The 19th of October 2019
Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi Pavel celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of the church in of St. Apostle Thomas in Kinabalan, Mindanao island.
His Eminence was consecrated: the rector of the church of St. John of Shanghai, Santa Maria Priest Siluan Thompson, Head of the Office of the Khanty-Mansiysk Diocese Priest Sergius Nagorny; clergyman of the church of the Resurrection of Christ, General Santos hieromonk Vincent (Romanyuk), clergyman of the church of St. Matrona of Moscow in Davao city, Hieromonk Cornelius (Molev), clergyman of the church Matrons of Moscow, Priest Joakim Gonzales,, Priest Moses Cahilig, Priest Roman Buniel, clergyman of the Khanty-Mansi diocese, Deacon Anthony Dolgushin. The archpastor also performed the Sacrament of Baptism for the inhabitants of Kinabalan. After visiting the parishe of the Holy Epiphany in Talas, Metropolitan of Manila and Hanoi Pavel held a meeting of the clergy of the island of Mindanao.