The Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales, was today (5th August 2002) honoured by being admitted to "Gorsedd y Beirdd" at the National Eisteddfod currently being held at St Davids in Pembrokeshire.
12 August 2002
Dr Isabel Wollaston of the University of Birmingham gave a recent guest lecture at Canterbury Christ Church University College. Her subject: 'Christianising the Holocaust: Auschwitz and the Politics of Sacred Space.'
07 August 2002
The Church Mission Society has welcomed the appointment of Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury as a decisive move that will bring thoughtfulness, new energy and depth to the mission of the Church. In a statement issued today, CMS General Secretary the Revd Canon Tim Dakin says:
25 July 2002
Bishops' Appeal has sent €20,000 to relieve the hunger currently afflicting Southern Africa.
24 July 2002
The Dean of Canterbury, the Very Revd Robert Willis, said today "I am delighted that the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams has been chosen by Her Majesty the Queen to succeed Dr George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury.
24 July 2002
The head of the Scottish Episcopal Church today welcomed the appointment of Rowan Williams as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
23 July 2002
The Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales today extended their heartiest congratulations to the Most Rev Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales, who was today named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
23 July 2002
The Revd Canon David Hamid, 47, Director of Ecumenical Affairs and Studies for the Anglican Consultative Council since 1996, is to be the next Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese in Europe. He will take up his duties following his consecration by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops on 17 October in central London.
19 July 2002
In a bold new initiative, twelve Israeli and Palestinian children from Jerusalem arrived in Houston on 6 July to spend a week at Camp Allen, in nearby Navasota.
08 July 2002
A consultation towards a Global Christian Forum took place at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California from 15-20 June 2002. Among the 55 participants were representatives from various Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental), Catholic, Anglican, Reformation Protestant, Pentecostal, Evangelical, and African Instituted churches as well as interchurch organizations.
08 July 2002