OFFICE OF THE VICAR FOR ECUMENICAL AND INTERRELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN
2154 61st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204
OFFICE OF ECUMENICAL & INTERRELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
The Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (EIA) serves as a resource to the Bishop, the offices of the Diocese, and the parishes throughout the Diocese to promote Christian unity and understanding among faiths. The Vicar (Ecumenical Officer) represents the Diocese to the various Christian (ecumenical) and non-Christian (interreligious) communities in the greater Brooklyn & Queens area to foster dialogue and friendship with members of these bodies.
We, in our Diocese, have long-standing interactions with our Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist neighbors, and precious is the manner in which we meet with our many Christian brothers and sisters.
Our work is guided by the teaching and directives of the Second Vatican Council, the Holy See (The Vatican), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the Bishop of Brooklyn.
The EIA hosts committees consisting of clergy, religious, and laypersons to serve as forums to foster theological and social dialogue, seeking ecumenical and interreligious collaboration and cooperation on issues pertaining to the common good.
THE OFFICE PROVIDES:
- Speakers for ecumenical and interreligious subjects, issues, and themes
- Guidance and resources for parishes, ministries, and individuals
- Diocesan events and services that include ecumenical and interreligious leaders and their members
ECUMENICAL & INTERRELIGIOUS AFFAIRS RESOURCES
The heart of the ecumenical movement and our search for understanding among religions which has been growing in the heart of the Church for the past one hundred years found its clear voice in the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, particularly in the Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio and the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non- Christian Religions, Nostra Aetate.
CLICK HERE for VATICAN RESOURCES
CLICK HERE for USCCB RESOURCES
CURRENT NEWS AND RESOURCES
Ecumenical & Interreligious GUIDEBOOK for Care for Our Common Home
CONTACT:
Very Rev. Michael J. Lynch, STL – Vicar for Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs, and Pastor of St. Athanasius – St. Dominic Parish
2154 61st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204
Email: mlynch@diobrook.org
Telephone: 718.236.0124
The number above is the telephone for St Athanasius Church, Brooklyn