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NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE ANGLICAN CENTRE, ROME Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi, Primate of the Anglican Church of Burundi from 2005 until 2016, has been appointed as the Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. He succeeds Archbishop David Moxon who is retiring. Archbishop Bernard has extensive ecumenical experience having served as a member of the Central Committee of the World Council
of Churches since 1998, and co-moderator of the Permanent Committee on Collaboration and Consensus which brings together representatives of the Orthodox, Anglicans and Reformed Churches. He has also served on the Executive Committee of ACT (Action of Churches Together) International and participated in the creation of the new ACT Alliance which is the ecumenical branch of the WCC for Relief and Development. He has
Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi announced as new Director of Anglican Centre in Rome
also been active in seeking peace in war-torn Burundi and the Great Lakes region of Africa.
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THEOLOGIANS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE IN WEB LINK UP A three-day conference of international theologians has taken place – with the organisers in Jerusalem but the participants taking part via the internet.The intercontinental webinar of theologians from the global south was hosted from St George’s College, Jerusalem. Theologians from the Middle East, Nigeria, Myanmar, South Sudan, Egypt, Brazil and Tokyo were among those taking part. They had all prepared papers on reconciliation
and mission which will go towards a book on that theme ahead of the next Lambeth Conference in 2020. Nine papers had been circulated by the theologians for reading in advance so the webinar was a chance to discuss the contents and then offer suggestions for improvements before publication. The Co-Chair, Bishop Graham Kings, Mission Theologian in the Anglican Communion, said he was delighted with the way technology had facilitated the theological discussions: “I was impressed with the vitality of the
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webinar. The format worked very well indeed; we had a lot of fun and fellowship as well as banter – combined with serious discussion. “
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CANADIAN PIONEER OF CHURCH COMMUNICATIONS AWARDED HONORARY DEGREE Archdeacon Paul Feheley, Principal Secretary to the Primate of Canada, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity by the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. Archdeacon Paul has worked in communications for the Anglican Communion at the Lambeth Conference of Bishops, the Primates’ Meetings and the Anglican Consultative Council; he has also had a longstanding involvement with The Anglican, the award winning newspaper of the Diocese of
the National Church, and at local, national and international levels, in the furthering of the vision and mandate of the Anglican Church of Canada, particularly through involvement with communications within the global Church.”
Archdeacon Paul Feheley
Toronto and written extensively for religious and secular publications. The University said it was offering the degree in recognition of his “progressive leadership within
Archdeacon Paul described the degree ceremony as “an absolutely wonderful experience” but added: “Ministry never happens alone; this is an individual honour that really belongs to a whole company of people who have been so important; it is a moment in time where a body of work over the years, with lots and lots of pieces of accumulative ministry, has been recognised.”
anglican world issue 145 june 2017
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