enthronement

Enthronement of first Orthodox abbess in Fiji

The first Orthodox abbess in Fiji, Eldress Melani, was enthroned at the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Saweni, a monastic settlement under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Metropolis of New Zealand. The enthronement ceremony was led by His Eminence Amphilochius, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of New Zealand. This was a unique event,…

Feb 22, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Ordination and enthronement dates for Metropolitan-elect Nathanael of Chicago announced

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Geron of America has announced the ordination and enthronement dates of Metropolitan-elect Nathanael of Chicago. The ordination of Archimandrite Nathanael Symeonides to the Episcopacy will take place on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City (319 East 74thStreet New York, NY 10021).…

Feb 13, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Primates of Orthodox Churches concelebrate festive Divine Liturgy at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow marking St Tikhon’s enthronement centenary

On 4 December 2017, a festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow to mark the enthronement centenary of St Tikhon, the first Russian Patriarch after the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church in 1917. Installed in the centre of the church was the shrine with the holy…

Dec 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

12th enthronement anniversary of His Beatitude Theophilos III

His Beatitude Theophilos III celebrates on 22 November 2017 his 12th enthronement anniversary. His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (known in the world as Elias Giannopoulos, his parents, Panagiotes-Triseugenia) was born in Gargalianes of the County of Triphylia-Messinia, in 1952.  He arrived in Jerusalem in July 1964 and…

Nov 22, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

VIDEO: Enthronement Divine Liturgy for His Grace Ignatie at Huși Cathedral

On Sunday, 22 October 2017, His Grace Ignatie Trif was enthroned as Bishop of Huși during a Divine Liturgy celebrated by an assembly of hierarchs, priests and deacons, at Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral in Huși, Vaslui, following his election in this capacity by the Romanian Orthodox Church Holy Synod at the beginning of October.…

Oct 22, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Official Meeting on the 10th anniversary of Patriarch Daniel’s enthronement. ‘We thank God and the people God works through’

‘We thank God and the people God works through,’ Patriarch Daniel said during the festive meeting held Thursday at the Romanian Saints Hall of the patriarchal residence in Bucharest. On 30 September 2017, His Beatitude Daniel celebrates his 10th anniversary of the enthronement as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The first event to mark…

Sep 29, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

New Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar, His Grace Justin enthroned in Baia Mare

His Grace Justin Hodea became Tuesday, 27 December 2016, the new diocesan Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar. The enthronement ceremony was held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Baia Mare. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delegated His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, to this event. Hundreds of believers, clerics, academicians, local and…

Dec 28, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu