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Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International
Commission
THE COMMISSION held its third meeting in October at St Mark’s Centre,
Cairo. At this meeting, the Commission completed its work on an agreed
statement on Christology, thereby helping to heal the rift that came about at
the Council of Calcedon in 451 when the Church divided over the dual nature
of Christ. This signi?cant text was agreed upon and signed at the meeting by
Bishop Geo?rey Rowell on behalf of the Anglican Communion and Metropoli-
tan Bishoy on behalf of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. This was Bishop
Geo?rey’s last meeting as Anglican Co-Chair and the new Anglican Co-Chair
will be Bishop Gregory Cameron of St. Asaph. Writing in the Church Times,
Bishop Geo?rey says of this agreement: ‘This new agreement is part of a wide
ecumenical endeavour to overcome this most ancient of Christian divisions on
a major matter of doctrine.’ The next meeting will take place in Wales in Octo-
ber 2015 and among a number of issues will focus on the Holy Spirit.
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