Clergy of Belgian Deanery hold concelebrated Liturgy in Brussels

Archpriest Dmytro Popescu. Photo: DECR UOC

On April 12, 2025 – Lazarus Saturday – a concelebrated Divine Liturgy was held at the parish of the Western European Vicariate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in honor of the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kyiv Caves in Brussels, the UOC’s Department for External Church Relations reports.

During the service, the clergy and parish rectors of the Belgian Deanery received confession.

The Liturgy was presided over by the dean, Archpriest Dmytro Popescu.

After the service, the clergy discussed various aspects of parish life within the deanery, as well as preparations for the upcoming celebration of the Bright Resurrection of Christ.

The DECR also published a list of UOC parishes in Belgium where festive Paschal services will be conducted by the clergy of the Belgian Deanery:

City of Brussels
Address: Rue de la Mécanique 1, 1070 Anderlecht
Phone: +32 475 31 13 72

City of Antwerp
Address: Sint-Hubertusstraat 12, 2600 Antwerpen
Phone: +32 456 53 90 97

City of Spa
Address: Rue Brixhe 24, 4900 Spa
Phone: +32 465 44 04 25

City of Liège
Address: Rue d'Amercoeur 22, 4020 Liège
Phone: +32 474 35 41 44, +32 473 22 91 61

City of Dunkirk (France)
Address: 2 Rue Paul Chaudel, 59140 Dunkerque
Phone: +32 465 27 74 99

As the UOJ previously reported, UOC parishes in Europe have donated funds to support the medical treatment of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.

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