ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE

Exarchate of Parishes of Russian
Tradition in Western Europe

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Exarchate of Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe

Episcopal Vicariate Directory:

• Directory of Clergy
• Parishes and communities

News from around the Vicariate (in reverse date order)

• Current News
• News archive
• Some previous items:
• Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania responds to the acceptance of Bishop Basil of Amphipolis by the Ecumenical Patriarchate
• Archbishop Gabriel visits the Throne of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul
• Celebrations in Paris on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Evlogii, founder of the Archdiocese
• Meeting in London between His Beatitude Patriarch Gregorios Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, of Alexandria,of Jerusalem and All the East and H. E. Gregorios, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, together with His Grace, Bishop Basil of Amphipolis, 16 September, 2006
• The first celebration of the Divine Liturgy took place with Bishop Basil of Amphipolis on Sunday 17 September at St Andrew's Holborn. Father Michael Fortounatto led the choir, and baptised the infant child of one of the congregation. The priest of the community is Fr John Lee. A member of the congregation gives a personal account.
• The Community of St Nicholas, Dunblane, was received by Archbishop Gabriel of Comana on Saturday 16 September.
• Archbishop Gabriel of Comana visited London on 15/16 September and was able to meet both with members of the laity in London, and with the Presbytery of the Vicariate.
• The celebration of the Divine Liturgy will take place with Bishop Basil of Amphipolis on Sunday 17 September at St Andrew's Holborn. Thereafter it is hoped that, for the time being, the Liturgy will be celebrated on the first and third Sundays of the month. The priest of the community is Fr John Lee.
• The Council of the Archdiocese met in Paris on 6 September, with Bishop Basil of Amphipolis present. For a report of the meeting, click here
• Elisabeth Obolensky - Eternal Memory!
• Archbishop Gabriel of Comana visits Nottingham and Oxford, 27-28 August 2006
• Disclaimer re new website, 25 August 2006
• A statement by Bishop Basil of Amphipolis, 24 August 2006, has been posted on the dioceseinfo website [R}
• Archbishop Gabriel visits Oxford 28-29 July 2006
• Panikhida for Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, 4 August 2006 [R]
• Official Recognition of Bishop Basil's reception by the Patriarchate of Constantinople plus English Translations
• Archbishop Gabriel of Comana to visit the Episcopal Vicariate, August 2006

Calendar and Lectionary

Sermons

Orthodoxy in Britain

Visiting an Orthodox Church

Further Reading

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh:

• Obituary of Metropolitan Anthony from The Independent
• The Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Foundation (MASF)
• The Church in the Third Millennium, interview, June 2000 [R]