On Wednesday, October 16, Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum welcomed His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is currently on an official visit to Australia in honour of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
His All-Holiness’ last visit to Australia was 28 years ago, and was the nation’s first-ever visit by an Ecumenical Patriarch.
Now, on this second-ever occasion, the Hellenic Museum welcomed His All-Holiness for a private tour of its collections, where Director Sarah Craig shared insights into the profound impacts of Hellenism in Australia.
The tour was followed by a luncheon in the Museum courtyard, where His All-Holiness shared words of wisdom with those in attendance.
Honoured guests included His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia; the Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, Emmanuel Kakavelakis; other esteemed guests from Orthodox dioceses in Australia and around the world; as well as members of the Hellenic Museum and Melbourne Greek communities.
