On 15th November 2017, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, welcomed to the Patriarchate, His Agathonikos, Bishop of Arusha and Central Tanzania and the Very Reverend Hieromonk Porphyrios Chancellor of the Holy Diocese. His Grace Agathonikos briefed His Beatitude on the general progress of the missionary activities of the newly established Diocese of Arusha. They also discussed the preparation of the “International Conference on World Mission and Evangelism” which the World Council of Churches will be organizing from then8th t0n the 13th March 2018, in Arusha, Tanzania, which is considered to be the capital of Eastern Africa.
His Beatitude gave His Grace the necessary guidance for the hosting of the Orthodox Representatives who will participate in the above organization.
On 16th November, the day on which the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew is commemorated, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Patriarchal Chapel of Ss Theodori, served by the Very Reverend Porphyrios, whom His Beatitude consecrated as a Confessor and Archimandrtie of the Patriarchal Throne of St Mark, at the end of the Divine Liturgy.
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