"Bishop Athanasius is beloved and well known throughout the USA for the past 20 years..."

Orthodox Christian Mission Center - OCMC



"From Fr. Luke Veronis:

The Wake of Bishop Athanasius of Kisumu and Western Kenya will be held today at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church (37 Lake Parkway, Webster, MA) from 4:00-9:00pm with the Trisagion Service at 7:00pm.

Bishop Athanasius is beloved and well known throughout the USA for the past 20 years. He came here as a mission student supported by the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) in 1998, studying at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. After graduating with a Masters of Divinity in 2002, the OCMC continued to support him as he served as a Kenyan missionary to South Africa for the following 13 years. He helped to create the first interracial Orthodox churches followed the era of apartheid in South Africa. The last three years he helped establish the new Diocese of Kisumu and Western Kenya. He passed on to eternal life on January 4, 2019 at the age of 48 years old following an unexpected illness.

May our Lord open up the gates of paradise to receive His faithful and beloved servant. May his memory be eternal!"

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