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Anglican Communion Primates' Meetings

April 15, 2024

The Anglican Communion Primates' Meetings are regular meetings of the primates in the Anglican Communion, i.e. the principal archbishops or bishops of each (often national) ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion. There are currently 38 primates of the Anglican Communion. The primates come together from the geographic provinces around the world for discussion and consultation. As primus inter pares of the communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury chairs the meetings, with the Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) serving as secretary.

"The Primates have no authority as a body and their own national churches determine how their ministry is carried out in their own context. The customs and responsibilities vary between provinces."[1]

The Primates' Meeting was established by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1978 as an opportunity for “leisurely thought, prayer and deep consultation”.[1] The first meeting was held in 1979.

Recent meetings edit

February 2001 meeting edit

Held from 2 to 9 March at the Kanuga Conference Center in the United States, topics of discussion included mission issues, poverty and debt concerns, "Canons and Communion", and the response to the global HIV/AIDS crisis.

October 2003 meeting edit

Following the regular primates meeting of May 2003, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, convened an extraordinary meeting of the primates of the Anglican Communion from 15 to 16 October.

The primates gathered at Lambeth Palace in October for a series of closed meetings discussing a way forward because conflict over the Episcopal Church and the ordination of a gay bishop. The primates issued a communiqué at the close of the meeting.[2]

February 2005 meeting edit

In February 2005, Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting was held in Dromantine in Northern Ireland from 21 to 26 February. The issue of homosexuality was heavily discussed. Of the 38 primates, 35 attended. The primates issued a communiqué that reiterated most of the Windsor Report's statements, but added a new twist. The Episcopal Church (United States) and Anglican Church of Canada were asked to voluntarily withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council, the main formal international entity within the Anglican Communion until the next Lambeth Conference in 2008.

February 2007 meeting edit

The 2007 Primates' Meeting was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 15 to 19 February and reviewed a draft covenant for the Anglican Communion which is in part a response to disagreements between national churches on issues of sexuality and authority.[3]

January 2011 meeting edit

The 2011 Primates' Meeting was held in Dublin, Ireland. It was attended by the primates of only 23 of the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion. A variety of reasons were offered for the absences. The Archbishop of the Congo was unable to obtain a visa. The primates of Mexico and Burma said that they were not well. Four primates cited other engagements: Kenya, North India, Sudan and Rwanda. The Archbishop of Tanzania offered “personal reasons” for his absence, while seven conservative primates boycotted the meeting as a protest against the attendance of the more liberal primates of the Episcopal Churches of the United States of America and of Canada: namely, the primates of the provinces of the Indian Ocean, Jerusalem and the Middle East, Nigeria, Uganda, South East Asia, the Province of the Southern Cone in South America and the Province of West Africa.

January 2016 meeting ('Primates 2016') edit

Most of the primates gathered in Canterbury in January 2016.[4] This followed the longest gap between meetings since they were established, during which the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, had been visiting primates individually in their home countries following his installation in 2013.[5] A communiqué was issued following the meeting. Its provisions included a "the recommendation of a working group of our members"[6] that the U.S. Episcopal Church suspend its involvement in Anglican Communion "decision making on any issues pertaining to doctrine or polity" as a consequence for taking action in support of adopting policies of marriage inclusivity that coincided with the national law in the United States, and the announcement that the 15th Lambeth Conference would be called for 2020.[7]

October 2017 meeting edit

Held again in Canterbury, the 2017 meeting was attended by primates from 33 out of 39 provinces, with three unavailable due to local circumstances and three declining to attend due to disagreements with other members of the Anglican Communion.[8] The GAFCON-affiliated Archbishop of Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh, cited "broken fellowship over homosexual practice, same-sex marriage, and the blurring of gender identity".[9]

A communiqué was issued, indicating that the focus of the meeting was "in particular the challenge of sharing the love, compassion and reconciliation of Jesus with those in need around the world." It included discussions of safeguarding, to denote measures to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals, which allow people — especially children, young people and vulnerable adults — to live free from abuse, harm and neglect.[10][circular reference] The Primates also discussed approaches to sexuality and same-sex marriage, liturgy and pilgrimage, jurisdictional boundaries between member churches, war, and environmental and humanitarian issues.

The same terms which the U.S. Episcopal Church accepted in 2016 for its decision to adopt inclusive marriage policies without Anglican Communion consultation was applied to the Scottish Episcopal Church as a result of its own support for same-sex marriage.[8] The result was that until 2020 the Scottish Church agreed that it will "no longer represent the Communion on ecumenical and interfaith bodies; should not be appointed or elected to internal standing committees and that, while participating in the internal bodies of the Anglican Communion, they would not take part in decision making on any issues of doctrine or polity."[11]

January 2020 meeting edit

Following a series of regional primates' meetings, Welby called a full Primates' Meeting in anticipation of the 2020 Lambeth Conference,[12] which was eventually held in 2022.

List of meetings edit

 
Rowan Williams called an extraordinary meeting in 2003

References edit

  1. ^ a b Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Primates Meeting". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2012-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Communiqué of the Primates' Meeting, February 2007" (PDF). Anglican Communion. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ About — Primates 2016 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 31 January 2016)
  5. ^ Butter, Jan (6 October 2014). "Abp Welby: 'Next Lambeth Conference a decision for the primates'". Anglican Communion News Service. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: 2016". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  7. ^ . Anglican Communion Office. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Communiqué from the Primates' Meeting" (PDF). Anglican Communion. 6 October 2017.
  9. ^ Davies, Madeleine (8 September 2017). "Archbishop of Nigeria Nicholas Okoh to shun next Primates' Meeting". Church Times. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Safeguarding". Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  11. ^ Communion, Anglican, The (October 6, 2017). "Communiqué from the Primates' Meeting Canterbury Cathedral, England, 2-6 October 2017" (PDF). Anglican Communion. Retrieved December 31, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Archbishop of Canterbury calls an Anglican Primates' Meeting in Jordan in January 2020".
  • Primates Meeting Communique - February 2007
  • Report of the Covenant Design Group - February 2007
  • Information about the Anglican Communion, from the 2003 Primates' Meetings
  • Archbishop of Canterbury's statement at the final press conference of the Primates' Meeting - October, 2003
  • Pastoral Letter from the Primates of the Anglican Communion - May, 2003
  • Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Primates' Gathering - September, 2015

External links edit

  • Primates' Meetings
  • The Windsor Report 2004
  • Photos from primates' meetings, 2003–2017

April 15, 2024
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The Anglican Communion Primates Meetings are regular meetings of the primates in the Anglican Communion i e the principal archbishops or bishops of each often national ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion There are currently 38 primates of the Anglican Communion The primates come together from the geographic provinces around the world for discussion and consultation As primus inter pares of the communion the Archbishop of Canterbury chairs the meetings with the Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council ACC serving as secretary The Primates have no authority as a body and their own national churches determine how their ministry is carried out in their own context The customs and responsibilities vary between provinces 1 The Primates Meeting was established by Donald Coggan Archbishop of Canterbury in 1978 as an opportunity for leisurely thought prayer and deep consultation 1 The first meeting was held in 1979 Contents 1 Recent meetings 1 1 February 2001 meeting 1 2 October 2003 meeting 1 3 February 2005 meeting 1 4 February 2007 meeting 1 5 January 2011 meeting 1 6 January 2016 meeting Primates 2016 1 7 October 2017 meeting 1 8 January 2020 meeting 2 List of meetings 3 References 4 External linksRecent meetings editFebruary 2001 meeting edit Held from 2 to 9 March at the Kanuga Conference Center in the United States topics of discussion included mission issues poverty and debt concerns Canons and Communion and the response to the global HIV AIDS crisis October 2003 meeting edit Following the regular primates meeting of May 2003 Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury convened an extraordinary meeting of the primates of the Anglican Communion from 15 to 16 October The primates gathered at Lambeth Palace in October for a series of closed meetings discussing a way forward because conflict over the Episcopal Church and the ordination of a gay bishop The primates issued a communique at the close of the meeting 2 February 2005 meeting edit In February 2005 Anglican Communion Primates Meeting was held in Dromantine in Northern Ireland from 21 to 26 February The issue of homosexuality was heavily discussed Of the 38 primates 35 attended The primates issued a communique that reiterated most of the Windsor Report s statements but added a new twist The Episcopal Church United States and Anglican Church of Canada were asked to voluntarily withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council the main formal international entity within the Anglican Communion until the next Lambeth Conference in 2008 February 2007 meeting edit The 2007 Primates Meeting was held in Dar es Salaam Tanzania from 15 to 19 February and reviewed a draft covenant for the Anglican Communion which is in part a response to disagreements between national churches on issues of sexuality and authority 3 January 2011 meeting edit The 2011 Primates Meeting was held in Dublin Ireland It was attended by the primates of only 23 of the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion A variety of reasons were offered for the absences The Archbishop of the Congo was unable to obtain a visa The primates of Mexico and Burma said that they were not well Four primates cited other engagements Kenya North India Sudan and Rwanda The Archbishop of Tanzania offered personal reasons for his absence while seven conservative primates boycotted the meeting as a protest against the attendance of the more liberal primates of the Episcopal Churches of the United States of America and of Canada namely the primates of the provinces of the Indian Ocean Jerusalem and the Middle East Nigeria Uganda South East Asia the Province of the Southern Cone in South America and the Province of West Africa January 2016 meeting Primates 2016 edit Most of the primates gathered in Canterbury in January 2016 4 This followed the longest gap between meetings since they were established during which the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby had been visiting primates individually in their home countries following his installation in 2013 5 A communique was issued following the meeting Its provisions included a the recommendation of a working group of our members 6 that the U S Episcopal Church suspend its involvement in Anglican Communion decision making on any issues pertaining to doctrine or polity as a consequence for taking action in support of adopting policies of marriage inclusivity that coincided with the national law in the United States and the announcement that the 15th Lambeth Conference would be called for 2020 7 October 2017 meeting edit Held again in Canterbury the 2017 meeting was attended by primates from 33 out of 39 provinces with three unavailable due to local circumstances and three declining to attend due to disagreements with other members of the Anglican Communion 8 The GAFCON affiliated Archbishop of Nigeria Nicholas Okoh cited broken fellowship over homosexual practice same sex marriage and the blurring of gender identity 9 A communique was issued indicating that the focus of the meeting was in particular the challenge of sharing the love compassion and reconciliation of Jesus with those in need around the world It included discussions of safeguarding to denote measures to protect the health well being and human rights of individuals which allow people especially children young people and vulnerable adults to live free from abuse harm and neglect 10 circular reference The Primates also discussed approaches to sexuality and same sex marriage liturgy and pilgrimage jurisdictional boundaries between member churches war and environmental and humanitarian issues The same terms which the U S Episcopal Church accepted in 2016 for its decision to adopt inclusive marriage policies without Anglican Communion consultation was applied to the Scottish Episcopal Church as a result of its own support for same sex marriage 8 The result was that until 2020 the Scottish Church agreed that it will no longer represent the Communion on ecumenical and interfaith bodies should not be appointed or elected to internal standing committees and that while participating in the internal bodies of the Anglican Communion they would not take part in decision making on any issues of doctrine or polity 11 January 2020 meeting edit Following a series of regional primates meetings Welby called a full Primates Meeting in anticipation of the 2020 Lambeth Conference 12 which was eventually held in 2022 List of meetings edit nbsp Rowan Williams called an extraordinary meeting in 20031979 Ely England 1981 Washington D C United States 1983 Limuru Kenya 1986 Toronto Ontario Canada 1989 Cyprus 1991 Newcastle Northern Ireland 1993 Cape Town South Africa 1995 Windsor England 1997 Jerusalem 2000 Oporto Portugal February 2001 Kanuga USA 2002 Canterbury England May 2003 Gramado Brazil October 2003 Lambeth Palace England February 2005 Dromantine Northern Ireland February 2007 Dar es Salaam Tanzania February 2009 Alexandria Egypt January 2011 Dublin Ireland January 2016 Canterbury England not a Primates Meeting citation needed October 2017 Canterbury England January 2020 Amman JordanReferences edit a b Office Anglican Communion Anglican Communion Primates Meeting Anglican Communion Website Retrieved 2019 12 31 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2013 04 02 Retrieved 2012 12 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Communique of the Primates Meeting February 2007 PDF Anglican Communion Retrieved 20 June 2015 About Primates 2016 Archived 2016 01 29 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 January 2016 Butter Jan 6 October 2014 Abp Welby Next Lambeth Conference a decision for the primates Anglican Communion News Service Retrieved 10 July 2015 Office Anglican Communion Anglican Communion 2016 Anglican Communion Website Retrieved 2019 12 31 Communique from the Primates of the Anglican Communion Anglican Communion Office 15 January 2016 Archived from the original on 6 June 2017 a b Communique from the Primates Meeting PDF Anglican Communion 6 October 2017 Davies Madeleine 8 September 2017 Archbishop of Nigeria Nicholas Okoh to shun next Primates Meeting Church Times Retrieved 15 January 2019 Safeguarding Retrieved December 31 2019 Communion Anglican The October 6 2017 Communique from the Primates Meeting Canterbury Cathedral England 2 6 October 2017 PDF Anglican Communion Retrieved December 31 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Archbishop of Canterbury calls an Anglican Primates Meeting in Jordan in January 2020 Primates Meeting Communique February 2007 Report of the Covenant Design Group February 2007 Information about the Anglican Communion from the 2003 Primates Meetings A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Lambeth Palace October 2003 Archbishop of Canterbury s statement at the final press conference of the Primates Meeting October 2003 Pastoral Letter from the Primates of the Anglican Communion May 2003 Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Primates Gathering September 2015External links editPrimates Meetings The Windsor Report 2004 Photos from primates meetings 2003 2017 Portal nbsp Christianity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anglican Communion Primates 27 Meetings amp oldid 1172845223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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