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Archbishop Justin and Patriarch Irinej at Lambeth Palace

Seraphim of Sarov, a saint close to Bishop Richard’s heart. At the
reception, Bishop Richard spoke movingly of the resurrection of
the Orthodox Church in Russia since the end of the Soviet
atheistic system. We thank Bishop Richard for his steadfastness
over many years in leading our relations with Orthodox Churches
and endearing himself to many in the process. We wish him a long
and happy retirement. At the same reception, we were able to
welcome The Bishop of Southwark as his successor as Anglican
President. We look forward to working with Bishop Christopher
in the months and years ahead, and thank him for agreeing to
take on this role which we know he will fill with grace and skill.
He will chair the new Orthodox Round Table for Archbishop
Justin at Lambeth Palace and be supported in this role by AECA ,
which will have a key role in facilitating the new Round Table
arrangements. When they are formally in place, there will be
more on the significance of the Orthodox Round Table in a future
edition of Koinonia, together with some planned administrative
changes in 2017.

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