Patronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
3. December 2012 - 9:50
On Friday, November 30, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George for the celebration of the Patronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the occasion of the Feast of St. Andrew, First-Called of the Apostles. Other celebrant hierarchs included Metropolitans Geron Athanasios of Chalcedon, Apostolos of Derkoi, Gennadios of Italy, Chrysostomos of Simi, Apostolos of Militis, Joseph of Proikonnisos, Savas of Pittsburgh, Amphilochios of Kisamos and Selinos, Emmanuel of Kilkis, and Dionisios of Zakynthos.
Ordination of new Metropolitan in Phanar
30. November 2012 - 12:52
On Sunday, November 18, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the ordination of the newly-elected Metropolitan Athenagoras of Kydonion together with Metropolitans Geron Apostolos of Derkoi, Kyrillos of Imvros and Tenedos, Apostolos of Militi, Ireneos of Myriophyton and Peristasis, Emmanuel of France, Andreas of Arkalohori, George of Thebes, and Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. Among those in attendance was His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece. A reception followed at the Patriarchal Hall.
Feast of St. John Chrysostom
30. November 2012 - 12:46
On Monday, November 12, 2012, Grand Homilist Bessarion presided over the Vespers Service on the occasion of the Feast of St. John Chrysostom together with Deacons Paisios and Gregory at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. His All-Holiness was is attendance as well as a number of bishops from Russia and pilgrims from Istanbul and Greece.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill officiates at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University
22. November 2012 - 12:16
The 20th anniversary of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Humanitarian University was celebrated at the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in the evening of 18 November 2012.
Professor Christos Yannaras Visits USA
14. November 2012 - 14:40In the month of November the Serbian Western Diocese had an honor of hosting one of the most renowned Orthodox theologians and philosophers of our time, professor Christo Yannaras from Athens, Greece, author of more than 50 books and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens.
