Romanians in Great Britain

First Romanian Orthodox Liturgy celebrated on Isle of Man by UK mission priest

Father Ciprian Mihail Badin, the Romanian parish priest from Preston, in northern Great Britain, celebrated the first Romanian-language Divine Liturgy on the remote Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. The service took place on the Sunday of All Romanian Saints at Saint George’s Church, an Anglican parish in Douglas. Father Ciprian Mihail Badin will…

Jun 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in UK to launch chant school, colportage network, and pilgrimage centre

The newly established Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is launching a series of spiritual and cultural projects to strengthen the Romanian community’s religious identity in the United Kingdom. The announced initiatives include establishing a school of Byzantine chant, developing religious literature and items distribution (colportage), and creating a pilgrimage coordination centre.…

May 27, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

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…

May 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif celebrates first liturgy in new Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in London on Palm Sunday

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe celebrated the first Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the new Archdiocesan Cathedral “Saint George the Great Martyr” in London, following extensive restoration works completed after the acquisition of the new church building. Hundreds of Romanian faithful from the British capital participated in the Palm Sunday service.…

Apr 15, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Future priests in the UK to undergo theological exam before ordination

The Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is set to hold its first priesthood competency exam in early April, assessing future clergy before their ordination. Theological and Canonical Assessment The exam is open to theology graduates specializing in Pastoral Theology, who are spiritual sons of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern…

Mar 13, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox community in Southampton secures historic church linked to Titanic’s legacy

The Romanian Orthodox community in Southampton, United Kingdom, has completed the acquisition of Holy Trinity Church, a historic place of worship that preserves the memory of Titanic victims—the ill-fated ship that set sail for America from this very port. The purchase took place in two stages: the church building was acquired on December 14, 2024,…

Mar 7, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop-elect Atanasie begins ministry in the UK with Oxford visit and diaconal ordination

His Grace Atanasie, the Archbishop-elect of the Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, officially commenced his episcopal ministry with a visit to the Romanian Orthodox Parish of Saint John Cassian in Oxford, where he presided over a diaconal ordination and the investment of a spiritual director. The parish celebrated its patronal feast on Sunday,…

Mar 3, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian parish in Nottingham receives vestment of Saint Demetrius the New

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has donated a sacred garment that covered the relics of Saint Demetrius the New to the Parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous in Nottingham, United Kingdom. The vestment was delivered to the newly established Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Rasophore Damian…

Jan 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif urges UK youth to answer God’s call: “The Church is our response to His invitation”

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe spoke to the youth of Nepsis UK about God’s invitation in the Parable of the Great Banquet. “The Church is our response to God’s call,” His Eminence emphasized. The Divine Liturgy celebrated on Sunday at “Saint George” Parish in London-Holborn concluded the Nepsis UK Youth Congress,…

Dec 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Serbian Orthodox Bishop enthroned in London, joined by Romanian hierarchs

The new Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Great Britain and Ireland, His Grace Bishop Nektarije (Samardžić), was enthroned on Sunday at St. Sava Cathedral in London. Serbian Patriarch Porfirije presided over the ceremony, which also marked the formal establishment of the diocese, which is headquartered in London. Romanian Orthodox hierarchs attending the event included His Eminence…

Nov 26, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

UK Archdiocese to serve largest Romanian Diaspora community: Archbishop-elect feels grateful yet overwhelmed

“I take on this responsibility with gratitude, but at the same time, I am overwhelmed,” declared His Grace Bishop Atanasie on Friday after being elected to the office of Archbishop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has entrusted me with the mission in a diocese where the…

Oct 25, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu