IEC2012 – Vatican II and Ecumenism Today

by | Jun 11, 2012 | ZZ_All

Bishop Brian Farrell LC

Bishop Farrell was born in Dublin in 1944. He studied for the priesthood with the Legionaries of Christ and was ordained on 26th November 1969.

He served as a priest in Dublin until 2002 when he was appointed Titular Bishop of the titular see of Abitinae and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He was ordained a bishop on 6th January 2003 by Pope John Paul II. Bishop Farrell is the older brother of Bishop Kevin Farrell, currently Bishop of Dallas.

Dr Richard Clutterbuck

Dr Richard Clutterbuck, a Methodist minister, has been Principal of Edgehill Theological College Belfast since 2004. He was an early graduate of the Irish School of Ecumenics and holds a PhD from Birmingham University.

His ministry has been divided between pastoral appointments in North London and theological education in the South Pacific, Britain and Ireland.

Vatican II and Ecumenism Today

Text by Bishop Farrell

Text by Revd Dr Clutterbuck

Date of event Monday 11th June