The DECR Chairman visited visited the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
On March 23, 2026, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, arrived in Singapore. At Changi International Airport, he was met by the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and Southeast Asia; the vicar of the Singapore diocese, Bishop Pitirim of Jakarta; and the Ambassador of Russia to Singapore, S.P. Ganzha.
On the same day, Metropolitan Anthony visited the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, where he spoke with the clergy and parishioners. The hierarch familiarized himself with the history of the parish of the Russian Orthodox Church in Singapore and the current life of the local parish community.
Later, during a working meeting, the Chairman of the DECR and the Patriarchal Exarch discussed various issues concerning the presence of the Russian Orthodox Church in Asia.
On the Feast of the Praise of the Most Holy Theotokos (the Saturday of the Akathist) the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Dormition Church in Singapore
The DECR Chairman visited the construction site of the Russian Cultural Center and of the cathedral of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia
