DECR Chairman

08.04.2013 11:37

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with delegation of Uppsala University

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with delegation of Uppsala University On 6 April 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, met with the delegation of the Uppsala University, Sweden, at the parish house of the Church of the…
06.04.2013 14:27

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Deputy head of Byelorussian Presidential Administration

On 5 April 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion, who stayed in Belarus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Presidential Administration and met with its deputy head, Mr. Alexander M. Ratkov.
06.04.2013 14:26

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in international academic conference in Minsk

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in international academic conference in Minsk On 5 April 2013, an international academic conference on ‘Role of the Edict of Milan in the History of the European Civilization and Topical Issues of Church-State Relations Today’ was held at the Institute of Theology of the Belarusian State University.
04.04.2013 14:28

Metropolitan Hilarion opens theological conference in University of Fribourg

Metropolitan Hilarion opens theological conference in University of Fribourg On 3 April 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, professor of the Moscow Theological Academy and of the University of Fribourg, opened a conference on “Episcopal Ordination and…
01.04.2013 12:25

DECR chairman sends Easter greeting to the heads of Non-Orthodox Churches

DECR chairman sends Easter greeting to the heads of Non-Orthodox Churches Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sent the following Easter greeting to Pope Francis of Rome, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, Praeses Nikolaus Schneider, president of the Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, Dr. Kari Mäkinen, head of the Evangelical Lutheran…
29.03.2013 23:39

Metropolitan Hilarion receives delegation of University of Leuven

On 29 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius School for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, met with the delegation of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).
28.03.2013 19:46

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the meeting on the problems of Orthodoxy in Abkhazia

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the meeting on the problems of Orthodoxy in Abkhazia The participants exchanged opinions on the present situation of Orthodoxy in Abkhazia and prospects of development and shared their vision of the problems and their solution.
28.03.2013 2:00

Patriarch Kirill chairs a meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture

Patriarch Kirill chairs a meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture On March 27, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired a meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture that took place at the St. Sergius Hall of the Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
27.03.2013 15:32

Patriarch Kirill chairs a meeting of the Church-Public Organizing Committee for the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia

On March 27, 2013, the Church-Public Organizing Committee for the 1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Russia met at the patriarchal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery. It was chaired by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
27.03.2013 14:52

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with delegation of the Church of Greece

On 27 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with a delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece, consisting of Metropolitan Basil of Elasson, chairman of the economic management, and Bishop Anthony of Salons, general director of the same…