Anglican documents
The Anglican Documents fonds is a miscellany of documents from Anglican sources, including the Instruments of Communion, provinces, dioceses, mission organisations and movements, and individual Anglicans. The documents are collected here to provide context for the principal archival collection. This is a work-in-progress. If you have items to propose for the fonds, please contact the editor.
NOTE: The following list includes all documents in our Anglican documents fonds, sorted by category and date. Documents may belong to several fonds, in differing categories depending on their place within that collection.
Declarations & instructions
- The Articles of Religion Agreed upon by the Archbishops, Bishops, and the whole clergy of the Provinces of Canterbury and York
Church of England ~ 1562 ~ Doc 1893/1562
- Saepius Officio: Answer to the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIII
Archbishops of England ~ 1897 ~ Doc 1948/1897
- Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Dr. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael Ramsey; Paul VI ~ Rome, 24 Mar. 1966
- Statement on the Eucharistic Sacrifice from the ‘Answer to Pope Leo XIII’
Archbishops of England ~ Windsor, 1 Sept. 1971 ~ ARCIC 28-1A
- Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Dr. Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Paul VI; Donald Coggan ~ Rome, 29 Apr. 1977
- Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II; Robert Runcie ~ Canterbury, 29 May 1982 ~ ARCIC-II 207/82
- Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II; Robert Runcie ~ Rome, 2 Oct. 1989 ~ Doc 23/89
- Celebrate a Step Toward Unity
Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary (Canada); Anglican Diocese of Calgary (Canada); Synod of Alberta and the Territories (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) ~ 4 Oct. 1996
- Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II; George Carey ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 379/96
- Common Declaration of Pope Benedict XVI and Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Rowan Williams; Benedict XVI ~ Rome, 23 Nov. 2006
- Covenant between the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (Australia); Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (Australia); Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba (Australia) ~ 2007
- A Covenant between the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, and the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
Anglican Diocese of Newcastle (Australia); Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (Australia); Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay (Australia) ~ 2 Apr. 2008
- A Covenant between the Archdiocese of Regina and the Diocese of Qu’Appelle
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina (Canada); Anglican Diocese of Qu'Appelle (Canada) ~ 23 Jan. 2011
- Common Declaration of Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby
Francis; Justin Welby ~ Rome, 5 Oct. 2016
Addresses, greetings, & homilies
- Address of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Paul VI
Michael Ramsey ~ Rome, 22 Mar. 1966
- Rome and Canterbury: Public Lecture in Dublin
Michael Ramsey ~ 23 June 1967
- Response to the Forty Martyrs Address
Michael Ramsey ~ 24 Jan. 1971
- Address of the Archbishop of Canterbury at St. Paul’s Within the Walls Episcopal Church
Donald Coggan ~ Rome, 28 Apr. 1977
- Address to Pope Paul VI
Donald Coggan ~ Rome, 29 Apr. 1977
- Sermon in Westminster Cathedral
Donald Coggan ~ 25 Jan. 1978 ~ ARCIC SF/19C
- Rome and Canterbury: Unity, Diversity and Comprehensiveness
Robert Runcie ~ 11 Mar. 1981
- Unity without Absorption: Lecture on Anglican/Roman Catholic Relations
Robert Runcie ~ 11 Mar. 1982
- Address in Canterbury Cathedral
Robert Runcie ~ Canterbury, 29 May 1982
- The Nature of the Unity We Seek
Robert Runcie ~ Canterbury, 18 July 1988
- Address at All Saints Church, Rome
Robert Runcie ~ Rome, 1 Oct. 1989 ~ Doc 1946/89
- Avoiding Defeat by Ecumenism’s Perplexing Issues
George Carey ~ Rome, 24 May 1992
- Greeting of Archbishop George Carey to Pope John Paul II
George Carey ~ Rome, 3 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 373/96
- Archbishop George Carey’s address to Pope John Paul II
George Carey ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 375/96
- Homily given at solemn vespers at San Gregorio by Archbishop George Carey
George Carey ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 378/96
- Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sermon at Ecumenical Vespers
George Carey ~ Mississauga, Canada, 17 May 2000
- Comments on ‘Dominus Iesus’
George Carey ~ 5 Sept. 2000
- Address of Archbishop George Carey to Pope John Paul II
George Carey ~ Rome, 21 June 2002
- The Challenge and Hope of Being an Anglican Today: A Reflection for the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful of the Anglican Communion
Rowan Williams ~ 27 June 2006
- Archbishop’s address at a Willebrands Symposium in Rome
Rowan Williams ~ 19 Nov. 2009 ~ ARCIC-III 2011.04.04
- Address to Pope Benedict and a Meeting of Anglican and Roman Catholic Diocesan Bishops of England, Scotland and Wales
Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010
- Address of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Francis
Justin Welby ~ Rome, 14 June 2013
- Address of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Francis
Justin Welby ~ Rome, 16 June 2014
- Archbishop Justin reflects on the Primates’ meeting in Canterbury
Justin Welby ~ Canterbury, 21 Jan. 2016
- Homily of Archbishop Justin Welby at San Gregorio al Celio
Justin Welby ~ Rome, 5 Oct. 2016
- Message of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Leo XIV
Sarah Mullally ~ 26 Mar. 2026
Letters & correspondence
Lectures & papers
Responses to Agreed Statements
Communiqués & Press Releases
- On the appointment of a Canadian envoy to the Vatican
Anglican Church of Canada ~ 17 Jan. 1969
- Pope and Archbishop Exchange Views on Ordination of Women
ACO; SPCU ~ 30 June 1986 ~ ARCIC-II 47/85
- Statement from the Primates’ Meeting, Newcastle, Northern Ireland 1991
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Newcastle, Northern Ireland, 11 Apr. 1991
- Bishops Agree Pastoral Arrangements for All
Church of England House of Bishops ~ 24 June 1993 ~ ARCIC-II 311/93
- Trumpet I: Communiqué from the First Anglican Encounter in the South
GSFA ~ 5 Feb. 1994
- Closing Statement of the Anglican Primates
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Jerusalem, 1997
- Trumpet II: The Encounter Statement
GSFA ~ 15 Feb. 1997
- Communiqué of the Anglican Primates meeting at Porto, March 2000
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Porto, Portugal, 29 Mar. 2000
- IASCER Communiqué: Nassau, Bahamas – 2-8 December 2000
IASCER ~ 8 Dec. 2000
- IASCER Communiqué: Cape Town, South Africa – 1-7 December 2001
IASCER ~ 7 Dec. 2001
- Statement of Anglican Primates on IARCCUM
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Canterbury, 17 Apr. 2002
- IASCER Communiqué: Monastery of Bose, Italy 30 – November – 6 December 2002
IASCER ~ 6 Dec. 2002
- Archbishop of Canterbury’s statement at the final press conference of the Primates’ Meeting 2003
Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 16 Oct. 2003
- A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Lambeth Palace
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Lambeth, 16 Oct. 2003
- IASCER Communiqué: Duncan Center, Florida, USA – 29 November-5 December 2003
IASCER ~ 5 Dec. 2003
- IASCER Communiqué: Montego Bay, Jamaica – 4-10 December 2004
IASCER ~ 10 Dec. 2004
- Communiqué: Primates’ Meeting February 2005
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Dromantine, Ireland, 24 Feb. 2005
- Roman Catholics, Anglicans to present joint document on Mary
ACO; PCPCU ~ 13 May 2005
- Third Trumpet: Communiqué from 3rd South to South Encounter
GSFA ~ 30 Oct. 2005
- IASCER Communiqué: Valletta, Malta – 4-10 December 2005
IASCER ~ 10 Dec. 2005
- IASCER Communiqué: Mahé Island, the Seychelles – 3-9 December 2006
IASCER ~ 9 Dec. 2006
- Communiqué: Primates’ Meeting February 2007
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 Feb. 2007
- IASCER Communiqué: Cairo, Egypt – 5-10 December 2007
IASCER ~ 10 Dec. 2007
- Jerusalem Statement
Gafcon ~ 29 June 2008
- IASCER Communiqué: Kyoto, Japan – 3-8 December 2008
IASCER ~ 8 Dec. 2008
- Members of new IASCUFO announced
ACC ~ 1 July 2009
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2009
IASCUFO ~ 8 Dec. 2009
- Fourth Trumpet: Communiqué from the Fourth Anglican Global South to South Encounter
GSFA ~ 23 Apr. 2010
- Joint Communiqué between Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedict XVI; Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2011
IASCUFO ~ 12 Dec. 2011
- Fifth Trumpet: Communiqué from the Global South Conference on the Decade of Mission and Networking
GSFA ~ 21 July 2012
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2012
IASCUFO ~ 19 Sept. 2012
- Nairobi Commitment
Gafcon ~ 26 Oct. 2013
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2013
IASCUFO ~ 12 Dec. 2013
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2014
IASCUFO ~ 10 Dec. 2014
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2015
IASCUFO ~ 14 Dec. 2015
- Communiqué: Walking Together in the Service of God in the World
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Canterbury, 15 Jan. 2016
- Sixth Trumpet: Communiqué from the 6th Global South Conference, Cairo 2016
GSFA ~ 7 Oct. 2016
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2016
IASCUFO ~ 7 Dec. 2016
- Communiqué: God’s Church for God’s World
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Canterbury, 6 Oct. 2017
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2017
IASCUFO ~ 7 Dec. 2017
- Communiqué: Letter to the Churches – Gafcon Assembly 2018
Gafcon ~ 28 June 2018
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2018
IASCUFO ~ 12 Dec. 2018
- Seventh Trumpet: Communiqué from the 7th Global South Conference, Cairo 2019
GSFA ~ 12 Oct. 2019
- Joint Communiqué between Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
Francis; Justin Welby ~ 13 Nov. 2019
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2019
IASCUFO ~ 11 Dec. 2019
- Communiqué: Primates’ Meeting January 2020
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Amman, Jordan, 15 Jan. 2020
- Communiqué: Primates’ Meeting November 2020
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Online, 12 Nov. 2020
- Eighth Trumpet: Communiqué from the 8th Global South Conference, 2021
GSFA ~ 17 Oct. 2021
- Communiqué: Primates’ Meeting March 2022
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Lambeth, 31 Mar. 2022
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2022
IASCUFO ~ 7 Dec. 2022
- The Kigali Commitment
Gafcon ~ 21 Apr. 2023
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2023
IASCUFO ~ 15 Dec. 2023
- Communiqué: Primates’ Meeting April-May 2024
Primates of the Anglican Communion ~ Rome, 2 May 2024
- Ninth Trumpet: Communiqué from the First Assembly of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches
GSFA ~ 18 June 2024
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2024
IASCUFO ~ 6 Dec. 2024
- IASCUFO Communiqué 2025
IASCUFO ~ 12 Dec. 2025
- Communiqué: A Council to Lead the Communion
Gafcon ~ 5 Mar. 2026
- Abuja Affirmation
Gafcon ~ 6 Mar. 2026
Reports
- Report of the Committee on Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations
Anglican Church of Canada ~ 3 Sept. 1964
- National Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogues
ACO ~ 1 Mar. 1971 ~ ARCIC 26
- ACC Report on ARCIC’s Windsor Report
ACC ~ Dublin, Ireland, 1973 ~ ARCIC SF/6B
- Report of the Provincial Commission on Doctrine and Theological Questions
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia ~ 14 Apr. 1978 ~ ARCIC 188
- Report of the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
TEC ~ 1985 ~ ARCIC-II 41-5/85
- ACC 7 – Section III: Ecumenical Relations
Ecumenical Advisory Group ~ Singapore, Apr. 1987 ~ ARCIC-II 68I/87
- Ecumenical Relations: Canons B 43 and B 44: Code of Practice
Church of England General Synod ~ 30 Jan. 1989
- The Ordination of Women to the Priesthood: Reference of Draft Legislation to the Diocesan Synods 1990
Church of England General Synod ~ 1990 ~ GS Misc 336
- A Joint Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Medical Ethics
Church of England House of Bishops; CBCEW ~ 1993 ~ ARCIC-II 309/93
- ‘The Virginia Report’, Oct. 1996 draft
IATDC ~ Oct. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 381/96
- The Virginia Report
IATDC ~ 1997 ~ ARCIC-II 395/97
- Critical Response to Ut Unum Sint
Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil ~ 1997 ~ Doc 1953/97
- May They All Be One: A Response of the House of Bishops of the Church of England to Ut Unum Sint
Church of England House of Bishops ~ 1997 ~ ARCIC-II 402/97
- The Agros Report
Ecumenical Advisory Group ~ Canterbury, 1998
- Eucharistic Presidency. A Theological Statement by the House of Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England
Church of England House of Bishops ~ 1998 ~ ARCIC-II 405/98
- Called to Common Mission: A Lutheran Proposal for a Revision of the Concordat of Agreement
TEC; ELCA ~ 1998 ~ ARCIC-II 409/98
- Response to the Papal Encyclical Ut Unum Sint
Church of Ireland ~ 1999
- Bishops in Communion. Collegiality in the Service of the Koinonia of the Church
Church of England House of Bishops ~ 2000 ~ ARCIC-II 446/00
- The Eucharist: Sacrament of Unity
Church of England House of Bishops ~ 2001 ~ ARCIC-II 488/01
- Women Bishops in the Church of England? A Report of the House of Bishops’ Working Party on Women in the Episcopate (‘The Rochester Report’)
Church of England House of Bishops ~ 2004 ~ GS 1557
- Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ – Synopsis
ACO ~ 2005 ~ Doc 1943/05
- The Anglican Communion Guidelines on Ecumenical Participation in Ordinations
IASCER ~ Dromantine, Ireland, Feb. 2005
- The Anglican Way: The Significance of the Episcopal Office for the Communion of the Church
IATDC ~ Canterbury, Oct. 2007
- The Ministry of Bishops in an Ecumenical Perspective
IASCER ~ Dec. 2007
- Lambeth Conference Reader 2008
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 3 Aug. 2008
- The Vision Before Us: The Kyoto Report
IASCER ~ 8 Dec. 2008
- The Anglican Communion Covenant
Nov. 2009 ~ ARCIC-III 2011.04.01
- Towards a Symphony of Instruments: A Historical and Theological Consideration of the Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion
IASCUFO ~ 2012 ~ Unity, Faith & Order Paper No. 1
- Unity, Faith and Order: Report to ACC 15
IASCUFO ~ Aukland, New Zealand, 1 Nov. 2012
- Instruments, Gifts, Signs and Stewardship
IASCUFO ~ 2013
- This Holy Estate: The Report of the Commission on the Marriage Canon of the Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada ~ 22 Sept. 2015
- A Mission-Shaped Communion
Paul Avis ~ 2016 ~ UFO 3.a.ii
- Intentional Discipleship in a World of Differences
IASCUFO ~ Lusaka, Zambia, Apr. 2016 ~ IASCUFO Report to ACC-16
- Receiving One Another’s Ordained Ministries
IASCUFO ~ Apr. 2016
- Communion in Ministry and Mission
IASCUFO ~ 2018 ~ Unity, Faith & Order Paper No. 2
- Unity, Faith and Order: Report to ACC 17
IASCUFO ~ Hong Kong, 1 May 2019
- A Covenantal Structure for the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches
GSFA ~ 11 Nov. 2019
- God so Loved the World
IASCUFO ~ 2021 ~ Unity, Faith & Order Papers No. 2 & 3
- Anglican Communion: Unity, Faith and Order, 2008 to 2022
IASCUFO ~ 2022
- Unity, Faith and Order: Report to ACC 18
IASCUFO ~ Accra, Ghana, 12 Feb. 2023
- Good Differentiation: A proposal to the ACC from IASCUFO
IASCUFO ~ Accra, Ghana, 12 Feb. 2023
- The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals: Renewing the Instruments of the Anglican Communion
IASCUFO ~ 6 Dec. 2024
- Supplement to The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals (Rome, 2025)
IASCUFO ~ 3 Mar. 2026
- Guidance Document: Frequently asked questions about The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals
IASCUFO ~ 3 Mar. 2026
Study papers
Minutes
- Resolution 11 (1888) – The Lambeth Quadrilateral
Lambeth Conference ~ Lambeth, 12 Aug. 1888
- Resolution 9 (1920) – Reunion of Christendom
Lambeth Conference ~ Lambeth, 15 Aug. 1920
- Resolution 32 (1930) – The Unity of the Church – The Malines Conversations
Lambeth Conference ~ Lambeth, 17 Aug. 1930
- Report of Section III: Relations with the Roman Catholic Church
Lambeth Conference ~ Lambeth, Aug. 1968
- Resolutions 52, 53, and 54 (1968) – Relations with Other Churches – The Roman Catholic Church
Lambeth Conference ~ Lambeth, 11 Aug. 1968
- Resolutions of ACC-1
ACC ~ 5 Mar. 1971
- Anglican-Roman Catholic Eucharistic Statement – Memorial from the Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Anglican Church of Canada ~ May 1973
- Extract from ACC-2 Dublin Report: Anglican-Roman Catholic Conversations and Resolution 5: ARCIC Statement on the Eucharist
ACC ~ Dublin, Ireland, July 1973 ~ ARCIC 84B
- Resolutions of ACC-2
ACC ~ Dublin, Ireland, 27 July 1973
- Report to House of Bishops on Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations
Anglican Church of Canada ~ 1 Nov. 1975
- Resolutions of ACC-3
ACC ~ Trinidad and Tobago, 2 Apr. 1976
- Extracts from the Minutes of the Synod of the Province of Central Africa
CPCA ~ 2 Sept. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-55 - pp. 10-13
- Resolution 34 (1978) – Anglican-Roman Catholic Marriages
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 13 Aug. 1978
- Resolution 33 (1978) – The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 13 Aug. 1978 ~ ARCIC 194
- Resolutions of ACC-4
ACC ~ London, Ontario, 18 May 1979
- Resolutions of ACC-5
ACC ~ Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 18 Sept. 1981
- Resolutions of ACC-6
ACC ~ Badagry, Nigeria, 20 July 1984
- Debate by the General Synod of the Church of England on the Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry Statement of the Faith and Order Commission of the WCC and Final Report of ARCIC-I
Church of England General Synod ~ 15 Sept. 1985 ~ ARCIC-II 37/85
- Resolutions of ACC-7
ACC ~ Singapore, 1987
- Resolution 8 (1988) – Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC)
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 7 Aug. 1988
- Resolutions of ACC-8
ACC ~ Wales, 24 Aug. 1990
- Resolutions of ACC-9
ACC ~ Cape Town, South Africa, 22 Jan. 1993
- Resolutions of ACC-10
ACC ~ Panama, 18 Oct. 1996
- Resolution IV.23 (1998) – The Roman Catholic Church
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 9 Aug. 1998
- Resolution I.10
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 9 Aug. 1998
- Lambeth Conference 1998 Resolutions
Lambeth Conference ~ Canterbury, 9 Aug. 1998 ~ ARCIC-II 411/98
- Resolutions of ACC-11
ACC ~ Dundee, Scotland, 25 Sept. 1999
- Resolutions of ACC-12
ACC ~ Hong Kong, 26 Sept. 2002
- IASCER Resolutions: Duncan Center, Florida, USA – 29 November-5 December 2003
IASCER ~ 5 Dec. 2003
- IASCER Resolutions: Montego Bay, Jamaica – 4-10 December 2004
IASCER ~ 10 Dec. 2004
- Resolutions of ACC-13
ACC ~ Nottingham, England, 28 June 2005
- IASCER Resolutions: Valletta, Malta – 4-10 December 2005
IASCER ~ 10 Dec. 2005
- IASCER Resolutions: Mahé Island, the Seychelles – 3-9 December 2006
IASCER ~ 9 Dec. 2006
- IASCER Resolutions: Cairo, Egypt – 5-10 December 2007
IASCER ~ 10 Dec. 2007
- IASCER Resolutions: Kyoto, Japan – 3-8 December 2008
IASCER ~ 8 Dec. 2008
- ACC Resolution 14.01: Ecumenical Affairs
ACC ~ Kingston, Jamaica, 11 May 2009
- Resolutions of ACC-14
ACC ~ Kingston, Jamaica, 13 May 2009
- Resolutions of ACC-15
ACC ~ Aukland, New Zealand, 7 Nov. 2012
- ACC Resolution 16.17: Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
ACC ~ Lusaka, Zambia, 19 Apr. 2016
- Resolutions of ACC-16
ACC ~ Lusaka, Zambia, 19 Apr. 2016
- Resolutions of ACC-17
ACC ~ Hong Kong, 2019
Draft texts & Schema
Working correspondence
Miscellaneous documents
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