Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission in the Philippines
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The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission in the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Antiochian Orthodox Church
governed by the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania
In May 2008, His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul ordained the Very Reverend Archpriest Yitzhak Pascualito D. Monsanto as the first Antiochian Orthodox priest in the Philippines and was elevated to the rank of Archpriest for the Manila Vicariate and designated as Senior Vicar, and will also cover the Davao Vicariate, which is located at Panacan City, Davao.
November 5, 2007 The congregation, Missionary Servants and Handmaids of St. Francis of Assisi, Inc. applied to join the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand.
February 28, 2008 In principle, the mission was accepted by His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Saliba, Primate of Australia, together with Pentecostal Bishop Jeptah Aniceto, now the Vicar of the Davao Vicariate.
May 19-22, 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul visited the Philippines for the second time, where he had a colloquium with twelve candidates for ordination to the diaconate and the priesthood in Cogeo, Antipolo City and visited the Antiochian Orthodox communities in:
May 22, 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul ordained the VERY REVEREND ARCHPRIEST YITZHAK PASCUALITO D. MONSANTO as the first Antiochian Orthodox priest in the Philippines and was elevated to the rank of Archpriest for the Manila Vicariate and designated as Senior Vicar to cover also the Davao Vicariate.
He also re-ordained former Societas Verbi Divini (SVD, aka Divine Word Missionaries) priest, REV. FR. METHODIUS CARLITO R. RAFANAN to the priesthood and re-ordained REV. ULRICO CARLOS G. CABUBAS to the diaconate and Brothers ABUNDIO J. DELIM, JR., MICHAEL A. MONSANTO, DIVINO Z. PEDRAZA to the sub-diaconate.
He deferred the ordination of the nine (9) candidates pending completion of the required studies on Orthodoxy.
May 23-26, 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul traveled to Davao City with Very Rev. Archpriest Vicar Yitzhak Pascualito D. Monsanto to re-ordain convert Pentecostal Bishop Jeptah Aniceto as the third antiochian orthodox priest in the Philippines and also elevated him as archpriest for the Davao Vicariate.
Antiochian Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and the Antiochian Orthodox Church , is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity...
governed by the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines is an archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, with headquarters in Sydney, Australia. Its current primate is Paul , Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines...
In May 2008, His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul ordained the Very Reverend Archpriest Yitzhak Pascualito D. Monsanto as the first Antiochian Orthodox priest in the Philippines and was elevated to the rank of Archpriest for the Manila Vicariate and designated as Senior Vicar, and will also cover the Davao Vicariate, which is located at Panacan City, Davao.
History
Timeline of the Antiochian Orthodox church within the Philippines:November 5, 2007 The congregation, Missionary Servants and Handmaids of St. Francis of Assisi, Inc. applied to join the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand.
February 28, 2008 In principle, the mission was accepted by His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Saliba, Primate of Australia, together with Pentecostal Bishop Jeptah Aniceto, now the Vicar of the Davao Vicariate.
May 19-22, 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul visited the Philippines for the second time, where he had a colloquium with twelve candidates for ordination to the diaconate and the priesthood in Cogeo, Antipolo City and visited the Antiochian Orthodox communities in:
- Antipolo City
- Cogeo Village (500 members)
- Bagong Nayon 2 (500 members)
- Pagrai (500)
- Sirona (500)
- San Jose Del Monte City
- Feliciano Subdivision, Brgy. Muzon (500 members)
- Pleasant Hills Subdivision, Brgy. San Manuel (300 members)
- Kalookan City
- Pangarap Village (500 members)
May 22, 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul ordained the VERY REVEREND ARCHPRIEST YITZHAK PASCUALITO D. MONSANTO as the first Antiochian Orthodox priest in the Philippines and was elevated to the rank of Archpriest for the Manila Vicariate and designated as Senior Vicar to cover also the Davao Vicariate.
He also re-ordained former Societas Verbi Divini (SVD, aka Divine Word Missionaries) priest, REV. FR. METHODIUS CARLITO R. RAFANAN to the priesthood and re-ordained REV. ULRICO CARLOS G. CABUBAS to the diaconate and Brothers ABUNDIO J. DELIM, JR., MICHAEL A. MONSANTO, DIVINO Z. PEDRAZA to the sub-diaconate.
He deferred the ordination of the nine (9) candidates pending completion of the required studies on Orthodoxy.
May 23-26, 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Paul traveled to Davao City with Very Rev. Archpriest Vicar Yitzhak Pascualito D. Monsanto to re-ordain convert Pentecostal Bishop Jeptah Aniceto as the third antiochian orthodox priest in the Philippines and also elevated him as archpriest for the Davao Vicariate.
See also
- Philippine Orthodox ChurchPhilippine Orthodox ChurchThe Philippine Orthodox Church refers to the officially established Eastern Orthodox presence in the Philippines as a whole. Currently, there are two canonical Orthodox jurisdictions:...
- Exarchate of the PhilippinesExarchate of the PhilippinesThe Exarchate of the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople governed by the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia . , there are some 560 members of this jurisdiction in the country, around 40 of those being expatriates...
, Orthodox Christian parishes under the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast AsiaOrthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast AsiaOrthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia is the only church of Eastern Christianity in Hong Kong. It was set up in November 1996 by the decision of the Holy Great Synod of Constantinople...
(OMHKSEA)