Ecumenism

ANGLICANISM IN EUROPE

History & current status of Anglican Churches in Europe

English churches and congregations have been established on the Continent of Europe since before the Reformation. Follow this link for a short historical note on Anglican Churches in Europe.

There are four Anglican dioceses on mainland Europe who asked the 1998 Lambeth Conference for its support and encouragement as they explored new structures for European Anglicanism. 

We are now entering into a new phase of grass-roots consultation into how we can give practical effect to the closer relations we desire as a contribution to the unity of the Church as a whole. Through this site we aim to keep informed all those who have an interest in the progress of these consultations.

The Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church (IERE)

The Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church (IERE) was formed in Gibraltar in 1868. In 1880 the Bishop of Mexico visited Spain and accepted under his care several congregations seeking to follow Anglican teaching and order, under the leadership of a former Roman Catholic priest, Juan Bautista Cabrera, who in 1894 was ordained their first bishop by the Bishop of Meath. The establishment of full Communion with the Church of England in 1963 prepared the way full integration into the Anglican Communion on 2 November 1980.

For those with a good grasp of the Spanish language, the current Bishop of IERE has written a book Antecedentes de la Iglesia Episcopal Reformada Español. This, and additional information about IERE and its congregations, can be obtained from:

CONTACT:The Right Reverend Carlos López-Lozano Bishop
also an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese in Europe
Oficina Diocesana, Beneficencia 18, 28004 Madrid, Spain
T: + 34 91 445 2560 
F: + 34 91 594 4572
E: eclesiae@arrakis.es

Their Spanish-language web sites can be found by visiting www.anglicana-spain.org or www.iere.cjb.net

ECUSA, The American Convocation in Europe

Bishop in Charge:
The Right Reverend Jeffery Rowthorn The American Cathedral
23, avenue Georges V
F-75008 Paris
Tel: + 33 1 53 23 84 00
Fax: + 33 1 47 23 95 30
E-mail: ecusa.eu@american-cath.asso.fr
Their web-site can be reached by following this link.

The Lusitanian Church (Portugal)

Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church of Portugal
Igreja Lusitana Católica Apostólica Evangélica Organised at a Synod on 8 March 1880, presided over by Bishop Riley (of the American Episcopal Church), a group of Roman Catholic clergy and lay people committed itself to continue faithful to Anglican faith and order. A constitution was approved, and Bishop Riley undertook present their request for a bishop. Bishops of the Church of Ireland undertook episcopal ministry until a native Portugese bishop was consecrated for the first time in 1958. Following the lead of the American Church, the Churches of Ireland and England (and later other Anglican provinces and Old Catholic Churches) established a Concordat of full Communion with the Lusitanian Church. The Church was fully integrated into the Anglican Communion on 5 July 1980.

The Right Reverend Fernando Soares Bishop
also an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese in Europe
Centro Diocesano, Apartado 392, 4431-905 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
T: 00 351 2 2375 4018
F: 00 351 22 230 2016
E: ilcae@mail.telepac.pt