The Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of Italy and Melitis mettranslated

In the Holy Church of Saint James (San Jacopo) in Florence, the meeting of the Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of Italy and Melitis took place on Friday, October 16, 2026, which was convened by its President, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Italy Mr. Polykarpos. The gathering was dedicated to examining important issues concerning the presence, mission and witness of the Orthodox Church in the ecclesiastical and social environment of Italy. The meeting was attended by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Italy, Mr. Polykarpos, ex officio President of the Assembly; the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Switzerland, Italy and Melitis, Mr. Andreas, of the Serbian Patriarchate, accompanied by the Archpriest Fr. Rasko Radovic; the Most Reverend Bishop of Domodedovo, Mr. Simeon, representing Metropolitan of Dubna, Mr. Ioannis, of the Archdiocese of Paris of the Russian Church, accompanied by Abbot Fr. Viktoros Kretsos; as well as the Auxiliary Bishops of the Holy Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy, the Theophilist Bishops of Kratia, etc.

Georgios, Mr. Dionysios of Kotiaeiou and Mr. Athenagoras of Thermon.

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