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Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church headed a solemn act of opening of the Sumy Theological Seminary
On December 13, 2015 His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onuphriy, the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine headed a solemn act of opening Sumy Theological Seminary, which took place in Sumy Regional Philharmonic. the celebration opened by His Eminence Evlogii,the Archbishop of Sumy and Akhtyrka and read the report, "Sumy relogious school: the source of water of life that flows from the past to the future.
Those present were read greetings from the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, His Beatitude the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II, Metropolitan of Eastern America and the New York Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Verey Evgenii, the head of the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church,the Rector of Moskow Theological Academy and Seminary, the Archbishop of Pitergof Amvrosiy, the Rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary,the Metropolitan of Odessa and Izmail Agafangel, the Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville (USA) Archimandrite Luka, the Rector of Minsk and Novogrudok Seminary, the Archbishop of Slominsky Guriy, the rector of the Seminary of Iasi (Rumuniya) archpriest, professor Dragos Bahrima, the Rector of the Kursk Theological Seminary Archimandrite Simeon, the Rector of the Warsaw Theological Seminary archpriest professor Georgiy Tofilyuk,the Rector of the Belgorod Theological Seminary archpriest Alexiy Kurenkov. The deputy mayor of Sumy V.M.Volontirets congratulated His Beatitude the Primate, and all those present on behalf of the city government.
Bishop of Unghen and Nisporen Peter noted a special role in the preparation of the future educated pastor.
Head of the Board of Rectors of Sumy region Anatoly Vasiliev in his congratulatory speech said that the newly established seminary expands the space of research and teaching map of Sumy region.
The Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onuphriy, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church addressed to the participants of the celebration, marked feature of the compound and the obtaining of knowledge in the educational process with the inner spiritual growth in the way of training future priests. His Beatitude presented the Sumy Seminary the Holy Gospel.
In conclusion, the Archbishop thanked all participants of the ceremony and expressed hope for cooperation for the good of the Holy Church.