Georgian Patriarch congratulates His Beatitude on enthronement anniversary

Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III of All Georgia. Photo: UOC

His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry received congratulations on the 12th anniversary of his Primatial ministry from Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III of All Georgia, reports the  UOC Information and Educational Department.

In his congratulatory letter, the Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church noted that Metropolitan Onuphry bears with honor the high and responsible Primatial ministry entrusted to him, serving as an example of selfless love for his people and the Church of Christ to his flock.

Patriarch Shio III wished the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church strength of soul and body, as well as the inexhaustible help of the Lord in carrying out his archpastoral ministry for the benefit of the Church.

At the close of the letter, Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III also expressed his wish that the Lord grant His grace, help, and peace to Ukraine and the whole world.

As the UOJ reported, the Serbian Patriarch congratulated the UOC Primate on the 12th anniversary of his enthronement.

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