Tag: Finland

Finnish Orthodox Metropolitan Elijah of Oulu Ordained

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 27, 2015

January 2015 - Church of Finland The Orthodox Church of Finland received a new bishop when Archimandrite Elijah was ordained as bishop and installed as ... Read More

The Sixth International Conference on Orthodox Church Music to be held at the University of Eastern Finland in June 2015

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 19, 2015

January 2015 Visit Website here: The Sixth International Conference on Orthodox Church Music, "Creating Liturgically: Hymnography and Music," will be held at the University of ... Read More

Reverend Father Matti Wallgrén Elected Finnish Metropolitan of Oulu

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 10, 2015

December 2014- January 2015 The General Assembly of the Orthodox Church of Finland has elected the Reverend Father Matti Wallgrén to be the next Metropolitan ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill meets Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 4, 2014

4/9/14 On September 2, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, ... Read More

DECR chairman meets with Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 3, 2014

September 2014 On 2 September 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with the Primate ... Read More

An Orthodox Future for Finland?

OCP- July 6, 2014

The 19th century Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki. Orthodox England - July 2014 Foreword Nearly 100 years since the aggressive Western attempt to take over the ... Read More

Pope Theodoros II Meets the President of Finland

OCP- July 5, 2014

June - July 2014 On Thursday 26th June 2014,His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, accompanied by His Eminence Leon, ... Read More

Archbishop Leo of Finland: Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches form fullness of Orthodoxy

OCP- June 24, 2014

Kisha D Dorado (OCP Delegate of Serbia, Balkan and East European Region) OCP News Service Eastern – Oriental Orthodox Christian Unity 24/6/14 Also read: Historic ... Read More

Historic Meeting of Patriarchs of Alexandria and Archbishop of Finland in Helsinki

OCP- June 24, 2014

Kisha D Dorado (OCP Delegate of Serbia, Balkan and East European Region) OCP News Service - 24/6/14 Eastern – Oriental Orthodox Christian Unity Helsinki: The ... Read More

OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF FINLAND TO THE JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE

OCP- May 2, 2014

  May 2014 On Tuesday the 16th/29th of April 2014, His Eminence, Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland visited the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, accompanied ... Read More

Metropolitan of Helsinki Visits the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

OCP- April 29, 2014

April 2014 Eastern Orthodox - Oriental Orthodox Churches Armenian Orthodox Church - Orthodox Church of Finland On April 27, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch ... Read More

Sixth International Conference on Orthodox Church Music Announced

OCP- March 23, 2014

23/3/14 Joensuu, Finland – The International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM) announced the theme for its 6th International Conference on Orthodox Church Music which ... Read More

International Orthodox music society launches on-line journal

OCP- March 23, 2014

23/3/14 Finland: The first issue of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music peer-reviewed on-line Journal is now available at www.isocm.com/resources/journal/index.html. The edition features research ... Read More

FINNISH REPRESENTATIVE TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY VISITS PATRIARCHATE

OCP- September 28, 2013

On Wednesday the 12th/25th of September 2013, the representative of Finland to the Palestinian Authority, Dr Martin Irulu, visited His Beatitude Theophilos, our Father and ... Read More

The Patriarch of Romania Received the Visit of a Delegation of the Orthodox Church of Finland

OCP- May 10, 2013

On 9 May 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania received the visit of a delegation of the Orthodox Church of Finland. The delegation was ... Read More

The Buranovo Grannies will inaugurate Orthodox centre in Finland

OCP- February 2, 2013

Juha Repo - February 2013 The singing grannies from Udmurtia, Buranovo Babushki, will travel to Iisalmi in Eastern Finland in June. They will be the main ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church calls for ultimatum of Finland over Zavgorodnyaya

OCP- October 4, 2012

Moscow, October 3, Interfax - Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, the head of the Synodal Department For Relations with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, believes ... Read More

Devotional column: The newest old church in Alpine

OCP- March 10, 2012

By John Filipovich Columnist 8/3/2012 Some readers may have driven down Gallego Avenue and noticed the church with the red roof. We’d like to introduce ... Read More

Finnish pastor Juha Molari converts to Orthodox Faith

OCP- November 8, 2011

Moscow, November 8, Interfax - Finnish Lutheran Church pastor Juha Molari converted to the Orthodox faith at a ceremony conducted by Archpriest Nikolay Voskoboinikov at ... Read More

Friction between Finnish Lutherans and Orthodox over policy of renting out church facilities

OCP- August 22, 2011

22.8.2011 Luther Foundation used Orthodox Church venues for events The policy of the Finnish Orthodox Church in renting venues to outside groups is causing friction ... Read More

Religious Leaders of Finland visit Phanar

OCP- March 5, 2011

28/2/2011 On Monday, February 28, 2011, His All-Holiness Bartholomew received religious leaders of various denominations in Finland. Among the visitors were Archbishop Leo of Karelia ... Read More