Barbara Hallensleben

has, since 1994, held the position of ordinary Professor of dogmatic theology and theology of ecumenism at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. She is a member of the Institute for Ecumenical Studies and director of the Study Centre for Eastern Churches, as well as the International Theological Commission in the Vatican (from 2004-2014). In addition to her numerous positions in ecumenical dialogue including Consultant to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, she has recently been appointed as a member of the new Vatican Commission for the Study of the Female Diaconate.