| I owe a great debt of gratitude to Metropolitan Kallistos—or at least to Timothy Ware. I read his book The Orthodox Church long ago and it was an important part of my conversion to Orthodoxy. I still have the somewhat battered volume on my bookshelf, a gold bishop’s mitre on the cover set off against a black background. That was before Timothy became Kallistos and parenthesized his surname, and I have followed his ecclesiastical promotion and the consequent name changes as he became a priest, then an archimandrite, and then a bishop, and then finally a metropolitan. As well as following his upward path of ecclesiastical promotion, I have also followed what I consider to be his downward path away from Orthodox Tradition—or at least from his own formerly-held positions. With each subsequent revision of his classic The Orthodox Church , he seems to embrace progressively liberal views concerning the hot issues of the day, such as the possibility of the ordination of women to the priesthood. Of late he has written about homosexuality, publishing the Foreword for The Wheel , a publication whose stated purpose is “to articulate the Gospel intelligently and constructively for the 21st Century—a pluralistic era which presents Christianity with new and unique challenges, demanding a creative re-imagination of its social identity and role in public discourse”. Those familiar with such verbiage will recognize that its stated purpose is actually to de-construct the current Orthodox Tradition and offer what St. Paul would have called “another Gospel”. Like everything that His Eminence writes, his Foreword was eminently readable and thoughtful. I should say in advance that it would be unfair to characterize his stance as pro-gay. And much of what he says in the piece is quite good, such as his insistence that we give full weight to the Marriage Service as we articulate a theology of sexuality. I have, however, several concerns. My first concern is that he has chosen to write a Foreword for The Wheel in the first place. |
| Thomas E. FitzGerald BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY This essay is intended to be a guide for further investigation into aspects of Orthodox Christianity in general and the Orthodox in America in particular. It is not meant to be an exhaustive bibliography. Special attention is given to the writings of American Orthodox theologians and church historians. GENERAL HISTORIES AND INTRODUCTIONS TO ORTHODOX THOUGHT General introductions to the history of the Orthodox Church can be found in John Meyendorff " s The Orthodox Church (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir " s Seminary Press, 1981) and Alexander Schmemann " s The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy (Crest-wood, NY: St. Vladimir " s Seminary Press, 1977). The most popular general history, and often more accessible than the two books previously mentioned, is from the British Orthodox bishop Timothy (Kallistos) Ware, The Orthodox Church (New York: Penguin Books, rev. ed., 1993). For studies dealing with particular historical periods of the Orthodox Church, see John Meyendorff, Imperial Unity (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir " s Seminary Press, 1989) and Byzantium and the Rise of Russia (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir " s Seminary Press, 1989); Richard Haugh, Photius and the Carolingians (Belmont, MA: Nordland, 1975); Anthony-Emil Tachiaos, Cyril and Methodios of Thessalonica: The Acculturation of the Slavs (Thessaloniki: Rekos, 1989); Demetrios Constantellos, Byzantine Philanthropy and Social Welfare (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1968); J. M. Hussey, The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986). Among the best general histories of the Byzantine period are George Ostrogorsky, History of the Byzantine State (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968) and Dimitri Obolinsky, The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500–1453 (London: Cardinal, 1971). Issues related to the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity are discussed in John Meyendorff " s Byzantine Theology (New York: Fordham University Press, 1974). Some aspects of the church under Ottoman rule are covered in Steven Runciman " s The Great Church in Captivity (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968). |
| One of the most influential figures in the English-speaking Orthodox world has reposed in the Lord. His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, 87, the author of the well-known books The Orthodox Church and The Orthodox Way and countless articles, reposed this morning around 1 AM, reports the Patriarchate’s Phos Phanariou outlet. He is also known for producing English translations of The Philokalia, The Lenten Triodion, and The Festal Menaion. Met. Kallistos served as a hierarch of the Church for 40 years. He had been ill for quite some time, and was able to receive the Holy Mysteries just hours before he reposed. May his memory be eternal! Born Timothy Ware in Bath, Somerset, England, on September 11, 1934, Metropolitan Kallistos was educated at Westminster School (to which he had won a scholarship) and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he took a Double First in Classics as well as reading Theology. In 1958, at the age of 24, he embraced the Orthodox Christian faith (having been raised Anglican), traveling subsequently throughout Greece, spending a great deal of time at the Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Patmos. He also frequented other major centers of Orthodoxy such as Jerusalem and Mount Athos. In 1966, he was ordained to the priesthood and was tonsured as a monk, receiving the name Kallistos, in honour of St. Kallistos Xanthopoulos. In the same year, he became a lecturer at Oxford, teaching Eastern Orthodox Studies, a position which he held for 35 years until his retirement. In 1979, he was appointed to a Fellowship at Pembroke College, Oxford, and in 1982, he was consecrated to the episcopacy as a titular bishop with the title Bishop of Diokleia , appointed to serve as the assistant to the bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Despite his elevation, Kallistos remained in Oxford and carried on his duties both as the parish priest of the Oxford Greek Orthodox community and as a lecturer at the University. |
| Primate of Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Liturgy at the Church of Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Havana On February 14, 2016, the 37th Sunday after Pentecost, the Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Russian Orthodox church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Havana. Concelebrating with His Holiness were: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Metropolitan Anthony of Borispol and Brovary, Chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Bishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administrative Secretariat; Bishop Kallistrat of Gorno-Altaysk and Chemal; Bishop Anthony of Bogorodsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad; Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), DECR vice-chairman; archpriest Andrey Milkin, head of the Patriarchal Protocol Service; and Rev. Alexander Volkov, head of the Patriarchal Press Service. Among those who attended the service were c lerics of the Church of St. Nicholas in Havana (Patriarchate of Constantinople) and Mr. Raúl Castro Ruz, President of Cuba’s Council of State and Council of Ministers. During the service, the Gospel, the Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer were read out in the Church Slavonic and Spanish languages. The Gospel reading was followed by a homily delivered by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. After the Liturgy, Archpriest Dimitry Orekhov, rector of the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, greeted the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church and presented him with a Kazan icon of the Most Holy Theotokos with images of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles and St. Cyril Equal-to-the-Apostles. In his primatial homily, Patriarch Kirill expressed his joy over an opportunity to celebrate the Liturgy at an Orthodox church in Havana: This time my visit to Cuba coincided with an event of great significance for the history of Christendom. I had a meeting, brotherly, open and full of love, with the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis. For all the still existing theological differences between the Orthodox Christians in the East and Catholic Christians in the West, we are well aware today of our shared responsibility for what is going on with people. |
| Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia and Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrate at the Church of ‘Joy of all the Afflicted’ iIcon of the Mother of God Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 17 December 2014 On 14 December 2014, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the “Joy of All the Afflicted’ icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street. Photo: https://mospat.ru/ Concelebrating were hieromonk Ioann (Kopeikin), vice-rector of the Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies, graduates of the Institute, clerics of the church, participants in the 2 nd International Patristic Conference on ‘St. Simeon the New Theologian and his Spiritual Heritage’ that took place at the MEPhI National Research Nuclear University: archimandrite Ireney (Steenberg), professor of the Ss Cyril and Athanasius of Alexandria Institute for Orthodox Studies, USA; Protopresbyter Nikolaos Loudovikos, Theological Academy in Thessaloniki, Greece; Revd. Porphyrios Georgi, University of Balamand, Lebanon, the Antiochian Orthodox Church. Attending the service was Prof. Dimitri Conomos of the University of Oxford., Great Britain. After the Litany of Fervent Supplication Metropolitan Hilarion read the prayer for peace in Ukraine. In the end of the Liturgy Metropolitan Hilarion addressed the worshippers. He greeted them and warmly welcomed Metropolitan Kallistos. The DECR chairman recalled that he began to study at Oxford some twenty years ago and Bishop Kallistos was supervisor of my thesis on St. Simeon the New Theologian. ‘Now, as Metropolitan, he came to Moscow to take part in the conference on St. Simeon the New Theologian. Metropolitan Kallistos is a renowned theologian, the author of two books published in the West at the time when only a few knew about the Orthodox faith. They have become international bestsellers, and thousands of people have been introduced to Orthodoxy thanks to these books. Yesterday, Metropolitan Kallistos received a Doctor Honoris Causa degree at the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies.’ |
| Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia received title of Doctor Honoris Causa of Ss Cyril And Methodius Theological Institute Of Post-Graduate Studies Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 16 December 2014 On 13 December 2014, a ceremony of awarding the Doctor Honoris Causa diploma to Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia was held at the Main Hall of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate Studies. The decision to confer the degree on Metropolitan Kallistos was made by the Academic Council of the Theological Institute and was approved by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Among those who attended the ceremony were Bishop Irinej of Baka (Serbian Orthodox Church); Archbishop Ivan Jurkovi , Apostolic Nuncio to Russia; Chaplain Clive Fairclough, rector of the Anglican parish in Moscow; Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, a Patriarchal vicar, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Ministry; Bishop Tikhon of Podolsk, a Patriarchal vicar; hieromonk Ioann (Kopeykin), pro-rector of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate Studies; archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov, rector of St Tikhon’s Orthodox University; participants in the 2 nd International Theological Patristic Conference ‘St. Simeon the New Theologian and His Spiritual Heritage’; members of the Academic Council of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute; faculty and students of the Theological Institute; and staff members of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, rector of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate Studies, greeted all those present, saying in particular: “It is a great joy and privilege for us that, with the blessing of Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, doctor of theology honoris causa degree is awarded to one of the most notable Orthodox hierarchs of our times, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. |
| Tweet Нравится Georgian Church canonizes two kings, two abbesses, and a Catholicos who ruled 1932-1955 Source: Blagovest December 23, 2016 Catholics-Patriarch Kallistrat The Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church, at a December 21 meeting, has numbered among the ranks of the saints two kings—Bargrat III and Solomon I, two abbesses—Nina (Amilakhvari) and Tamar (Mardzhanishvili), and Catholics-Patriarch Kallistrat (Tsintsadze) who lead the Church in the difficult years of 30s-50s of the previous century, reports Interpressnews . Bagrat III (960-1014) was glorified as a king-unifier. He managed to unite under his authority almost all of Georgia, except Tbilisi which remained under the authority of the Arabs. Solomon I (1753-1784) was the king of Imereti (western Georgia) in the second half of the eighteenth century. He successfully battled the Turks, including in an alliance with the Russians, writes Wikipedia . Catholicos-Patriarch Kallistrat was born in 1866 into a priest’s family in an Imereti village. According to Wikipedia , he graduated from Tiflis Seminary and the Kievan Spiritual Academy. He was ordained as a priest in 1892. In 1925 he became a bishop, and in 1932 was chosen Catholicos. Coming into control of the Church, he strove to halt the process of closure, destruction and looting of churches and monasteries, while maintaining a loyal attitude towards the Soviet authorities. Abbess Nina (Nino) Amilakhvari lived in the second half of the nineteenth century. She labored to revive monastic life in the Monastery of St. Nina in Samtavro (Mtskheta). Schema-igumena Tamar Schema-igumena Tamar (Tamara Alexandrovna Mardzhanishvili, 1869-1936) accepted monasticism in the Bodve Monastery, where the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina ended her life’s journey. In 1902 she became the abbess of the monastery. In 1905, after an attempt on her life during the revolution, she was transferred to Moscow where she guided the Pokrov community, writes the site of the Church of the Annunciation in Taininskoe. Later she founded the Seraphimo-Znamenskii Skete near Moscow. After the Bolsheviks closed the skete she lived in suburban Perkhushkove, and in 1931 was arrested and exiled to Siberia. Three years later Mother Tamar, already terminally ill, was allowed to return to the Moscow area, where she reposed in 1936. |
| Enthronement of the head of the Anglican Church in Canterbury March 22, 2013 Justin Welby The enthronement of Archbishop Justin Welby took place on March 21, 2013, at Canterbury. The solemn ceremony was held at the medieval cathedral founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. Prince Charles with Duchess Camilla of Cornwall, Prime Minister David Cameron, high officials, prelates of the Anglican Church and numerous guests from various parts of the world attended. A delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate led by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, was also present with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The delegation included Archbishop Yelisey of Sourozh, Archpriest Dimitry Sizonenko, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations, and Mr. A. Yershov, assistant to the DECR chairman. Local Orthodox Churches were represented by Metropolitan John of Pergamon, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia, Metropolitan Ambrose of Helsinki (Patriarchate of Constantinople); Bishop Ignatius of Larissa (Patriarchate of Antioch); Metropolitan Isihios of Capitoliad (Patriarchate of Jerusalem); Archbishop Zenon of Dmanissi and Great Britain (Patriarchate of Georgia); bishop Dositej of Britain and Scandinavia (Serbian Patriarchate); Metropolitan Joseph of Western and Central Europe (Romanian Patriarchate); Bishop Porphyrius of Naples (Orthodox Church of Cyprus); Bishop Gabriel of Diavleias (Greek Orthodox Church); and Metropolitan John of Korca (Albanian Orthodox Church). The enthronement was preceded by a long process of consultations which resulted in the announcement made on November 9, 2012, that Bishop Justin Welby of Durham was elected as Archbishop of Canterbury. The next step was made by the College of the Cathedral Canons who approved his election on behalf of the clergy and the diocese. Justin Welby was installed in the office on February 4, 2013, during the solemn ceremony at St. Paul’s in London, and his enthronement to mark the beginning of his ministry took place on March 21, 2013, at Canterbury Cathedral. |
| Orthodox and Anglican leaders from around the world meet in Buffalo Source: The Buffalo News Natalya Mihailova 19 September 2015 Nearly 30 religious leaders from around the world are in Buffalo for an annual meeting to discuss ecumenical relations between the Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church. Photo: Photos: KT Bruce It marks the first time the International Commission for the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue is being held in the United States. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Buffalo at 146 West Utica St. is hosting the weeklong event, which begin Saturday and runs through Friday. The dialogue includes delegates from 14 Orthodox churches and 14 Anglican churches or organizations in Canada, England, Australia, Cyprus, Zimbabwe, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Scotland, Ireland, Philippines and Sri Lanka. The Orthodox Church has about 250 million followers worldwide, while the Anglican Church Communion has about 77 million members. The Rev. Metropolitan Diokleia Kallistos Ware, an Orthodox bishop in England, is chairman of the dialogue, while the Rev. Christos B. Christakis, parish priest at Annunciation, serves as secretary, a post he’s held since 1994. “It’s a great honor to have world leaders meet in Buffalo,” Christakis said. “More importantly, the relationship building is paramount to reinforcing similar goals within Christianity.” The dialogue takes place each year, alternating between an Anglican and an Orthodox location. It was held in 2014 at St. George’s Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem. The dialogue between the two traditions first began in 1973. The International Commission was created in 1989, and previous discussions have explored the question of who may be ordained and doctrine related to the Trinity. Ware wrote “The Orthodox Church,” one of the world’s best-selling English language books about Eastern Orthodoxy. He is presenting a series of lectures that are free and open to the public, including at 9 a.m. Saturday in Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church; at 5 p.m. Friday in the Millard Fillmore Academic Complex, Room 320 on the University at Buffalo North Campus; and at 10 a.m. Sept. 26 in Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. |
| Archive Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia has passed away 24 August 2022 year 09:22 Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia (born Timothy Ware) has passed away on August 24, 2022, at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness. He was born in the city of Bath (Somerset County, Great Britain) on September the 11th, 1934. He was educated at Westminster School and Magdalene College of University of Oxford. Anglican since his birth, he embraced Orthodoxy in 1958. He spent a long time at the Monastery of St. John the Theologian on the island of Patmos in Greece; he also frequented Jerusalem and Mount Athos. In 1966, he was ordained and took monastic vows with the name Kallistos. Since that year year and until his retirement in 2001 he taught Orthodoxy at University of Oxford. In 1982, he was consecrated as Bishop of Diocleia, auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Thyatira and Great Britain (Patriarchate of Constantinople). After his episcopal consecration, he stayed in Oxford to continue heading a Greek Orthodox parish and giving lecture at the university. After his retirement, His Eminence Kallistos actively continued publishing his studies and delivering lectures on Orthodoxy. On March 30, 2007, he was elevated to the rank of metropolitan. The best-known book by His Eminence Kallistos The Orthodox Church came out in 1963 even before his ordination and monastic vows. Later, it was republished more than once, also in Russian. His Eminence Kallistos also translated into English a considerable body of liturgical and theological texts. In cooperation with Sister Mary, he prepared an English version of the Lenten Triodion and Festive Minaion. Together with G. Palmer and F. Sherrard, he translated four of the five volumes of Lovingkindness. He was working to edit the last, fifth, volume of this edition up to his last days. At present this volume is being prepared for publication. Metropolitan Kallistos took an active part in the inter-Orthodox dialogue. After Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople granted ‘autocephaly’ to the Ukrainian schismatics in January 2019, the hierarch publicly expressed his disagreement with that action. During his last months, Metropolitan Kallistos was seriously ill. In the evening of August the 22nd, he was visited by Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary. In the morning of August the 23d, the hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan’s deathbed and gave him the Holy Mysteries of Christ. Metropolitan Kallistos passed away at about one o’clock a.m. on August 24. Several minutes after, Metropolitan Hilarion, assisted by the rector of the Oxford Parish of St. Nicholas of the Diocese of Chersonesus, Father Stephen Platt, said the first office of the dead at the deathbed of the deceased. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
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