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Ordination of a Deacon at the Patriarchate of Jerusalemtranslated

October 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Yesterday, October 2, 2026, the Ordination of a Deacon was performed at Frikto Golgotha by the Most Reverend Archbishop of Gerasos Mr. Theofanis. The new Deacon will serve in the Russian-speaking community of Haifa.

The announcement of the Chief Secretariat in detail:

On the morning of Friday, September 19 / October 2, 2026, in a Divine Liturgy on the Awful Calvary, officiated by the Elder Sceoukeeper of the Reverend Archbishop of Hierapolis, Mr. Isidoros, the Reverend Archbishop of Gerason, Mr. Theophanis, in accordance with the decision of the Holy and Holy Synod (RMB Conference/31-02-2026), ordained the scholar Mr. Dionysion (Dennis Novikov) as a deacon, in order to minister in the Russian-speaking Community of Haifa.

The Abbot of Haifa Archimandrite Artemios participated in this Liturgy and ordination, Elders of the Haifa area, the parish of Haifa, Holy Burial Fathers, in the presence of the ordained.

Before the ordination, the ordaining Bishop addressed patristic exhortations to the person being ordained.

After the ordination, the ordained after the ordaining High Priest, the Abbot of Haifa Archimandrite Artemios and members of the...

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Надежда Тарасова

I am happy for Father Dionisy, now he will serve in the Russian community of Haifa. I wonder how he will cope with his arrival there - after all, the place is not easy. Congratulations!

Максим Воробьёв

I'm happy for Denis, now Father Dionysius. It’s good that he was placed in the Russian-speaking community of Haifa, where our people gather. I wonder how he will combine ministry with life in such a hot and crowded city.

Дмитрий Васильев

I am happy for Father Dionisy, I have known him for a long time as a serious and well-read person. Haifa is indeed a difficult place, but with a bishop like Bishop Feofan and with Father Artemy by his side, I think he can cope. Have you, Nadezhda, been to that community?

Bojana Savić

I work for father Dionysius, I see that he is already known as a man who reads a lot. Haifa is a really hot and lively city, but when Father Artemija and Bishop Teofan are there, it will be easier for him to find his way. Dmitri, have you ever been to a Liturgy in that Russian community?

Соломія Коваленко

Glad for Father Dionysius, he is truly a well-read person, as Dmytro writes. It is good that it was placed in the Russian-speaking community of Haifa, where people need their native language in the service. I wonder if he will have time to communicate with the local Arabs, or whether that is a separate matter.

Danica Radovanović

I'm glad that Father Dionysius is already known for reading a lot, that's important for ministry. Artemies and Theophanes really know the conditions there, so they will surely help him. Dmitri, were you in that community in Haifa?

Ana Jovanović

Yes, I read that Dionysius is in books a lot, it really helps when he has to give sermons to Russophones. Artemije seemed to me like the man who holds everything together in Haifa, so I believe it will be easier for him. Dmitri, have you been there before?