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EDS is thrilled to announce that the Rev. Rodrigo Espiúca, PhD has joined our team as the Facilitator for Global Anglicanism.
Rodrigo is a priest in the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil and currently serves as the Communion Forest Facilitator for the Americas with the Anglican Alliance and the Human, Environmental, and Territorial Rights Coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of Brasília. Prior to joining the team at EDS, he was Dean of the Faculty of Law for Estácio de Sá University in Brasília.
An accomplished scholar, Rodrigo has authored various articles on human rights, labor rights, and theological education. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from The Anglican Seminary in Recife, a Bachelor in Law from The Catholic University in Pernambuco, a Masters in Fundamental Rights from The University of The West of Santa Catarina, a PhD in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and a Post-doctorate in Education from the Federal University of Pernambuco. He lives in Brasília, Brazil, with spouse and two teenagers.
The Facilitator for Global Anglicanism is a quarter-time position as a liaison for international partnerships, supporting EDS in its work integrating, supporting, and forming leaders across the Global Anglican Communion. With the addition of this role, EDS strives to build bridges so that Global Anglicanism may be understood through relationships of mutual learning rather than through a single center of authority. Rodrigo will facilitate and lead EDS on a shared journey of listening, dialogue, and transformation, attentive to the wisdom that emerges from local struggles for justice, dignity, land, belonging, and care for creation.
Regarding his hopes for the role, Rodrigo shared:
"I receive this appointment with the hope of helping EDS nurture a more polycentric vision of Anglicanism, where many contexts, histories, cultures, and communities can speak, listen, and shape our common life together. My desire is to contribute to a decolonial and collaborative space in which Anglican voices from the Global South, Indigenous communities, migrant communities, and historically marginalized peoples are recognised as partners in shaping theological education."
Rodrigo began his work with EDS this week.