ROCOR Archbishop Visits Mexico

Archbishop Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad has made a pastoral visit to Mexico, during his stay in the country leading celebrations in honor of the founding of Mexico City's Skete of the Holy Trinity and meeting with Metropolitan Athenagoras (Aneste) of the Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church in Mexico and Bishop Alejo (Pacheco y Vera) of the Orthodox Church in Mexico. More here.

Russian Orthodox Archbishops Participate in 199th Anniversary of the Founding of Fort Ross

In honor of the 199th anniversary of the founding of Fort Ross this past Thursday Archbishops Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) and Justinian (Ovchinnikov) of Narofominsk, representative of the Moscow Patriarchate to the American Orthodox Church, visited the northern Californian fort to take part in the anniversary celebrations as well as planning for the upcoming 200th anniversary.

As part of this year's celebrations Archbishop Justinian served the Divine Liturgy in Fort Ross' Holy Trinity Church with Archbishop Kyrill and other clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church and the ROCOR in attendance. More (in Russian) here.

Hawai'i Icon Visits Oregon

The myrrh-streaming Hawai'i Icon of the Mother of God, a copy of the wonderworking Montreal Icon (itself a copy of the Portaitissa or Iveron Icon), will be visiting several American, Greek, and Russian Orthodox churches in northwestern Oregon this week and weekend with the blessing of Archbishop Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. The schedule of the Hawai'i Icon's visit to Oregon can be found here.

New Mission in SE Washington

It is my joy on this feast of St. John the Wonderworker to report that Archbishop Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia has dedicated a new mission of his diocese in southeastern Washington to St. John! More here.

Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco Granted Leave of Absence

Archbishop Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad's Western American Diocese has been granted a leave of absence by the Synod Abroad for medical treatment. During his absence Archbishop Kyrill's auxiliary, Bishop Theodosius (Ivashchenko) of Seattle, will administer the Western American Diocese on his behalf. The decree appointing Bishop Theodosius as diocesan administrator can be found here.