Meeting of the Patriarch of Alexandria with the President of the Republic of Angolatranslated

As part of his official visit to the Republic of Angola, His Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Mr. Theodoros II, received a warm welcome today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in the country's capital, Luanda, by the President of the Republic of Angola, Mr. João Lourenço, in an atmosphere of cordiality and mutual respect. His Beatitude was accompanied by the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Democratic Republic of Congo, with parallel accreditation to the Republic of Angola, Mr. Antonios Papadopoulos, as well as the Honorary Consul of Greece in Angola, Mr. Georgios Dossopoulos.

The meeting was of particular importance to the Alexandrian Primate, as Angola holds a special place in His heart, having been connected with it during his pastoral ministry as Metropolitan of Zimbabwe and Angola. This personal relationship, the deep knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the country and the essential communication he had developed with its people, gave the visit a special emotional and spiritual weight.

During the talks, issues of mutual interest were examined, with an emphasis on the prospects for the development of Orthodoxy...