On October 7, 2026, the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa, met with A.R. Lyukmanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Arab Republic of Egypt, and concurrently the Russian Federation’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the League of Arab States in Cairo.
The meeting was attended by Bishop Euphimy of Lukhovitsy, Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa and Dean of the Egyptian Ecclesiastical District; Priest Dimitry Gurov, acting rector of the Parish of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers in Hurghada; and V.V. Dendyuk.
During the conversation, they discussed the activities and prospects for the development of the Russian Orthodox Church’s presence in Egypt.
Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
