Russian priests will visit African countries during the Christmas holidays

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The clergy of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa will visit the continent on Christmas, while after the change of leadership of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, one cleric was ordained there, another moved to the exarchate from the Church of Alexandria, eleven seminarians came to study in Russia, and five monks and novices went to practice in monasteries in Russia, said the chairman of the Missionary Department of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa Priest Georgy Maximov.
Bishop Konstantin (Ostrovsky) of Zaraisk was appointed Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa in October.
"During these two months, Bishop Konstantin ordained one African cleric, brought eleven seminarians to Russian seminaries, sent five nuns and novices to practice in Russian monasteries, one cleric was accepted from the Greeks (the Alexandrian Orthodox Church – ed.), a large-scale trip of Russian priests to African countries for Christmas was prepared, including a trip by himself Bishops, humanitarian projects have been implemented, for example, assistance to Orthodox people affected by the floods in the CAR," Georgy Maksimov wrote in his Telegram channel.
On December 29, 2021, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to establish the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa with two dioceses in its composition: North African and South African. Metropolitan Leonid was appointed Patriarchal Exarch of Africa. The reason for the synod's decisions was that Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and All Africa recognized the schismatic OCU and entered the name of its head Epiphany Dumenko into the diptych, after which a number of priests from Africa appealed to the ROC with a request to accept them into their jurisdiction.


According to the materials of RIA Novosti

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