Press Releases04 Oct 18

Annual Meeting of Irish Bishops’ Conference and Bishops of the Church of Ireland

The annual meeting of representatives of the Irish Bishops’ Conference and the Bishops of the Church of Ireland was held in Dublin on Wednesday, 26th September. In an atmosphere of prayer and warm fellowship, the Bishops:

• shared impressions of the World Meeting of Families and the visit of Pope Francis;
• reflected on the broad significance of the forthcoming commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland; and
• following a brief presentation of the recent Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) document, Walking Together on the Way, agreed to study this text further together in the 2019 meeting.

There was also an informal wide–ranging discussion on topics of mutual interest such as homelessness and migrancy, education questions and the aftermath of recent referendums. The 2019 meeting is planned for 25th September in Dublin.

The following Bishops participated in the meeting:

Church of Ireland

The Most Revd Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh
The Most Revd Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin
The Most Revd Pat Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare
The Rt Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down and Dromore
The Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory

Roman Catholic Church

The Most Revd Anthony Farquhar, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor
The Most Revd John Fleming, Bishop of Killala
The Most Revd Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
The Most Revd Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin
The Most Revd Alan McGuckian, Bishop of Raphoe
The Most Revd Brendan Leahy, Bishop of Limerick