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On 19th November 2003, Bishop Dominic Walker of Monmouth and Bishop David Beetge of The Highveld signed an agreement linking our two diocese for five years. The link has been maintained since then and was renewed for a further five years in 2018.Since then visitors have travelled between the dioceses and parishes have formed their own individual links.The link said:Our purpose is to journey together as brothers and sisters in Christ on a common pilgrimage of faith and discipleship.Therefore we will develop a Companion Link Relationship of equal partners between our dioceses which is:sustainablepracticaleffectivemutually supportivemutually enrichingOur aim isto strengthen Mission and Evangelism in the Church Communities of both diocesesto increase awareness between us of our solidarity in the cause of Christto respect and learn of and from each other’s cultural heritageto enable the world to recognise more clearly God’s missionThe agreement isto embrace a Companion Link Relationship for an initial period of five yearsto set up support structures in each diocese to foster ways of expressing the relationship at Diocesan and Parochial levelsto encourage an interchange of people and skillsto review and evaluate our relationship towards the end of the period of five yearsSIGNED THIS NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBERIN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND AND THREE IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST WOOLOS, NEWPORT+Dominic Monmouth+David Highveld