DECR Chairman
25.02.2013 8:20
Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church takes part in the enthronement of Bulgarian Patriarch
On 24 February 2013, the Patriarchal Electoral Church and People’s Council which took place in Sofia elected Metropolitan Neophyte of Ruse as Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of Bulgaria.
25.02.2013 7:54
DECR chairman celebrates Divine Liturgy at the metochion of Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia
On 24 February 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the St Nicholas Church, metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia.
21.02.2013 20:07
Metropolitan Hilarion completes his working visit to Kazakhstan
On 20 February 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius School for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, completed his visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
21.02.2013 12:00
Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with the head of Agency for Religious Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
On 20 February 2013, in Astana, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Kairat Lama Sharif, chairman of the Agency for Religious Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
21.02.2013 11:55
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
On 20 February 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for Exter5nmal Church Relations, met with Erlan Idrisov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
21.02.2013 11:45
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Kazakh Senate Speaker
On 20 February 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Kairat Mami, chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
20.02.2013 13:19
Advanced courses for bishops in Kazakhstan, Central Asia and Azerbaijan
With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a field course of advanced studies has been opened at the Sts Cyril and Methodius Religious and Cultural Center in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is intended for bishops in the Russian Orthodox Church’s Metropolitan Regions of Kazakhstan, Central…
19.02.2013 15:18
(Russian) Открылись курсы повышения квалификации для архиереев Казахстана, Средней Азии и Азербайджана
(Russian) На открытии с приветственным словом к архиереям обратился глава Митрополичьего округа в Республике Казахстан. С первой лекцией – «Механизмы обеспечения единства Церкви» – выступил митрополит Волоколамский Иларион.
19.02.2013 10:50
Metropolitan Hilarion begins his visit to Kazakhstan
On 18 February 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission (SBTC) and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Church Postgraduate and Doctoral School arrived in Kazakhstan with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch…
18.02.2013 15:15
DECR chairman sends message of greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa on the occasion of his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, greeted His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa with his Name Day. The text is given below.