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14 Oct 2017

COPENHAGEN CHURCH HOSTS ARCHBISHOP ON PORVOO VISIT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been at St Albans Church in Copenhagen this week during his visit as part of our shared ministry in the Porvoo Communion

6 Oct 2017

MALTA CHURCH WELCOMES THE PRINCE OF WALES

The Prince of Wales visited St Paul’s Pro Cathedral in Malta on Wednesday 4 October to see for himself restoration work which is the subject of an appeal for €3 million.

15 Aug 2017

TRIBUTES TO AN HONORARY ASSISTANT BISHOP

Tributes are being paid to the Rt Rev Michael Manktelow, a former Bishop of Basingstoke and Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese in Europe who died on Monday 24 July in Chichester. 

19 Jul 2017

DR ROWAN WILLIAMS TRIBUTE TO A BISHOP WITH “NATURAL PITCH”

On Wednesday 5 July, 2017 the Bishop of Chichester Martin Warner presided over the funeral of The Right Reverend Dr Douglas Geoffrey Rowell, former Bishop of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe at Chichester Cathedral.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams attended along with senior church representatives from Turkey and the Middle East.

5 Jul 2017

JOYFUL SERVICES TO WELCOME OUR TWO ORDINANDS

There were packed congregations in Paris and Brussels for Peter-tide ordinations on 1 and 2 July 2017.

 

22 Jun 2017

ARCHBISHOP’S SWISS VISIT MARKS REFORMATION 500 YEARS AGO

Members of the Swiss Archdeaconry were delighted to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury on his brief but busy two-day visit. His first visit was for a national celebration in Berne Munster organised by the Swiss Reformed Church to mark 500 years of the Reformation.

16 Jun 2017

FUNERAL DETAILS AND MEMORIES OF BISHOP GEOFFREY

It has been announced that Bishop Geoffrey’s funeral is to be at 14:30 on Wednesday 5th July at Chichester Cathedral. Further details will be available on the cathedral website.   As tributes continue to the former Bishop in Europe two have come from his former Chaplains.

29 May 2017

HOT TOPICS ON DIOCESAN SYNOD AGENDA?

Members of Diocesan Synod could be forgiven for expecting some hot topics on the agenda for this week. They arrived in Cologne to find temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius.