On April 18, 2026, the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa, arrived in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. This is his first visit to the country since he began his ministry in Africa.
The bishop is accompanied by the chairman of the Missionary Department of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, Priest George Maximov, and his personal secretary, Reader V.V. Dendyuk.
On this day, the Exarch met with D.V. Kurakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Senegal and Gambia.
The meeting addressed issues regarding the presence of the Russian Orthodox Church in Senegal.
On April 19, the Second Sunday after Easter, the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, and Antipascha, Metropolitan Konstantin celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the grounds of the Russian Embassy in Dakar.
The service was attended by Russian Ambassador D.V. Kurakov, staff of the diplomatic mission, and compatriots residing in the country.
At the end of the Liturgy, His Eminence congratulated those present on the feast and delivered an archpastoral homily.
All participants in the service were presented with decorative Easter eggs.
Patriarchal exarchate of Africa
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On the Second Sunday of Easter, Metropolitan Konstantin celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Senegal for the first time
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