On February 11, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met with Archimandrite Alexander Belya, the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, at his residence in the Fener district of Constantinople (Istanbul). Archimandrite Haralampy Nichev, representative of the Patriarchal Bulgarian parishes in Constantinople, and... Read more...
As the trip was also a pilgrimage to Constantinople, Archimandrite Alexander and Warden Ivan visited the cathedrals and holy sites of the Ecumenical Church. They prayed at many of the city’s numerous churches.
On January 31, 2022 Archimandrite Alexander, the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in New York, where he met with Archbishop Elpidophoros.
The 2022 Calendar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America was published in the first days of the new year.
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Prot. No. 296/2021 Archiepiscopal Encyclical on the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
Red Bank is a town in New Jersey in close proximity to Manhattan. The Orthodox Christian community of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was founded there in 1950.
On October 22, 1991, Metropolitan Bartholomew of Chalcedon was elected the 270th Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States America was established ten years ago following an initiative by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The United States is a nation of immigrants where millions of people from different parts of the world arrive every year for many different reasons.
