Vincentius Escarcha
Encyclopedia
The Rev. Archimandrite Vincentius Escarcha is the senior priest
in the Exarchate of the Philippines
.
He served the Theotokos Orthodox
Church in Cataignan
and directed the Theotokos Orthodox Monastery, located in the same municipality
. He has recently retired from his office due to health reasons.
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in the Exarchate of the Philippines
Exarchate of the Philippines
The 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...
.
He served the Theotokos Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
Church in Cataignan
Cataingan, Masbate
Cataingan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 46,593 people in 9,310 households. Cataingan is one of the municipalities and cities of Masbate where Cebuano is the indigenous language.In 1948, Placer, then a...
and directed the Theotokos Orthodox Monastery, located in the same municipality
Municipalities of the Philippines
A municipality is a local government unit in the Philippines. Municipalities are also called towns . They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit...
. He has recently retired from his office due to health reasons.