This year as well, before the great feast of the radiant Resurrection of our Lord, on Lazarus Saturday or Holy Saturday, a number of catechumens were counted worthy to become members of the Orthodox Church sojourning in Korea, through the holy mysteries of Baptism and Chrismation. At Saint Nicholas Cathedral...
- Apr2026
New Members in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea
April 9, 2026
PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL ON THE OCCASION OF HOLY PASCHA
April 8, 2026
Prot. No. 279 † B A R T H O L O M E W BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE – NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE ENTIRE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: GRACE, PEACE, AND MERCY FROM CHRIST, RISEN IN GLORY * * * Most honourable...
H.E. Metropolitan Ambrosios Paschal Message 2026
April 6, 2026
Most beloved brothers and sisters, Our all-good Lord has deemed us worthy this year as well to celebrate the great feast of the Orthodox Church, “the Feast of feasts and the Festival above every festival,” the luminous and holy Pascha. Pascha is truly the greatest and most joyful feast of...
Byzantine Studies Conference in Tokyo, Japan
April 5, 2026
On the weekend of March 28 and 29, 2026, the 23rd Annual Byzantine Studies Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan, organized by the Japan Association for Byzantine Studies at Waseda University. His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan was invited as the keynote speaker, presenting on the...
New Pastoral Visit to Japan
April 3, 2026
From March 27 to 31, 2026, HE Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan conducted a pastoral visit to the cities of Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan. On Saturday, March 28, within the framework of the Byzantine Studies Conference at Waseda University, Metropolitan Ambrosios had a private meeting and a...
Visit of ΗΕ Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea to America
April 3, 2026
From March 6 to 23, with the blessing of His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the canonical permission of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited the Holy Metropolis of Chicago at the invitation of its local hierarch, His Eminence Metropolitan...
Schedule for Holy Week and Pascha 2026
April 1, 2026
ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF KOREA AND EXARCHATE OF JAPANSt. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul Schedule for Holy Week and Pascha 2026 Palm Sunday, April 58:45-11:30 am: Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 1:30 pm: Service of the «Bridegroom» Holy Monday, April 66 pm: Service of the «Bridegroom» Holy...
- Mar2026
Seminar on Byzantine Iconography 2026.6.1.~30.
March 28, 2026
For those who are interested but have not yet applied, we are extending the application period for the Byzantine Iconography class until Friday, April 17, 2026 The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan organizes a seminar on Byzantine Iconography under the guidance...
Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical
March 28, 2026
on the occasion of the celebration of the 1400th anniversary of the solemn chanting of the Akathist Hymn while standing for the deliverance of the Queen of Cities from the siege of the Avars and the Persians Prot. No. 265 ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE + BARTHOLOMEW By God’s...
March 1, 2026. Sunday of Orthodoxy – Blessing of Catechumens for their Upcoming Baptism
March 12, 2026
Last Sunday March 1st, after the Divine Liturgy and the procession of the holy icons at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, the Catechumens preparing for baptism on Saturday of Lazarus (April 4th) were introduced to the faithful before H.E. Metropolitan Ambrosios and received his blessing. They have now passed the...