On 27 September 2019, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Sweden for a five-day official visit marking the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia.He was invited by His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia.Among those accompanying His All-Holiness are His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada;His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Kydonia;and Mr.Panteleimon Vigas, principal lay advisor to the Patriarch.*
On 29 September, Patriarch Bartholomew will preside the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St.
George in Stockholm, followed by the blessing of the renovated Metropolis headquarters, including the Museum of Hellenic-Christian Heritage; the Archive of Heirlooms; library;parish offices;and children's playground.Then the Patriarch will be honoured at a reception in the Cathedral Fellowship Hall.*
During his stay, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will also meet with His Majesty King Karl XVI Gustaf of Sweden; Prime Minister Stefan Lofven; Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlen;and leaders of the Church of Sweden (Lutheran),Roman Catholic and other Eastern Churches."*
On 24 September, Patriarch Bartholomew co-signed an op-ed on Climate Justice for the Dayens Nyheler newspaper with head of the Church of Sweden Archbishop Antje Jackelen.The op-ed concluded:
The climate deadline is coming ever closer.Indecision and negligence are the language of death.We must choose life.*
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