UNOFFICIAL CONSULTATIONS (1964-1971)

1. August 11-15, 1964 – Aarhus, Denmark
   “Discussion on the Christological dogma”
2. July 25-29, 1967 – Bristol, England
   “The manhood and humanity of Christ; doctrinal continuity in the ancient Councils”
3. August 16-21, 1970 – Geneva, Switzerland
   “The recognition of the Councils”
4. January 22-23, 1971 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   “The anathematisation of controversial teachers” – COMMUNIQUÉ

• Sub-commission meeting:
  July 30-August 5, 1973 – Penteli/Athens, Greece
  Two sub-committees, one from each side, met to project a program for the official dialogue whose subject
  was “The person of Christ according to the Orthodox tradition”

JOINT COMMISSION OF THE THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES

MEETINGS

1. December 10-15, 1985 – Chambésy, Switzerland
   “Towards a Common Christology” – COMMUNIQUÉ
   1987 – Corinth, Greece
   Joint theological sub-committee met concerning christological terminology
2. June 20-24, 1989 – Monastery of Anba Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, Egypt
   “Christology” – COMMUNIQUÉ and AGREED STATEMENTDecember 5-9, 1989 – Monastery of Anba Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, Egypt
   Joint sub-committee appointed to study and draw up concrete proposals for common pastoral problemsJanuary 31-February 4, 1990 – Anba Bishoy Monastery, Egypt
   Sub-committee on pastoral relations

   September 20-22, 1990 – Chambésy, Switzerland
   Sub-committee meeting

3. September 23-28, 1990 – Chambésy, Switzerland
   “Recommendations to the churches” – SECOND AGREED STATEMENT
4. November 1-6, 1993 – Chambésy/Geneva, Switzerland
   “Christology; proposals for lifting of anathemas” – COMMUNIQUÉ and COMMON TEXT ON ANATHEMASJanuary 21, 1995 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   MEMORANDUM OF CONVERGENCES

   March 15-19, 1995 – Penteli/Athens, Greece
   Sub-commission meetings: “Liturgy and Pastoral questions”

   February 2-5, 1998 – Damascus, Syria
   Sub commission meetings on liturgical and pastoral questions

   April 5, 2001 – Cairo, Egypt
   “Discussion on mixed marriages and other pastoral problems” – PASTORAL AGREEMENT

   November 24-25, 2014 – Athens, Greece
   Working group of the Joint Commission:: “laid out a road map for the future discussions; reviewed the
   achievements “- COMMUNIQUÉ

   April 12, 2018 – Antelias, Lebanon
   Working group of the Joint Commission: “to discuss developments of the bilateral theological dialogue and
   prepare the upcoming meeting of the joint commission”- COMMUNIQUÉ

   October, 2018 – full commission?

CO-CHAIR

HE Bishop Bishoy, Coptic Orthodox Church (Oriental Orthodox) (1985-2018)
HE Metropolitan Damaskinos, Ecumenical Patriarchate (Orthodox) (1985-2011)
HE Metropolitan Emmanuel, Ecumenical Patriarchate (Orthodox) (2011-)

CO-SECRETARIES

Archbishop Mesrob Krikorian (Oriental Orthodox)
Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios, Met. of New Delhi (Oriental Orthodox) (1989)
Prof. Vlassios Phidas (Orthodox)
Joseph Morris Faltas (Orthodox) (1990)