Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Antiochian Orthodox Church |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint George, London |
| Patriarch | John X of Antioch[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Metropolitan Silouan[2] |
The Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland is a diocese of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in England.
History
Before 1995, only one Antiochian Orthodox community was around in England. On the 17th of October 2013, the Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch established the Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland.[3][4]
On the 24th of June 2015, after a period of deliberation, Archimandrite Silouan Oner was elected by the Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch to serve as the first Metropolitan of the Archdiocese. On the 30th of August 2015, Oner received his episcopal consecration at the Monastery of St. George, Al-Humraiyah in Syria.[5] Oner was enthroned on the 27th of February 2016.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Biography". Antioch. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ "British Isles and Ireland". Antioch.
- ↑ "Archdiocese – Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland".
- 1 2 "Antiochian Church in the UK".
- ↑ "The Metropolitan – Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland".
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