On April 4, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ met with priests of the Russian Orthodox Church serving in countries far abroad.
Taking part in the meeting were the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk; DECR Deputy Chairman Archpriest Nikolai Lishchenyuk; the Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Council of Europe and the European Union and rector of All Saints parish in Strasbourg, Archimandrite Philip (Ryabykh); the Representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ to the Patriarch of Bulgaria, Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeev); the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and rector of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov; the Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko; and the Secretary of the Diocesan Administration of Korsun, Priest Maxim Politov.
During the conversation, the priests told His Holiness about the life of the dioceses and parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the countries where they serve.
At the end of the meeting, His Holiness thanked the clergy for their labors and wished them God’s help in their ministry.
DECR Communication Service/Patriarchia.ru