Ecumenical Patriarch Visits London for Centenary Celebrations of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Today, October 21, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
visited All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Camden Town for a Doxology
service of Thanksgiving. In the evening, His All-Holiness will celebrate
Great Vespers at the Church of St. Nektarios in Battersea, South
London, which is also headquarters for “Olive Branch Aid,” the
Archdiocesan foodbank. (See more photos.)
His All-Holiness visits London from October 20-25 for the Centenary
Celebrations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great
Britain.
On October 20, His All-Holiness arrived at London Heathrow International
Airport accompanied by a delegation of hierarchs, clergy and staff from
the Ecumenical Patriarchate. He was received and welcomed to the United
Kingdom on behalf of all the faithful of the Archdiocese by His
Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, the V. Rev.
Archimandrite Nephon Tsimalis, Director of the Office of the Archbishop,
and the Rev. Archdeacon George Tsourous. His Excellency Mr Ioannis
Raptakis, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, and Mr Gunes Yeslidag,
Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkiye, were
also there and warmly welcomed His All-Holiness the Ecumenical
Patriarch.
In addition to the celebratory nature of this visit in honour of the
Centenary Anniversary of the establishment of the Archdiocese, the
Ecumenical Patriarch’s itinerary will have a strong pastoral focus. Of
course, as “First Among Equals” His All-Holiness will fulfil obligations
to meet with government officials and institutional heads, but
Archbishop Nikitas has also allotted ample time for visits to parishes
and ministry centres across London in order to highlight the
multifaceted and people-oriented ministries of this historic
Archdiocese, sharing first-hand with our Patriarch the pastoral,
educational, spiritual, cultural, and charitable efforts of the local
Orthodox communities.
The Patriarchal entourage includes His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras
of Belgium, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, The V.
Rev. Grand Ecclesiarch Aetius (Director of the Private Patriarchal
Office), The V. Rev. Second Deacon Alexandros (Bibliophylax of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate), The V. Rev. Grand Archimandrite Agathangelos
(Archivist of the Ecumenical Patriarchate), and Mr. Nicholas
Papachristou (Director of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Press and
Communications Office).
Archdiocesan guests include: His Excellency Metropolitan Nektarios of
Kition (Official Representative of the Archdiocese of New Justinianus
and All Cyprus), His Eminence Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea
(Director of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Representation Office in
Athens), His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Sebastia, Rev. Hieromonk
Sophronios Vomend (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America), Mr. Christos
Anastasiades, Mrs. Katia Anastasiades.
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was received by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain
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