Apr 12, 2017
The World Council of Churches (WCC) will
welcome His Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, New
Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, on Monday, 24 April.
He will speak about issues concerning the Holy and
Great Council of the Orthodox Church, the ecumenical movement, the
protection of the environment and the protection of children.
Interpretation in French will be available, and the lecture will be
followed by a reception.
His All-Holiness Bartholomew will be in WCC during
His official visit to Switzerland on the
occasion of His 25th anniversary of enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch, the 50 years of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy and the 20th anniversary of the opening of its Institute of Postgraduate Studies, on 22-24 April.
occasion of His 25th anniversary of enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch, the 50 years of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy and the 20th anniversary of the opening of its Institute of Postgraduate Studies, on 22-24 April.
When: 24 April, 2017, 12:00, followed by a reception
Where: Ecumenical Centre, Visser ’t Hooft Hall, 150 route de Ferney, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
About the visit: His All-Holiness
Bartholomew’s visit includes two days of anniversary events in the
Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a public lecture in the
University of Fribourg and a pilgrimage visit to the Taizé Community.
Media contacts:Please contact WCC director of communication Marianne Ejdersten: mej@wcc-coe.org, +41 79 507 63 63