Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meets with King Charles

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

The private meeting between the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christianity and the nominal head of the Anglican Church of England lasted for half an hour, the Ecumenical Patriarchate said in a statement.

During their brief exchange, Bartholomew once again offered his condolences for the death of the King’s Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as well as his prayers and best wishes on behalf of the church “for a successful and fruitful reign.”

The Patriarch also mentioned the centenary anniversary celebrations of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, as well as other topics of mutual interest.

At the conclusion of the private meeting, His All-Holiness presented the venerable members of the Patriarchal delegation: Their Eminences Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea, and Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium.

Also present were Ioannis Raptakis, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United Kingdom and Matthew Lodge, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with King Charles as well as the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United Kingdom, Ioannis Raptakis; His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, Matthew Lodge; Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain; Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea and Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium. Photo: Nicholas Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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