Tanzania

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese funds deep-well project in remote Tanzanian village

The Social Department of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg, coordinated by Fr. Dimitrie Ursache, has funded the digging of a well in the village of Makombe, located in the mountainous Iringa region of central Tanzania. Nun Irina Savu, assigned to the Orthodox Mission Center in Kidamali, Tanzania, visited Makombe in mid-March…

Mar 27, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Philanthropy in Africa: This is how the Iasi Archdiocese helped Tanzania in 2023

In addition to its philanthropic endeavours in Romania, which totaled more than 8 million Euros (40 million lei), the Archdiocese of Iasi engaged in community service in Africa during the previous year. The Archdiocese of Iaşi provided 10,000 euros in material assistance to Orthodox Christians from the Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania in 2023.…

Feb 20, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

First Orthodox monastery in Tanzania celebrates its first Divine Liturgy

The Orthodox faithful of Tanzania celebrated a day of firsts earlier this week. On Monday, February 10, the first Orthodox monastery in the nation celebrated its first Divine Liturgy. The service was celebrated by His Grace Bishop Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania at the holy habitation in Kidamali together with a number of Greek…

Feb 14, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | 230 Africans baptized in Tanzania

Another mass Baptism was celebrated in Africa, this time in the eastern Tanzanian city of Morogoro, with 230 indigenous souls being united to Christ in the washing of regeneration (Tit. 3:5), Orthochristian reports. The service was celebrated by Metropolitan Dimitrios of Irinopolis on Sunday, January 26 at the Church of Sts. Arsenios and Paisios. …

Jan 28, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu