Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland
The Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland is a part of the Archdiocese of Europe headed by Metropolitan John (Yazigi) of Europe.
The Dean is Archpriest Gregory Hallam, who was appointed on December 21, 2009. He was elevated to the rank of Archpriest on June 19, 2010.
The Deanery includes fifteen full parishes (including a cathedral in London), as well as seven missions. Initially in 1995 most of the communities, with the exception of the cathedral, consisted largely of converts from the Church of England. By 2000 this had changed significantly with a much more diverse congregational profile.
All of the communities use English as the liturgical language. The mission of the Deanery and the Archdiocese to which it belongs is to enable the indigenous European cultures to rediscover and reaffirm their Orthodox roots whilst at the same time integrating Orthodox of many other backgrounds in a unified ecclesial whole, the hallmark of catholicity.
Parishes and Communities
Athelhampton
St Edward, King and Passion-bearer
Fr. David Harris
Audley and Dresden
St Michael the Archangel
Fr. Samuel Carter
Belfast
St Ignatios the God-bearer of Antioch
Fr Irenaeus du Plessis
Fr. Paul Totten
Also provides pastoral care for Armagh, Ballydehob and the Isle of Man
Bournemouth and Poole
St Dunstan
Fr Chrysostom MacDonnell
Colchester
St Helen
Fr Alexander Haig
Also provides pastoral care for Basildon and Clacton-on-Sea
Doncaster
St Columba and St Kentigern
Fr George Evans
Fr David Senitt
Dublin
Holy Trinity
Fr David Lonergan
Dcn John Hickey
Also provides pastoral care for Cork
Lancaster
Holy Cross
Fr Jonathan Hemmings
Lincoln
All Saints of Lincolnshire
Fr Philip Hall
Fr George Hackney
Dcn Paulinus Heggs
London (City)
at St. Botolph's in the City of London
Fr Alexander Tefft
London (Cathedral)
St George's Cathedral
Fr Samir Gholam
Dcn Naim El-Hage
Louth
St Aethelheard
Fr Michael Harry
Also provides pastoral care for Grimsby
Manchester
St Aidan
Fr Gregory Hallam
Fr Christopher Neill
Dcn Emmanuel Kahn
Sutton
St. Fursey
Fr Stephen Weston
York
St Constantine
Fr Aethelwine Richards
Fr Peter Ford
Dcn Michael Alexander
External link
- Official Deanery website
- St Michael's, Audley
- St Ignatios', Belfast
- St Dunstan's, Bournemouth and Poole
- St Helen's, Colchester
- St. Columba and St. Kentigern, Doncaster
- St. Marina and St. Kenelm Grimsby (Mission to Louth)
- All Saints of Lincolnshire, Lincoln
- at St Botolph's, London
- St George's Cathedral, London
- St Aethelheard's, Louth
- St Aidan's, Manchester
- St Constantine's, York