Vicar of Odesa Eparchy takes part in enthronement of ROCOR First Hierarch
On September 18, 2022, Bishop Viktor of Artsyz, Vicar of the Odessa Eparchy, concelebrated with the hierarchs of ROCOR and the Local Churches at the Divine Liturgy, in which the enthronement of the newly elected First Hierarch of ROCOR took place. It is reported by synod.com.
Also, Bishop Longin of New Gracanica-Midwestern America (Serbian Orthodox Church) concelebrated with Bishop Viktor.
Let us recall that the enthronement of the newly elected First Hierarch of ROCOR took place at the Znamensky Cathedral in New York. On the eve of September 17, Bishop Nicholas was elevated to the rank of metropolitan with the title of "Eastern America and New York".
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