The Archbishop of Canterbury has discussed his high hopes for the Primates’ Meeting in a brief video interview with Anglican Communion News Service.
The archbishop has invited primates and moderators from around the Anglican Communion to meet at Canterbury on Oct. 2-6.
“I am greatly looking forward to the Primates’ Meeting,” the archbishop told ACNS. “It’s an extraordinary feeling to have the leaders of all the provinces gathering together to pray, to encourage one another, to weep with one another, to celebrate with one another.”
The final agenda will be agreed by the primates themselves at the beginning of the meeting. But it is expected to include sessions on sexuality and differences across provinces; mission and evangelism; reconciliation and peace-building; climate change and the environment; and migration and human trafficking.
Sixteen new primates have taken office since the last meeting. Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo will represent the newly created Province of Sudan.
Adapted from ACNS
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
