On October 11, 2026, the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, the patronal feast was celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh of the South African Diocese in Johannesburg (South Africa). Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa, Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
His Eminence was concelebrated by Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy, dean of parishes in South Africa and rector of the cathedral; Priest Anatoly Trushin, a cleric of the Parish of the Archangel Michael in Lusaka (Zambia); and Deacon Stephen Hayes, a cleric of St. Sergius Cathedral.
The previous evening, a vigil service was held at the cathedral. The evening service was attended by R.E. Ambarov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of South Africa.
Following the Liturgy, a traditional procession of the cross took place.
After the service, His Eminence delivered an archpastoral address and congratulated those gathered on the feast day of the cathedral.
Earlier, on October 9, Metropolitan Konstantin met with H.E. Ambarov, the Russian Ambassador to South Africa. Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy and the Metropolitan’s personal secretary, Reader V.V. Dendyuk, participated in the meeting.
Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
