It is with sentiments of great joy and spiritual gladness that we communicate the recent election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the proposal of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, of the V. Rev. Archimandrite Theophan Koja as Bishop of Philomelion, serving the pastoral needs of the Albanian Orthodox Diocese…

On Tuesday, June 14/27, 2023, the feast of the prophet Elisha was celebrated by the Patriarchate. This feast was celebrated in the Holy Monastery named after him in Jericho, in the area where there is also the sycamore tree of Zacchaeus. During this feast, the Church commemorates that the prophet Elisha was descended from the…

On Thursday, 29 June 2023, the memory of Saints Peter and Paul and the fourth anniversary of the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia (June 29, 2019), were celebrated with ecclesiastical splendour in Sydney. The locus of the double celebration was the Church of Saint Stylianos, in the suburb of Gymea, which is…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, the Archdiocesan District of Melbourne’s GO Youth Fellowship initiative hosted a talk at the Parish and Community of the Holy Archangels in Parkdale, titled: The Orthodox perspective on alternative spirituality, yoga and superstition. The…

“I do not belong to myself, but to Christ and my flock. I am here to share with you all that I am and all that I have.” His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia reiterates the promise he made to the Christian plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia during his enthronement on 29 June…

The Feast day of the Nativity of St John the Baptist (24th of June) fell on a Saturday this year (2023), making it a good opportunity for the Archdiocesan District of Adelaide’s annual pilgrimage to the Parish of St John the Baptist in Port Augusta. With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia,…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America participated in the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. His Eminence had the opportunity to brief the participants on the ongoing developments regarding the proposed revision of the Charter of the Archdiocese. His Eminence also proposed to the Holy and Sacred Synod that a Metropolitan…

On Sunday, June 25, 2023 His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain visited the Parish of Ss. Peter & Paul in Clapham in anticipation of the Patronal Feast of the parish. The day also marked the 20th anniversary of the parish’s founding. The Archbishop celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Among those concelebrating was Rev….

Archimandrite Theophanis Koja was elected Bishop of Philomelion by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the needs of the Albanian-speaking Communities of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the USA. Watch the associated video below: vema.com.au