Question follow-through · 8722

Church of England: Roman Catholic Church

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent engagement the Church of England has had with the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales.

answeredChurch Commissioners

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Answering body
Church Commissioners
Tabled
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent engagement the Church of England has had with the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales.

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The relationship with the Roman Catholic Church is warm and one that has grown closer in recent decades, exemplified by the reciprocal attendance by both Archbishops at each other's Instillation in Westminster and Canterbury, followed by the pilgrimage to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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