Bishops of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia assisted His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on the sixteenth anniversary of the enthronement of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On February 1, 2025, the Russian Orthodox Church prayerfully celebrated the 16th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’. Prayers were offered in all churches and monasteries for the Primate of the Church, elected at the Local Council of 2009 to the Moscow Patriarchal Throne.
On this significant day, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the enthronement vestments in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
His Holiness was assisted by a host of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergius of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and Metropolitan Paul of Manila and Hanoi.
At the end of the Liturgy, after the “Many Years”, Metropolitan Gregory of Voskresensk read out a congratulatory address from members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the 16th anniversary of his enthronement.
The Primate of the Russian Church addressed the participants of the solemn service with a Primate’s word.
Then, church awards were presented to the Most Reverend Archpastors who celebrated memorable dates and especially worked for the good of the Holy Church. Then, a reception was held on the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’.
