Anniversary moment in the Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe celebrated through the Holy Liturgy in Rometranslated

The Church of the Romanian Parish "The Entry of the Lord in Jerusalem" in Ostia, Rome, hosted the Holy Liturgy on Wednesday on the occasion of three anniversaries in the life of the Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe.

The 25th anniversary of the establishment of the metropolitanate, the 25th anniversary of the elevation to the rank of metropolitan of His Holiness Father Joseph, and the ordination of His Holiness Father Siluan, the Bishop of Italy, to the hierarch were marked.

The service was officiated by all the hierarchs of the Metropolitanate of Western and Southern Europe and Metropolitan Seraphim of Germany, Central and Northern Europe.

His Holiness Father Joseph emphasized the importance of the past quarter of a century for the pastoral care of Romanians in the diaspora.

"25 years ago, on October 21, in Bordeaux, in France, His Holiness Father Siluan was ordained a bishop. It was a great joy and a relief for me because I was receiving help, a vicar bishop to help me in the pastoral work in the nine countries where I had communities at that time," IPS Iosif told Trinitas TV.

"At the same time, it is also a moment of great spiritual satisfaction for me personally,...