The enthronement of Archbishop John of Charioupolis, Patriarchal Exarch of the Orthodox Parishes of Russian tradition in Western Europe, took place on Thursday 26 May at 5 p.m. at the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.
Archbishop John will presided over the Divine Liturgy on May 27 at 10a.m. in the Cathedral.
At the own proposal of His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Throne, elevated Bishop John of Charioupolis to the rank of Archbishop, honoris causa, and appointed him as Patriarchal Exarch of the Orthodox Parishes of Russian tradition in Western Europe, in accordance with the decision of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Exarchate which met on the 28th March of this year.
Applications for the Children's Summer Camp Wales 2016 are now open.
To apply for a place please complete and return the attached application form. Once places have been allocated you will be sent further details, including a list of required clothing and equipment.
The preparations for this year's Conference and Festival are entering their final stage. The contributors have been confirmed, and rooms have been allocated to all those registered for accommodation.
On March 28, 2016, His Excellency, John, Bishop of Charioupolis has been nominated by the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Parishes in Western Europe, as their candidate at the election of the archbishop by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Throne.
BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, NEW-ROME, AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH, TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH, _GRACE AND PEACE FROM OUR SAVIOR CHRIST, TOGETHER WITH OUR PRAYER, BLESSING AND FORGIVENESS
Beloved and blessed brethren and children in the Lord,
This year again, the beginning of the Great Fast is overshadowed by the dark clouds piling up over the head of humanity. Wars with all the accompanying human tragedies which they cause, pollution of nature, upheaval in the Middle East where we cannot yet understand either causes and outcome or the suffering of poor nations faced with the increasing gulf between North and South. The common man, for such we are, confronted with such an apocalyptic scenario, feels as weak as the grass of the fields.
Christ is Risen !
At the own proposal of His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Throne, elevated Bishop John of Charioupolis to the rank of Archbishop, honoris causa, and appointed him as Patriarchal Exarch of the Orthodox Parishes of Russian tradition in Western Europe, in accordance with the decision of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Exarchate which met on the 28th March of this year.
On March 28, 2016, His Excellency, John, Bishop of Charioupolis has been nominated by the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Parishes in Western Europe, as their candidate at the election of the archbishop by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Throne.
BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, NEW-ROME, AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH, 
