"INTERNATIONAL REFORMED CATHOLIC DIALOGUE"

SPONSORS:

World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC)
« www.warc.ch »
 
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, formerly
Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
« www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni »

PRELIMINARY CONSULTATIONS

1.   November 27-29, 1968 - Geneva, Switzerland
2.   April 17-19, 1969 - Vogelenzang, The Netherlands

      Preparatory Meetings
 

1. April 6-10, 1970 - Rome, Italy
   "Christ's Relationships to the Church"
2. March 22-27, 1971 - Cartigny, Switzerland
   "The Teaching Authority of the Church"
3. January 31 - February 5, 1972 - Bièvres, France
   "The Presence of Christ in the World"
4. February 18-23, 1974 - Woudschoten-Zeist, The Netherlands
   "The Understanding of the Eucharist in our Churches"
5. March 3-8, 1975 - Rome, Italy
   "The Ministry"
6. March 21-26, 1977 - Rome, Italy
   "The Presence of Christ in Church and World" (1977) - FINAL REPORT
7. May 26-30, 1980 - Rome, Italy
   "Evaluation of Final Report - REPORT of the Evaluation Group on the Roman Catholic/Reformed Dialogue: ‘The Presence of Christ in Church and and World'"
   

CO-CHAIRMEN:

Prof. Dr. David Willis, Berkeley, California USA (Reformed)
 
Rev. Killian Mc Donnell, OSB, Collegeville, Minnesota USA (Catholic)

CO-SECRETARIES:

Rev. Richmond Smith (Reformed)
      World Alliance of Reformed Churches
            150 route de Ferney
            PO Box 2100
            CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

Rev. Dr. August Hasler (Catholic) 1970-1971
 
Rev. Olaf Wand, AA (Catholic) 1972
 
Rev. Pierre M. de Contenson, OP (Catholic) 1974-1975
 
Rev. Stjepan Schmidt, SJ (Catholic) 1977
      Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
            Via dell'Erba, 1
            I-00193 Rome, Italy

 

1. January 2-6, 1984 - Rome, Italy
   "Setting Objectives to be Pursued within the Field of Ecclesiology; Plan of the Dialogue"
2. January 3-8, 1985 - Kappel-am-Albis, Switzerland
   "Actual Situations in Roman Catholic and Reformed Witness in Various Parts of the World"
3. January 3-8, 1986 - Venice, Italy
   "The Church: The People of God, the Body of Christ, the Temple of the Holy Spirit"
4. January 3-8, 1987 - Cartigny, Switzerland
   "Ecclesiological Self-Understanding; Developments in Ecclesiology; Reformed View of the Papacy"
5. January 2-9, 1988 - Ariccia, Italy
   "Work on Final Report"

Sub-committees:

a. 1989 - Geneva, Switzerland
b. 1990 - Geneva, Switzerland
"Finalization of Final Report: ‘Towards a Common Understanding of the Church'" (1990) - FINAL REPORT

CO-CHAIRMEN:

Rev. Dean Lewis S. Mudge, Chicago, Illinois USA (Reformed)
 
Rev. Prof. Bernard Sesboüé, SJ, Paris, France (Catholic)

CO-SECRETARIES:

Rev. Dr. Alan P.F. Sell (Reformed) 1984-1987
 
Rev. Henry Dirks-Blatt (Reformed) 1985
 
Rev. Christiane Notting (Reformed) 1988-1990
      World Alliance of Reformed Churches
            150 route de Ferney
            PO Box 2100
            CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

Msgr. John A. Radano (Catholic)
      Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
            Via dell'Erba, 1
            I-00193 Rome, Italy

1. May 6-12, 1998 - Venice, Italy
   "Ecclesiology; Recent Developments in Bilateral Dialogues; Common Witness; How to Deepen Convergences Developed in the Dialogue"
2. September 15-21, 1999 - Oegstgeest, The Netherlands
   "The Kingdom of God as Context for the Church's Common Witness"
3. September 13-19, 2000 - Castel Gandolfo, Italy
   "Kingdom of God, Church as Creatura Verbi and Sacramentum Gratiae, Church as Sign and Instrument, Sacramentality and Instrumentality, God-language in the New Testament"
4. August 22-28, 2001 - Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
   "Kingdom of God in Ecumenical Discussion, Kingdom of God as Principle of Action on Behalf of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation"
5. September 18-24, 2002 - Dromantine, Newry, Northern Ireland
   "The Church as Community/Communion; The Kingdom of God in the Biblical Tradition; The Church as Koinonia-The Basis for Ecumenical Dialogue; The Theme of the Kingdom of God in Ecumenical Dialogue; The Kingdom of God-History and Tradition; The Kingdom of God-Theological Exposition; The Church as Communion/Community-Creatura Verbi et Sacramentum gratiae; The Holy Spirit, the Kingdom of God and the Church"
6. August 16-22, 2003 - Toronto, Canada
   "Drafting session on Report on Kingdom of God in Biblical and Theological Perspectives; Church as Communion/Community; Unity and Common Witness"
7. October 13-19, 2004 - Venice, Italy
   Completion of the Final Report: “The Church as Community of Common Witness to the Kingdom of God” (2007) - FINAL REPORT
   
   

CO-CHAIRMEN:

Rev. Prof. H. Russel Botman, United Reformed Church, Republic of South Africa (Reformed)
 
Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar, Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland (Catholic)

CO-SECRETARIES:

Rev. Dr. Odair Pedroso Mateus (Reformed)
      World Alliance of Reformed Churches
            150 route de Ferney
            PO Box 2100
            CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

Rev. Gregory J. Fairbanks (Catholic)
      Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
            Via della Conciliazione, 5
            I-00193 Rome, Italy

 

 
 
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