Communiqué of the Ecumenical Patriarchate / 19.11.2018: In preparation of the meeting of the Holy and Sacred Synod on 27-29 November, 2018, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople reiterates its sacred decision to grant the Tomos of…
On 2 November 2018 His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates the 27th enthronement anniversary. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew was elected…
The Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch and Serbia have signed a joint statement following the irenic visit of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch to the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch of Antioch and All…
At its working session on Monday, October 15, 2018, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church resolved to cut all ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople following their decisions regarding the church situation…
The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met this week under the chairmanship of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to examine different topics on the agenda including the Ukrainian autocephaly issue. Following the October 11,…
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met Friday with His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s headquarters in Constantinople. The two Primates discussed matters of inter-Orthodox concern, including the possbility…
The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate resolved to canonize Elder Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos (1889-1970) at its working session Wednesday, reports Fos Fanariou. Elder Amphilochios was a monk of the St. John the Theologian…
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will meet Friday, August 31, 2018, with His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople. Patriarch Kirill will visit the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ‘following his…
The greek Metropolitan Maximos was enthroned as Metropolit of Switzerland on 18 August at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy. The Very Reverend Archimandrite Maximos Pothos, Chancellor of the Metropolis of Switzerland, has…
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will meet Friday, August 31, 2018, with His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople. Patriarch Kirill will visit the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ‘following his…