News / Exarch 04 March 2024 15:36
Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk baptizes thirty locals in the Tanzanian village of Kimamba
On March 4, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk, acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Nicholas the Miracleworker, which is under construction in the..
News / Exarch 25 February 2024 14:18
Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa: Even more priests wish to join the Russian Orthodox Church
The Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa began 2024 with massive visit of clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church to various countries on the African continent. In some of them, services for..
News / Diocese of Southern Africa 14 February 2024 14:05
Parish in Uganda holds meeting to help bereaved families
On 11th February 2024, the Parish of Archangel Michael in Gulu town, Uganda, organized a meeting for the clergy and community members on how to cope with bereavement. Catechist Victor Okello..
News / Exarch 06 February 2024 14:24
Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk meets with Russian Ambassador to Egypt
On February 4, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk, Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, met with H.E. Georgy Borisenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Arab Republic of..
News / Exarch 20 January 2024 22:23
Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa held a meeting of the clergy of South Africa
On the 19th of January 2024, the Feast of the Theophany, after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and the Rite of the Great Consecration of Water in the Church..
News / Exarch 19 January 2024 21:10
Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa celebrated divine services at parishes of the Russian Church in Cape Town
On the 18th of January, the eve of the Epiphany, Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk visited the Church in the name of St. John of the..
News / Exarch 19 January 2024 21:08
Bishop of Zaraisk Konstantin holds memorial service at the burial site of Russian sailors in Cape Town
On 18th January 2024 the acting Patriarchal exarch of Africa the bishop of Zaraisk Konstantin, during his pastoral visit to South Africa, went to the historical naval cemetery in Simon’s..
News / Exarch 15 January 2024 22:59
Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk celebrates at the church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg
On January 14, the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and the commemoration day of St. Basil the Great, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk, Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, celebrated..
News / Exarch 11 January 2024 22:57
Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa visits South African Republic
On January 11, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk, Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa began his visit to the South African Republic. Accompanying him with the blessing of Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk,..
Documents / Exarch 06 January 2024 12:02
The Christmas message of the Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk
The Christmas message of the Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk to the priests, monastics and all the faithful of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa of the..
Documents / Patriarch 06 January 2024 12:00
Christmas message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
Christmas Message from Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Rus’ to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church Beloved in the Lord archpastors,..
Documents / Holy Synod 26 December 2023 20:04
Internal regulations regarding the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
The document was approved at a meeting of the Holy Synod on March 24, 2022 (Journal No. 5). 1. The Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa (hereinafter referred to as the “Exarchate”)..
Documents / Holy Synod 25 December 2023 18:29
The Decision of the Holy Synod establishing the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
On December 29, 2021, at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', a..
News / Diocese of Southern Africa 21 December 2023 22:36
Certificates presented in Kenya for completing online courses at the Moscow Theological Academy
On Sunday 17th December 2023 the community of the holy apostle James in the Kenyan town of Chekalini in Kakamega district celebrated the feast day of the holy martyr Barbara. The..
News / Diocese of Southern Africa 19 December 2023 20:20
140 residents participated in a workshop for children and youth in the Kenyan village of Gesonso
On the 14 of November, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the parish of St. Peter the Apostle in the village of Gesonso (Kisii County, Kenya). The Divine service was..