| Repository | Lambeth Palace Library |
| Level | File |
| Alt Ref No | CFR RC 27/2 |
| Extent | 156 ff. |
| Title | Relations with the Vatican: Anglican Centre: General Correspondence |
| Date | 1977-1981 |
| Description | Papers relating to the Anglican Centre in Rome, including: text of jocular spoof interview on Rome and Canterbury 1977 by Harry Smythe (ff.1-5); condolences on the murder of seven Roman Catholic missionaries in Rhodesia (f.6); John Findlow Memorial Prize, 1977 (ff.7-15); report on the Revd. Christopher Hill's visit to Rome, October 1977 (ff.16-20); use of diplomatic bag for correspondence between the Anglican Centre and Lambeth Palace (f.21); papers by Harry Smythe, Jan 1979: 'Christian Unity as Concept and Commitment' (ff.25-46), 'The Anglican Professorship in Anglican Studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome' (ff47-49); papers on the appointment of a Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome (ff.57-60); report by the Revd. John Osgood on the 1980 seminar and correspondence with Christopher Hill (ff.63-73); 'Some Reflections and Queries...' by Harry Smythe on the Anglican Centre and his role, with comments from Bishop Hook and Christopher Hill (ff.91-101); Harry Smythe's report of his private audience with Pope Paul VI (ff.102-106); memorandum by the Revd. Jack Krumm on the situation in Rome, enclosed in a letter from the Most Revd. John Allin to Bishop Runcie, 1980 (ff.107-109); copy of a letter from the Revd. David Palmer to Lady Fisher , December 1980, about the commemoration of Archbishop Fisher's visit to Pope John XXIII, with a copy of Harry Smythe's sermon (ff.110-121); correspondence between Archbishop Runcie, Bishop Satterthwaite, and the Revd. Roger Davison about the future of the Anglican presence in Rome, 1981, (ff.124-127); mentions of Harry Smythe's pilgrimage form Rome to Canterbury on foot (ff.122, 130-132, 155-156); comments on a meeting between Archbishop Runcie, Christopher Hill, Bishop John Allin, Bishop Howe and Bishop Satterthwaite about the Anglican presence in Rome (ff.133-136, 139-144); account of Harry Smythe's last private audience with Pope Paul VI (ff.145-153);
Correspondents include: Revd. Dr. Harry Smythe (passim); Pope Paul VI (ff.22); Cardinal Willebrands (ff.23-24); the Revd. Christopher HIll (passim); Cardinal Benelli, Archbishop of Florence (f.131); Mario J. Castellano O.P., Archbishop of Siena (f.155); Vittorino Aldinucci O.S.B., Abbot of San Miniato al Monte, Florence (f.156). |
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| GB/109/14013 | Hill; Christopher John (1945-); Bishop of Guildford | 1945- |
| DS/UK/4701 | Allin; John Maury (1921-1998); Bishop of Mississippi | 1921-1998 |
| 12 | Fisher; Geoffrey Francis (1887-1972); Archbishop of Canterbury | 1887-1972 |
| 516 | Runcie; Robert Alexander Kennedy (1921-2000); Archbishop of Canterbury | 1921-2000 |
| DS/UK/3148 | John XXIII (1881-1963); Pope | 1881-1963 |
| 524 | Satterthwaite; John Richard (1925-2014); Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe | 1925-2014 |
| DS/UK/3848 | Fisher; Lady; Rosamond Chevallier (1890-1986); née Forman; wife of Archbishop Fisher | 1890-1986 |
| GB/109/12133 | Smythe; Harry Reynolds (1923-2005); Director, Anglican Centre in Rome | 1923-2005 |
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