PREPARATORY MEETING OF THIRD ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDS IN HRODOS
Noyan Tapan
Jun29, 2007
HRODOS, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The preparatory meeting of the third
pan-European Ecumenical Conference to be held in the city of Sibiu
in Romania on September 4-9 took place on the Hrodos island on
June 24-28 at the invitation of the Cosmic Patriarchate, and about
30 representatives from Orthodox churches took part. Bishop Yeznik
Petrosian and Archimandrite Hovakim Manukian represented the Armenian
Apostolic Church at the meeting with the blessing of the Catholicos
of All Armenians Garegin II.
According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information
Service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the meeting was aimed
at finding out what contribution the Orthodox churches may have in
the proceedings of the Third Ecumenical pan-European Conference of
Sibiu in a theological point of view. A number of practical issues
which concern the Orthodox churches were also discussed.
The participants will visit the sanctuaries of Hrodos and meet with
Metropolitan Kirilos.