On October 27, 2026, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of clergy from the countries under the pastoral jurisdiction of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa arrived in Moscow.
Sixteen delegates from eleven countries of the African continent will take part in events organized by the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa to mark the Third Russia–Africa Summit.
At the Danilovskaya Hotel, the group of clergy was greeted by the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa. His Eminence warmly welcomed the clergy and held a general meeting devoted to organizational matters.
The delegation includes Bishop Euphimy of Lukhovitsy, Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa and Dean of the Egyptian Ecclesiastical District, as well as clergy from the Exarchate in South Africa, Mauritius, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Côte d’Ivoire, including the heads of 13 social institutions (educational centers and orphanages) of the Russian Orthodox Church in African countries.
Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
