Tag: Holy Synod

Holy Synod of Bishops concludes fall session

OCP- October 13, 2012

OCA 13/10/2012 The Holy Synod of Bishops met in plenary and closed sessions at the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America here October 9-11, ... Read More

Elderly Bulgarian Patriarch to Withdraw from Post

OCP- October 13, 2012

13/10/2012 The Bulgarian Holy Synod is calling an emergency meeting on October 16 and 17 when, reportedly, the Head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch ... Read More

Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church completes first meeting of the winter session 2012-13

OCP- October 8, 2012

At its meeting on October 4, 2012, the Holy Synod approved the results of the primatial visits of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Poland, Japan, ... Read More

Egypt’s Christians – Distraught and Displaced

OCP- October 6, 2012

Raymond Ibrahim 6/10/2012 Reuters reported last week that "Most Christians living near Egypt's border with Israel are fleeing their homes after Islamist militants made death ... Read More

Copts’ flight from Sinai’s Rafah alarms church; rights groups express solidarity

OCP- September 30, 2012

  30/9/2012 Sherry El-Gergawi Rights groups and Coptic Church call on state to provide security for all Egyptians following departure of Christian families from Rafah ... Read More

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

OCP- September 30, 2012

September 10 – 14, 2012 St. Jacob Baradeus Convent, Atchaneh, Lebanon The Holy Synod, presided by His Holiness Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of ... Read More

Phone and e-mail scam alert

OCP- September 19, 2012

SYOSSET, NY 19/9/2012 It has come to the attention of the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America that individuals, including some OCA clergy, have ... Read More

Serbian Patriarch Irinej consecrates Episcopal Palace in Kragujevac

OCP- September 15, 2012

15/9/2012 On Thursday, September 13, 2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch in the presence of the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops and many ... Read More

Holy Synod of Ukrainian Orthodox Church holds its regular session in Kiev

OCP- September 1, 2012

1/9/2012 On 25 August 2012, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held an enlarged session in the residence of the Primate of the ... Read More

Holy Synod and Regional Association of Syrian Orthodox Church to be held

OCP- August 18, 2012

Syrian Orthodox Churches 18/8/2012 The Holy Synod of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch will be held at St. Jacob monastery in Atchaneh, Lebanon, starts ... Read More

OCP Secretary sends letter of condolence to the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

OCP- August 17, 2012

17/8/2012 OCP Society Secretary George Alexander has sent Condolences Letter to the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church on the demise of Patriarch Abune ... Read More

Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considers external church work

OCP- July 28, 2012

26/7/2012 On July 26, 2012, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church met for a regular session at the Kiev Laura of the Caves. ... Read More

Regular session of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod begins at the Laura of the Caves in Kiev

OCP- July 27, 2012

On 26 July 2012, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in the capital of Ukraine and proceeded to the Holy Assumption ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill to visit Ukraine on July 26 to 28

OCP- July 19, 2012

Interfax-Ukraine 18/7/2012 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will visit Ukraine on July 26 to 28 to join celebrations of 20 years since Metropolitan ... Read More

Statement from the Holy Synod Regarding the Resignation of Metropolitan Jonah

OCP- July 19, 2012

SYOSSET, NY 16/7/2012 On July 16, 2012, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America issued the following statement in regard to ... Read More

Holy Synod, OCA officers, Metropolitan Council meet

OCP- July 13, 2012

SYOSSET, NY 11/7/2012 On Tuesday evening, July 10, 2012, members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, officers of the ... Read More

Holy Synod appoints Archbishop Nathaniel Locum Tenens, Bishop Michael Temporary Administrator

OCP- July 11, 2012

SYOSSET, NY 9/7/2012 On Monday, July 9, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah and the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops met via conference call ... Read More

Metropolitan Jonah tenders resignation

OCP- July 9, 2012

SYOSSET, NY 8/7/2012 In a letter addressed to the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops dated Friday, July 6, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah ... Read More

The Working Session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church

OCP- July 9, 2012

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 5 July 2012, the working session of the Romanian Orthodox Church took place in the ... Read More

Georgia church declares ID cards ‘Satan-free’

OCP- July 6, 2012

AFP 6/7/2012 TBILISI - Georgia's powerful Orthodox Church has assured believers that the ex-Soviet state's new electronic identity cards do not carry the mark of ... Read More

Bulgarian church row over return of the Archons

OCP- June 26, 2012

Clive Leviev-Sawyer 25/6/2012 A petition, public protest and open division among the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have followed the church’s new rules legitimising the awarding of ... Read More