In an October 2016 Common Declaration recalling the fiftieth anniversary of the historic visit of Archbishop Michael Ramsey of Canterbury to Pope Paul VI in Rome, Pope Francis and His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, recognized how Anglicans and Catholics “have become partners and companions on our pilgrim journey, facing the same difficulties, and strengthening each other by learning to value the gifts which God has given to the other, and to receive them as our own in humility and gratitude.” Together they advance the work of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM), involving Anglican and Catholic bishops giving collaborative witness, based on the unity that Anglicans and Catholics already enjoy. Through IARCCUM, 46 bishops, representing 27 countries, gathered in Rome and Canterbury in January 2024 and pledged to “engage in common witness, to build relationships of friendship in Christ, to walk a synodal path together, and to share wherever possible in the Church’s mission.”

Five IARCCUM participating bishops are meeting at Georgetown University from September 30 through October 2, 2024, and at this public session they will share their experiences as IARCCUM participants.

This public event is co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Office of the President and Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs with the President of Virginia Theological Seminary.

This event is in-person only. Please email Samuel.Wagner@georgetown.edu by September 25 with any accessibility requests. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill all requests made after this date.

Schedule

4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. EDT | Welcome

Joseph A. Ferrara, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief of Staff, Georgetown University

4:05 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT | Introducing to IARCCUM Methodology and Theology

Archbishop Donald Bolen, Catholic Archbishop of Regina and IARCCUM Co-Chair

Bishop Robert Innes, Anglican Bishop in Europe and IARCCUM Co-Chair

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. EDT | Promoting Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations in the United States

Bishop John C. Bauerschmidt, Anglican Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee

Bishop John Michael Botean, Bishop of the Greek Catholic (Romanian) Eparchy of St. George in Canton, Ohio

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT | The South Sudan Experience of Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations

Archbishop Samuel Enosa Peni, Archbishop of the Internal Province of Western Equatoria and Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Yambio, South Sudan

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT | Audience Questions and Discussions

Moderator, John Borelli, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President, Georgetown University

5:30 pm. EDT | Reception