MEMO/08/281

Brussels, 30 April 2008

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ANGLICAN CHURCH:

The Right Reverend Steven Lowe

Bishop of Hulme

http://www.manchester.anglican.org/who.asp?WhoCode=2

CHURCHES OF THE REFORMATION:

Hochwürdigsten Herrn Bischof Dr. Wolfgang Huber

Ratsvorsitzenden des Rates der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD),

http://www.ekd.de/ekd_kirchen/ratsmitglied_huber.html

His Excellency Anders Harald Wejryd

Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate of the Church of Sweden

http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?di=37014

Pastora Dr. Letizia Tomassone

Vicepresidente della Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia.

http://www.fedevangelica.it/index.asp

CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN CHURCHES:

Monsieur le Pasteur Jean-Arnold de Clermont

Président de la Conférence des Églises européennes

http://www.cec-kek.org/content/governing.shtml

ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES:
Sunnites:

Dr. Mohamed Bechari

Président de la Fédération Nationale des Musulmans de France

Secrétaire Général de la Conférence Islamique Européenne

http://www.avicenne.eu

Imam Abduljalil Sajid

Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony

http://www.imamsajid.com/

Shaykh Dr. Mustafa Cerić

Reis-Ulema Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina

http://www.alibasic.ba/rubrike/tekstovi/000354R071.HTM

Shiites:

His Eminence Ayatullah Abdolhossein Moezi,
Director of the Islamic Centre in England

http://www.ic-el.org/users/English/English/index.htm

JEWISH LEADERS:

His Excellency Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich
Chief Rabbi of Poland
http://warszawa.jewish.org.pl/

His Excellency Chief Rabbi Dr. Riccardo Di Segni
Chief Rabbi of Roma

http://www.romacer.org/default.asp?nc=1039&id=57

Rabbi Dr. Rafael Evers
Dean of the Rabbinical Seminary of the Netherlands
http://www.nik.nl/Frames_eng.asp

Rabbi Mordechai Ginsbury

Chairman, Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue, London UK

Rabbi, Hendon United Synagogue, London UK.

http://www.chiefrabbi.org/
ORTHODOX CHURCHES:

Son Eminence le Métropolite Nifon

Exarque Patriarcal pour les relations avec les Institutions européennes

Représentant de Sa Béatitude Daniel, Patriarche de Roumanie

http://www.orthodoxero.eu/

Son Eminence Emmanuel

Métropolite Exarque pour l'Europe

Représentant de Sa Toute Sainteté Bartholomée II, Patriarche Œcuménique de Constantinople

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/eglise.orthodoxe.grecque/Organisation.htm

Son Eminence Athanasios

Métropolite d'Achaia

Représentant de Sa Béatitude Ieronymos II, Archevêque d'Athènes et de toute la Grèce

www.regue.org

His Excellency Monsignor Hilarion

Bishop of Vienna and Austria

Representing His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

http://www.orthodoxeurope.org/

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH:

Eminentissimo e Reverendissimo Signor Cardinal Franc Rode

Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccscrlife/index.htm

His Eminence Cardinal Michael Patrick O'Brien

Archbishop of St Andrew and Edinburgh

http://www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk/card.html

His Eminence Cardinal Audrys Juozas Backis
Archbishop of Vilnius

http://www.lcn.lt/en/bl/

His Excellency Monsignor Adrianus van Luyn

Bishop of Rotterdam

President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conference of the European Community (COMECE)

http://www.comece.org/

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