Orthodox


The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation

Date established: 1965
Frequency of meetings: twice each year.
SCOBA Chairman: Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh
Catholic Chairman: Archbishop  Gregory M. Aymond, Archdiocese of New Orleans
Sponsored jointly on the Catholic side by the USCCB and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Orthodox side is sponsored by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of America (SCOBA).
SEIA Staff: Rev. Ronald G. Roberson, CSP
                                                       Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh and
                                                                               Archbishop  Gregory M. Aymond

Reports:

1965-1979
"An Agreed Statement on the Holy Eucharist" (December 13, 1969).
"An Agreed Statement on Mixed Marriage" (Nov. 4, 1971). Note: An earlier version of this paper was approved at the sixth meeting, May 20, 1970; however, certain revisions were introduced and approved at the eighth meeting of the consultation on Nov. 4, 1971).
"An Agreed Statement on Respect for Life" (May 24, 1974).
"An Agreed Statement on the Church" (December 10, 1974).
"The Pastoral Office: A Joint Statement" (May 19, 1976).
"The Principle of Economy: A Joint Statement" (May 19, 1976).
"Reaction of Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue to the Agenda of the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church" (September 29, 1977).
"An Agreed Statement on the Sanctity of Marriage" (December 8, 1978).
U.S. Orthodox/Roman Catholic Theological Consultation
Romanian Translation/Traducerea româna
French Translation/Version française
Greek Translation
Ukrainian Translation
Spanish Translation A Common Response to the Joint International Commission  for the Theological Dialogue Between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church Regarding the Ravenna Document:  “Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church: Ecclesial Communion, Conciliarity and Authority”

Special Statements:
"A Statement by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Bilateral Consultation on Persecution of the Greek Orthodox Community in Turkey" (January 25, 1978).
"Reaction to the Anthimos/Medeiros Agreement" (May 29, 1982).
Statement on the Upcoming Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the Ecumenical Patriarchate (October 28, 2006).

Meeting Press Releases:
June 2-4, 1998
October 29-31, 1998
June 1-3, 1999
October 28-31, 1999
May 30-June 1, 2000
October 26-28, 2000
May 29-31, 2001
October 11-13, 2001
June 3-5, 2002
October 31-November 2, 2002
May 27-29, 2003
October 23-25, 2003
June 1-3, 2004
October 21-23, 2004
June 6-8, 2005
October 20-22, 2005
June 5-7, 2006
October 26-28, 2006
June 4-6, 2007
October 25-27, 2007
June 2-4, 2008
October 23-25, 2008
June 1-3, 2009
October 22-24, 2009


Earlier Press Releases


The Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops

Date established: 1981
Frequency of meetings: once each year
Orthodox Co-Chairman: Bishop Seraphim of Ottawa and Canada
Catholic Co-Chairman: Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile
SEIA staff: Rev. Ronald G. Roberson, CSP

                                                                    Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb and Archbishop Seraphim
Reports:
"
Ordination" (October 1, 1988).
"
A Pastoral Statement on Orthodox/Roman Catholic Marriages" (October 5, 1990).
"
Statement" of support for the historical Christianity in Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union (September 19, 1991).
"
Communiqué on Eastern Europe," (October 2, 1992).
Statement on the Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue at the Dawn of a New Millennium, (October 4, 2000)

Meeting Press Releases:
March 31-April 2, 1998
March 9-11, 1999
October 2-4, 2000
October 2-4, 2001
October 8-10, 2002
October 7-9, 2003
October 5-7, 2004
June 21-23, 2006
October 3-5, 2007
October 1-3, 2008
Earlier Press Releases

Orthodox and Catholic Bishops Discuss Family and Marriage Issues (December


Links

The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas:

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

The Orthodox Church in America

The Antiochian Archdiocese of North America

The Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese in the USA

The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada

The Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

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