Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa Delegation Visits Moscow Theological Academy

On August 24, 2025, Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa, the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, and a delegation of deans from the North African and South African dioceses of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, currently in Russia with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra and the Moscow Theological Academy.

The delegation included Bishop Euthymius of Lukhovitsy, vicar of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, as well as deans of church districts in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Malawi, the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Madagascar, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso. The delegation also included clergy from the exarchate in Angola, Gabon, Zambia, and Mauritius.

In the Elizaveta Hall of the Academy, the guests were welcomed by Bishop Kirill of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov, abbot of the Lavra and rector of the theological school. 

After the meeting, the African clergy venerated the relics of the monastery's founder, St. Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, in the Trinity Cathedral and took a tour of the monastery's churches.

MThA Press Office