The Rev. Metropolitan Daniel of Accra attended the meeting of the Orthodox Foreign Missionary Brotherhood on Sunday, December 8, 2024 and presented the work carried out in this province of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. He explained how the natives of Ghana discovered Orthodoxy through a book and described the religious situation there today. He referred…
During the period of 15 August, we started a new missionary tour, 670 kilometres away from Colosse. Our tour had three legs. On the one hand, to celebrate with our Christians the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the city of Sandoa, and on the other hand, to see for ourselves the…
“O depth of riches and wisdom and knowledge of God, as his judgments are unsearchable and his ways unfathomable,” writes Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles to the Church of Rome (Romans 11:33) and by extension to Christians throughout the ages. For the “great mystery” of the salvation of human souls, which the love, mercy…
Co-workers “throughout Macedonia” (Paul’s A’ epistle to Thess. 4,10), elected members of the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity of Thessaloniki, rejoice in the Risen Lord! “The Orthodox Church that is at Ghana, elected together with you, saluteth you”, (A’ Peter. 5,13). By the Grace of the Holy Spirit, the blessings of His Beatitude Theodore II Pope and…
The youth camp of our Metropolis was a great success again this year. More than 150 children participated in various activities – educational (catechism, social formation), liturgical, cultural. The congregation of our Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord in Abidjan also experienced happy moments as on Sunday 22 October, our Chaplain and Archpriest Commissioner…
Another year has passed under the scourge of the coronavirus with the relevant restrictions, the economic consequences, the bans on South Africans traveling to several countries since the fourth mutation of the virus was connected, somewhat unfairly, with South Africa. During the year, I was in constant contact with our Vicar, Fr. Joseph, on matters…
The Holy Diocese of Accra and West Africa was founded in 1959. The Diocese was served by worthy Hierarchs, among them Patriarch Petros of blessed memory. As it is based in Accra, it is often thought to be limited to Ghana only. But it also includes the states of Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali….
Dear friends of the Mission, Christ is risen! As you know, I serve as a bishop in the countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. In the last issue, I was delighted to announce to you the construction of our new Church of St. Nektarios in Agboville, Ivory Coast. I will not hide from…
Dear Friends of Mission, 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult year for all of us. The health, finances, even the faith of a large number of us, was shaken. The needs of the people losing their livelihoods were many. With very few means at our disposal, we did our best to alleviate their pain, hoping that…
Ivory Coast – the name alone sounds interesting. It is, of course, reminiscent of another era, a tough one, that of colonialism. The colonists then gave the countries names after the products they took from them. One night, from those typical of such tropical regions, my predecessor, His Eminence Metropolitan Narcissus of Naucratis, very wisely…
