First Romanian Archbishop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to be enthroned in London this Saturday
Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be enthroned on Saturday at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer in London, United Kingdom.
The Divine Liturgy and enthronement ceremony will begin at 09:00 AM and will be celebrated by an assembly of hierarchs from both Romania and abroad, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe.
His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and Patriarchal Exarch, will attend as the personal delegate of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
The enthronement ceremony will be streamed live on the Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s official social media channels (Facebook / YouTube).
The new Archdiocesan Cathedral is located at 102A Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AR, London.
UK’s first Romanian Archbishop
His Eminence Atanasie was elected Archbishop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on October 25, 2024.
The Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, along with the Diocese of Ireland and Iceland, were established on February 29, 2024. Both new dioceses are part of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe.
Over one million Romanians currently live in the United Kingdom. The Romanian Orthodox community includes 63 parishes, missions, non-parochial churches, and three monasteries.
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