In glory and honour of Saint John Vladimir
Patriarch Teophilos of Jerusalem consecrated the Cathedral church of Saint John Vladimir in Bar, Montenegro, and celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy. - A huge number of faithful were present on this historical day, the 25th of September, 2016.
His Beatitude Patriarch Teophilos III of Jerusalem and All Palestine consecrated the Cathedral church of Saint John Vladimir in Bar, Montenegro, with the concelebration of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan and representatives of all Local Orthodox Churches. At the plateau in front of the church there were more than thousand Orthodox believers who were prayerfully present at the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy.
As a sign of the unity of the Church, Patriarch Teophilos presented both to Patriarch Irinej and Metropolitan Amfilohije a gift - the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God.
Patriarch Irinej presented to Metropolitan Amfilohije for the new church an icon of Saint John Vladimir.
Source: Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral (translation: Information Service of the SOC)
