Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue of Canada

In Canada, Anglican and Roman Catholic and Eastern Rite Catholic bishops have met, usually annually, since 1975. The meeting is an occasion for prayer, worship, Bible study, and discussion of issues of mutual concern. The bishops’ meetings are often informed by, and contribute to, an Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue composed of theologians, pastors, laity and bishops which meets more frequently.

Agreed statements & reports

1. Report of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue on Mixed Marriages (Feb. 1982)
2. Directives pastorales pour les mariages inter-Églises entre anglicans et catholiques au Canada (1987)
3. Pastoral Guidelines for Interchurch Marriages between Anglicans and Roman Catholics in Canada (1987)
4. Orientations Pastorales sur le Changement d'Allégeance des Membres du Clergé (1991)
5. Pastoral Guidelines for Churches in the Case of Clergy Moving from One Communion to the Other (1991)
6. Message from the ARC Bishops’ Dialogue of Canada to the Clergy and People of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches of Canada (1994)
7. Preliminary Reflections on the Encyclical Letter 'Ut Unum Sint' (Jan. 2000)
8. Réflexions préliminaires sur la Lettre encyclique 'Ut Unum Sint' (Jan. 2000)
9. Aperçu des pratiques pastorales : Lorsque anglicans et catholiques se retrouvent ensemble à l'euchariste (Nov. 30, 2007)
10. Summary of Pastoral Practice: When Anglicans and Roman Catholics are at the Eucharist Together (Nov. 30, 2007)

Communiqués & press releases

1. Highlights of the meeting of the 2006 ARC-Canada Bishops’ Dialogue (Nov. 24, 2006)
2. Highlights of the meeting of the 2007 ARC-Canada Bishops’ Dialogue (Nov. 30, 2007)
3. Communiqué: Anglican-Catholic Dialogues Discuss Marriage, Physician-assisted Suicide (Nov. 2014)