Archbishop Bernard Longley
1955-
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham is the Roman Catholic co-chair of ARCIC III
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham is the Roman Catholic co-chair of ARCIC III
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham is the Roman Catholic co-chair of ARCIC III
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham is the Roman Catholic co-chair of ARCIC III ~ 2011
Bishop Christopher Hill and Archbishop Bernard Longley talking during a break from the ARCIC meeting at Bose
Bishop Christopher Hill and Archbishop Bernard Longley talking during a break from the ARCIC meeting at Bose ~ May 2011
ARCIC III co-chairs, Archbishops David Moxon and Bernard Longley, chat with Pope Francis during a private audience with the dialogue members
ARCIC III co-chairs, Archbishops David Moxon and Bernard Longley, chat with Pope Francis during a private audience with the dialogue members. Photo credit: ANSA ~ 30 Apr. 2015
English Archbishop Bernard Longley, co-chair of ARCIC III at the 2016 meeting in Toronto
English Archbishop Bernard Longley, co-chair of ARCIC III at the 2016 meeting in Toronto. Photo credit: Michael Swan/Catholic Register ~ 2016
Dr Christopher Wells, co-secretary of ARCIC III, and Archbishop Bernard Longley, co-chair, at the dialogue meeting in Larnaca, Cyprus
Dr Christopher Wells, co-secretary of ARCIC III, and Archbishop Bernard Longley, co-chair, at the dialogue meeting in Larnaca, Cyprus. Photo credit: Neil Vigers ~ 11 May 2023

ARCIC-III (Co-Chair, 2011-)

Bernard Longley was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in 1981. He became Surrey Chairman of Diocesan Commission for Christian Unity in 1991, and National Ecumenical Officer at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales in 1996. From 1987 to 1996, he taught dogmatic theology at St. John’s Seminary in Wonersh. In 1999, he was named Moderator of the Steering Committee of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, as well as Assistant General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference with responsibilities for Ecumenism and Interfaith Affairs. He was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster in 2003 and as Archbishop of Birmingham in 2009.

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