DECR Chairman

21.01.2019 17:51

Annual Christmas dinner takes place at Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with participation of church officials

Annual Christmas dinner takes place at Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with participation of church officials On January 21, 2019, the annual Christmas dinner held was at the Reception House of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the invitation of leaders of the Russian foreign affairs department.
21.01.2019 15:38

DECR chairman sends name-day greetings to Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria

DECR chairman sends name-day greetings to Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, has greeted the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the commemoration day of his heavenly patron, the Holy Martyr Neophytos.
21.01.2019 12:42

DECR chairman meets with the newly appointed Ambassador of Hungary to Russia

DECR chairman meets with the newly appointed Ambassador of Hungary to Russia On 21 January 2019 Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with H.E. Norbert Konkoly, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to the Russian Federation.
14.01.2019 9:30

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Russian Orthodox Church originated in Kiev, not in Moscow, not in St. Petersburg

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Russian Orthodox Church originated in Kiev, not in Moscow, not in St. Petersburg Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, gave an interview to the TV channel RT.
11.01.2019 23:34

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his pilgrimage to Holy Land

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his pilgrimage to Holy Land On January 10 and 11, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), continued his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
10.01.2019 20:43

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel On 10 January 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with H.E. Alexander Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation…
10.01.2019 15:17

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem On January 10, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), who is on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land made with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Patriarchate of Jerusalem to meet with…
10.01.2019 5:20

Metropoltan Hilarion venerates shrines in Jerusalem and Bethlehem and celebrates Liturgy at the Lord’s Sepulcher

Metropoltan Hilarion venerates shrines in Jerusalem and Bethlehem and celebrates Liturgy at the Lord’s Sepulcher Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), has continued his pilgrimage to the Holy Land he is making with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
09.01.2019 15:47

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in Gorny Convent

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in Gorny Convent On January 9, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who is on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Gorny Convent of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission.
07.01.2019 8:01

DECR chairman sends Christmas greetings to Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches

DECR chairman sends Christmas greetings to Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent Christmas greetings.