In Memoriam: Metropolitan Michael of Vienna

Metropolitan Michael (Staikos) of Vienna has fallen asleep in the Lord at the age of sixty-five. Metropolitan Michael, a native of Athens, was educated in Athens, Vienna, and Thessalonica. From 1965 onwards he served in various capacities in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Vienna, being elected an auxiliary of the metropolis in 1985 and in late 1991 being elected Metropolitan of Vienna by the Holy Synod of the Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church. May his memory be eternal! More (in Bulgarian) on his life and recent repose can be found here.

Establishment of New Serbian Orthodox Diocese Marked in Vienna

Bishops Irinej of Bachka and Constantine of Central Europe of the Serbian Orthodox Church have concelebrated the Divine Liturgy in Vienna's Church of the Resurrection to mark the formal handing over of care for the Serbian Orthodox Church in Austria and Switzerland to Bishop Irinej, who was made locum tenens of the new Eparchy of Vienna during the recent Holy Assembly of Bishops in Belgrade. More here.

Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Receives Austrian State Honor

Metropolitan Michael of Vienna of the Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church has been awarded the highest honor of the Republic of Austria in recognition of his work to integration the Greek Orthodox Church in Austria into Austrian society. More here.

St. Rupert of Salzburg

Joyous feast! St. Rupert was the enlightener of what today is Bavaria and Austria who also founded the modern city of Salzburg on the ruins of an old Roman town. St. Rupert fell asleep in 710 and is widely venerated in both Austria and Bavaria. More on his life can be found here. May his blessing and prayers be with us all!

Viennese Church Transferred to the Serbian Orthodox Church

The transfer of a Roman Catholic church in Vienna to the Serbian Orthodox Church has been concluded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and Bishop Konstantin (Djokic) of Central Europe. More here.