Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will preside over the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos at the patriarchal church in the Phanar on Friday, April 16, at 16.30.
After the dismissal, the Ecumenical Patriarch will appoint the offikion of the Great Archdeacon of the Holy Church of Jesus Christ to Deacon Paisios, who was the until recently the Director of His Private Office.