His Emminence Metropolitan John

Pastoral-Ecclesiastical Activities

01.10.2008 - 23.05.09

F R A N C E

Pastoral visits

• Paris – Parish of St Stephan
• Blanc Mesnil - Parish of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel
• Carcassonne – Convent of the Resurrection
• Nice - Parish of St Ignatius of Antioch
• Marseilles – in order to establish a parish

Official visits

• Syrian Embassy
• Lebanese Embassy
• Greek Embassy
• Monsieur David SENAT, Counseller for Legal and Judicial Affairs and Religious Groups, Ministry of the Interior

Ecclesiastical visits:

• Archbishop Gabriel – Ecumenical Patriarchate, Paris
• His Eminence André Vint-Trois, Cardinal of Paris
• Reverend Claude Baty, President of the Protestant Federation of France
• Monsignor Olivier de Berranger, Bishop of Saint Denis
• St Serge Institute of Orthodox Theology – Paris
• Bishop Gerard Daucourt de Nanterre

Ecclesiastical events

• Visit to the meeting of orthodox youth
• Meeting of priests in France – Paris
• Ordination of the Monk Romanos as Deacon
• Conferring a diocesan honour upon Archimandrite Grégorios Saliby
• Attending the Ecumenical Patriarch’s reception
• Participating in the periodic meeting of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in France
• Meeting of the Diocesan Council – Paris
• Establishing the Sorority of Sainte Genevieve for Ladies - Paris

G E R M A N Y

Pastoral visits

• Berlin – Parish of St George
• Cologne (1) – Parish of St Demetrius
• Cologne (2) – Parish of St George
• Münster/Osnabrück – Parish of the Holy Theotokos
• Wiesbaden – Parish of St John Chrysostom
• Butzbach – Parish of SS Peter and Paul
• Karlruhe – Parish of SS Peter and Paul
• Pforzheim – Parish of SS Peter and Paul
• Mannheim – Parish of SS Peter and Paul
• Stuttgart – Parish of SS Peter and Paul
• Schwennigen – Parish of St George

Official visits

• Syrian Embassy - Berlin
• Lebanese Embassy - Berlin
• Palestinian Embassy - Berlin
• Greek Embassy  - Berlin
• Cypriot Embassy  - Berlin
• President of the Nordrhein-Westfalen State Parliament, Mrs Regina van Dinther
• The Bürgermeister of Butzbach
• The First Secretary (Minister for Faiths) in the state of Baden-Württemberg

Ecclesiastical visits

• Archbishop Augustine – Ecumenical Patriarchate, Bonn
• The Chairman of the Council of Bishops of the Evangelical Church in Germany, His Eminence Archbishop Dr. Wolfgang Huber – Berlin
• Cardinal  Sterzinsky of Berlin
• The Bishop of the Evangelical Church in the Kurhessen-Waldeck district, Prof. Dr. Martin Hein – Kassel
• The Evangelical Bishop of Stuttgart, Frank Otfried July
• The Evangelical Bishop of the city of Karlsruhe,  Dr. Ulrich Fischer

Ecclesiastical events

• Meetings with priests in Berlin and Cologne
• Attending the scheduled meeting of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Germany (KOKID) – Bonn
• Laying a foundation stone for the church and spiritual centre in Butzbach
• Conference of Antiochian parishes in Germany - Cologne

U N I T E D    K I N G D O M

Pastoral visits

• London (1) – Parish of St George
• London (2) – Parish of St Botolph
• York  – Parish of St Constantine the Great
• Doncaster – Parish of SS Columba and Kentigern
• Louth – Parish of St Aethelheard
• Lincoln – Parish of All Saints of Lincolnshire
• Colchester  – Parish of St Helen
• Manchester – Parish of St Aidan

Official visits

• Syrian Ambassador – London
• Lebanese Ambassador – London
• Oxford University
• Cambridge University

Ecclesiastical visits

• Archbishop Gregorios – Ecumenical Patriarchate – London
• Metropolitan Kallistos Ware – Ecumenical Patriarchate – Oxford
• Metropolitan Basil – Ecumenical Patriarchate according to the Russian Rite – Oxford
• Metropolitan Mar Athanasius of the Syrian Orthodox Church – London
• The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams
• Richard Chartres DD FSA, Bishop of London
• The Monastery of St John the Baptist – Essex
• The Monastery of St Athanasius, of the Coptic Orthodox Church
• The Institute for Orthodox Theological Studies – Cambridge

Lectures

• Lecture at York St John University , entitled “Christianity in the Middle East”
• Lecture at Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln, entitled “The Antiochian Patriarchate”

Ecclesiastical events

• General meeting of the Parish of St George – London
• Meeting of British and Irish priests
• Celebration of Orthodox Sunday with the attendance of the Orthodox bishops in England in St George’s Cathedral - London

I R E L A N D

Pastoral visits

• Belfast – Parish of St Ignatius of Antioch
• Dublin – Parish of the Holy Trinity

Ecclesiastical visits

• The Supreme Head of the Anglican Church in Ireland, Archbishop Alan Harper
• The Supreme Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady
• The Bishop of Down and Connor, Catholic Church, Bishop Noel Treanor
• Trinity College and St Patrick’s Cathedral – Dublin
• The Indian Church - Dublin

Lectures

• Two lectures at Edgehill Methodist College  - Belfast. First lecture entitled “Thoughts on Orthodox Spirituality”, the second entitled “Divinity and Worship in the Orthodox Tradition.”

Ecclesiastical events

• Opening an exhibition of icons in Belfast
• Ordination of Paul Totten to the Diaconate – Belfast

S W I T Z E R L A N D

Pastoral visits

• Geneva – Parish of the Resurrection

Official visits

• The Syrian Ambassador
• The Lebanese Ambassador
• The Palestinian Ambassador

Ecclesiastical visits

• Metropolitan Jeremy – Ecumenical Patriarchate - Geneva
• The Orthodox Centre, Chambésy - Geneva
• World Council of Churches -Geneva
• The Ecumenical Institute, Bossey, Geneva

I T A L Y

• Metropolitan Gennadios – Ecumenical Patriarchate – Venice
• Milan, in order to establish a new parish there

V A T I C A N   C I T Y

• Visit to Vatican City and participating in the weekly audience of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and meeting His Holiness
• Visit to Cardinal Walter Kasper, the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• Visit to Bishop Brian Farrell, the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity