The Anglican Centre in Rome
The Anglican Centre in Rome is centrally located, just above the Gallery Doria Pamphilj, around the corner from the Pantheon. It has a library, chapel, and resting place and is open Monday through Friday from 9-5.
The Anglican Center in Rome is one of the three key instruments in the modern dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Churches of the Anglican Communion. The modern phase of this dialogue dates from the Second Vatican Council, and was initiated byt the historic visit of Archbishop Michael Ramsey to Pope Paul VI on 23-24 March 1966. The Very Rev. David Richardson is the Centre’s director. |
The Centre not only provides a permanent Anglican diplomatic presence in Rome (its director is the Archbishop of Canturbury's permanent representative to the Holy See), but also engages in a rich ministry or education and hospitality to all who find their way to the seventh floor of the historic Palazzo Doria Pamphilij in the heart of the city.
Worship
The Eucharist is celebrated on Tuesdays at 12:45. There is usually a lively international group of worshippers, and all are welcome to lunch in the Salone.
Education
The Anglican Centre in Rome offers courses each year that are open to everyone. They include lectures and discussions with Vatican officials and scholars at the Pontifical Universities, as well as trips to places of significance in and around Rome. They are for the committed as well as the newly curious, and introduce participants to the history, spirituality, worship and theology of Western Christianity from the very earliest days. These courses work to deepen the understanding of the progress that has been made since 1966 in the Anglican Roman Catholic dialogue. Very importantly, the Centre seeks to introduce Roman Catholics to a better understanding of Anglicans from all parts of the Anglican Communion.
The Library
The Centre’s 12,000 volume library has recently been added to from a grant from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Anglican Communion Fund, and supports the work of scholars, seminarians, and media specialists on subjects relating to the Anglican Communion. It is the largest library of Anglican material on the Continent of Europe
Pilgrimages
The Centre welcomes about 800 people a year, and hosts diocesan, deanery and parish groups from all parts of the Anglican Communion and beyond. It is a haven for English speaking visitors to Rome.
For more information about the Centre please visit the Anglican Centre in Rome website