The monastic tonsure of nun Maria Buniel
On February 7, Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi performed the monastic tonsure of the nun Maria Buniel, with name Olga, in honor of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga. The monastic tonsure took place in the church in honor of St. Matrona of Moscow in Davao.
Bishops of Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia Took Part in Roundtable on Cooperation between Russian Orthodox Church and Compatriots Living in Asia and Australia
On November 26-27, the roundtable “The Russian Orthodox Church and Compatriots: Experience of Cooperation in Asia and Australia” was held in Bangkok, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, headed by Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations.
Celebrations on the Occasion of 25th Anniversary of Russian Orthodox Church in Kingdom of Thailand were Held in Bangkok
On November 26, 2024, the feast day of St. John Chrysostom, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Patriarchal Exarch for Southeast Asia; Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi; Archbishop Feofan of Korea; and Bishop Pitirim of Jakarta, vicar of the Diocese of Singapore, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bangkok. The solemn service was dedicated to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the presence of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Kingdom of Thailand.
Patriarchal Exarch for Southeast Asia Performed Great Consecration of the Church of Archangel Michael in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Celebrated Divine Liturgy in Newly-consecrated Church
On November 17, 2024, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, the Great Consecration of the Church of the Archangel Michael took place in the city of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The solemn service was led by the Patriarchal Exarch for Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and Southeast Asia.