Consecration of Tyranoixion of the first Holy Church in the new capital of Tanzaniatranslated

With feelings of praise to the Triune God, the Holy Metropolis of Arusha and Central Tanzania lived a historic day for the Orthodox witness in the heart of Africa. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Arusha and Central Tanzania Mr. Agathonikos, after the blessing of the A.Th.M. of the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa etc. Theodore II, performed the Consecration of the Thyranoixians and the first High Priestly Divine Liturgy in the Holy Church of the Holy Trinity in Dodoma, the new administrative capital of Tanzania. The Pericalli Church, dedicated to the holy name of the Holy and Holy Trinity, is the first Orthodox Church to be built in the new capital of the country and is located in the Nala area, a western suburb of Dodoma. Its construction was made possible thanks to the generous donation of the Brotherhood of the Orthodox Foreign Mission of Thessaloniki, which for a number of years has practically participated in the missionary work of the Second Throne of the Patriarchate on the African continent.

In his inspiring speech, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Arusha and Central Tanzania, Mr. Agathonikos, referred to the importance of the dedication of the first Orthodox Church of the new capital to Saint...