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Biography of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk

Biography of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, whose lay name is Grigory Alfeyev, is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, permanent member of the Holy Synod, chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, rector of the SS Cyril and Methodius Institute of Postgraduate Studies of the Russian Orthodox Church, dean of the Church of Our Lady The Joy of All the Sorrowful on Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow, dean of the Patriarchal Metochion of SS Michael and Theodore of Chrenigov.

Αrchbishop Sotirios: Bishop Christoforos was a “Man of God”

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada mourns the falling asleep in the Lord of Bishop Christoforos of Andida. The Bishop left this temporal world today, February 14, 2020. He was 89 years old.

Archbishop Sotirios, as a member of the Holy and Sacred Synod, was at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and when he learned of the falling asleep in the Lord of Bishop Christoforos, spoke with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the meetings of the Holy and Sacred Synod, about the life of the Bishop, calling him a “Man of God,” and remarking on his many contributions as both a priest and bishop in Canada. The Archbishop then went down to the Patriarchal Church of St. George to lit a candle for the repose of the soul of Bishop Christoforos.

Patriarchate of Jerusalem: Amman gathering does not constitute formal Synaxis

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem published a communiqué regarding the visit of its representatives to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in order to discuss the issue of the meeting of the Heads of the Orthodox Churches in Amman.

According to the communiqué, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem expresses its own view on the matter and states that “the Amman fraternal gathering does not constitute a formal Synaxis but rather a family gathering of Orthodox Primates for the purpose of dialogue.”

There are no plans to transfer the Kiev Caves and Pochaev Lavras, says Ukrainian Minister of Culture

The Ukrainian government has no plans to seize the world-famous Kiev Caves and Pochaev Lavras from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and transfer them to the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” says Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports Vladimir Borodyansky.

Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira at Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Holborn

On Sunday, February 16, 2020, Archbishop Nikitas will preside over the Matins and the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Holborn, central London.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis

On 13^th February 2020, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Pope Francis.

The DECR chairman conveyed to the Pope of Rome greetings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Pope Francis also conveyed his warm brotherly regards to the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.