013
• Towards Responding to the Response
  1992 ~ ARCIC-II 210/92
• Printing of ARCIC Final Report by SPCK
  26 Aug. 1993 ~ ARCIC-II Doc/1162
• Anglicans and Roman Catholics: The Search for Unity
  1994
• ARCIC I and II: An Anglican Perspective
  Sept. 1998