This Friday... 🇵🇭 Metropolitan Paul together with Metropolitan Sergei Patriarchal Exarch of South East Asia and Archbishop Teophan (of Korea) and Archbishop Pitrim (of Jakarta) will visit the Philippines with an archpastoral visit.
The visit of Metropolitan Paul of Manila and Hanoi to the Philippine-Vietnam Diocese will take place from November 18 to 28, 2025.
On Friday November 21 during the archipastoral trip, Metropolitan Paul with a delegation of the Khanta-Mansi Diocese will visit the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Tagaytay City (1 1/2 hours South of Manila). Services actually begin approximately 8am.
Then he will go to central Philippines and will conduct the grand consecration of the newly built temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God, the Heard of the Virgin in Panglao Island in the province of Bohol.
Then will meet the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Philippines Marat Ignatievich Pavlov, visit the parish of the Apostle Thomas and the temple in Kinabalan settlement in the island of Mindanao.
Bishop Paul will also officiate the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady in the municipality of Arakan, where he will hold the diocesan assembly of the Diocese of Philippines-Vietnam.
In Davao City, Metropolitan Paul of Manila and Hanoi will perform a prayer at the Church of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow and will inspect the construction site of the missionary center.
