Metropolitan Iakovos, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Ireland (Ecumenical Patriarchate), has expressed openness to collaborating with Bishop Nectarie, who is set to be enthroned on Saturday in Dublin as the first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland.
“I wish him all the best for the new assignment!” conveyed Metropolitan Iakovos in a message to Basilica.ro.
“May God grant him the strength and illumination to serve the faithful from the new position! I look forward working together for the glory of God with humility love unity good intentions and most important with respect to the Ecclesiology of the Orthodox Church based on the Ecumenical Councils and the Tradition!”
“The Ecumenical Patriarchate is always open to everyone for collaboration and successful ministry by the grace of God,” he added.
Bishop Nectarie is the newest member of the Holy Synod. He was consecrated as a bishop in September 2023 and served as a vicar bishop for the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western Europe, which included the jurisdiction of the newly established Diocese of Ireland.
The enthronement ceremony of the first Romanian Bishop of Ireland and Iceland will take place on Saturday, January 11, at the “St. Columba” Parish – Dublin II, located on Blakestown Way, Dublin 15.
Photo: Facebook / Iakovos Antonopoulos / Source: Basilica.ro
