Delegation of the Patriarchate of Antioch arrives in Moscow on the occasion of 1025th anniversary of Baptism of Rus’
On July 22nd, a delegation of the Patriarchate of Antioch arrived in Moscow, which was sent by His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Great Antioch and All East, in order to participate in celebrations on the occasion of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’.
The head of the delegation is Metropolitan Anthony (Shedraui) of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and Venezuela. Along with the delegation is also Bishop Constantine (Kayal) of Chrisopolis, who came from Lebanon. The representative of Patriarch of Antioch at Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Archbishop Niphon (Saykali) accompanied the delegation in Moscow. The high guests were welcomed by Bishop Panteleimon of Orehovo-Zuev, co-worker of the Department of External Church Relations Stefan (Igumnov), representatives of the clergy of the city of Moscow.
Source: Moscow Patriarchate
