100th anniversary of ROCOR German Diocese prayerfully celebrated in Munich

ROCOR bishops at the Liturgy in Munich. Photo: ROCOR press service

ROCOR marked the centenary of the German Diocese with a solemn Liturgy in Munich on May 1, 2026. This is reported by UOJ in Germany.

The Divine Liturgy was held at the Cathedral of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. The divine service was concelebrated by:

Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York,

Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany,

Metropolitan Peter of Prespa and Pelagonia,

Archbishop Cyril of San Francisco and Western America,

Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada,

Archbishop John of Caracas and South America,

Archbishop Tikhon of Ruza,

Archbishop Michael,

Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe,

Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan,

Bishop Luke of Syracuse,

Bishop James of Sonora,

Bishop Hiob of Stuttgart,

Bishop Spyridon of Toronto,

Bishop Michael of Boston,

Bishop Peter of Seattle,

Archimandrite Roman Krasovsky, head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.

The celebration was attended by guests from the Ohrid Archbishopric. Believers gathered both inside the cathedral and outside: many came from different regions specifically for the jubilee events.

The centenary of the German Diocese became one of the reasons for holding the Council of Bishops precisely in Munich. The Council opened on April 29 and will continue until May 5, 2026. The jubilee Liturgy on May 1 became the central event of the celebrations.

As the UOJ reported, the ROCOR Council of Bishops began in Munich. The German Diocese is one of the oldest overseas structures of the Russian Orthodox Church and traces its history to 1926.

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