Holy Diocese of Mahajanga and Northern Madagascar

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  • The bishop’s house in Diego is ready

    The bishop’s house in Diego is ready

    Glory to God for all things! By the grace of God and the blessing of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, the Bishop’s House…

  • Return from Thessaloniki to Chania

    Return from Thessaloniki to Chania

    Glory to God! After a long journey to various parts of the world for the needs of our Diocese, the time has finally come to return from Thessaloniki to our…

  • A new start for the Parish of St Charalambos in Ambanja

    A new start for the Parish of St Charalambos in Ambanja

    A new beginning for the Parish of Saint Charalambos in Ambanja! With special joy we announce that today the Parish of Saint Charalambos in Ambanja opened its doors in its…

  • New Church of St Basil the Great in Antsohihy

    New Church of St Basil the Great in Antsohihy

    A great blessing for our Missionary Diocese of Majunga and North Madagascar! Today is full of joy and gratitude to God, as the Orthodox Parish of Antsohihy, the capital of…

  • Sermon of His Grace Bishop Nephon in Thessaloniki

    Sermon of His Grace Bishop Nephon in Thessaloniki

    ▶ Watch the video on Facebook Sermon of His Grace Bishop Nephon of Majunga and North Madagascar in Thessaloniki. From the private Officeof His Grace Bishop Nephon.

  • Visit to Metropolitan Athanasios of Sisanion and Siatista

    Visit to Metropolitan Athanasios of Sisanion and Siatista

    A GREAT BLESSING AND A MOVING MEETING! Today we were found worthy to receive a special and great blessing, after our visit to His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Sisanion and…

  • Homily of His Grace Bishop Nephon in Thessaloniki

    Homily of His Grace Bishop Nephon in Thessaloniki

    ▶ Watch the video on Facebook Homily of His Grace Bishop Nephon of Majunga and North Madagascar in Thessaloniki. From the private Officeof His Grace Bishop Nephon.

  • Divine Liturgy and a talk at the Holy Apostles, Thessaloniki

    Divine Liturgy and a talk at the Holy Apostles, Thessaloniki

    With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki, we celebrated Matins and the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of the Holy Twelve Apostles in Thessaloniki. The blessing…

  • Visit to Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki

    Visit to Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki

    Today I had the special blessing of visiting His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki and discussing the progress and needs of our Mission in faraway Madagascar. His Eminence is a…

  • Meeting a childhood friend from Gerani

    Meeting a childhood friend from Gerani

    This morning I felt great emotion as I met, at the Metochion of the Holy Monastery of Grigoriou of Mount Athos in our Thessaloniki, my fellow villager and childhood friend,…

  • Lecture at the School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Lecture at the School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    With special joy, on Wednesday 14 October I gave a talk at the School of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on the subject “Orthodox Mission Today”. I warmly…

  • In Thessaloniki to present the missionary work

    In Thessaloniki to present the missionary work

    With feelings of deep gratitude to God, in the coming days I will be in historic Thessaloniki, the city of saints, for the presentation of the missionary work of our…

  • One year since the election of Bishop Nifon

    One year since the election of Bishop Nifon

    ✝️ 7 October 2025 – 7 October 2026 One year since my election as Bishop of Majunga and North Madagascar… One year since that blessed day that marked my life…

  • The Greek flag flies over the “Samaria” school

    The Greek flag flies over the “Samaria” school

    With the blessing of our Christ and the venerable blessing of His Divine Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, another Greek Flag 🇬🇷 was raised on the…

  • Visit to Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany

    Visit to Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany

    A great blessing and a special honour: our visit to His Eminence Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany Today we had the great blessing and special honour of visiting His Eminence Metropolitan…

  • Divine Liturgy at St Demetrios Church in Masokoamena

    Divine Liturgy at St Demetrios Church in Masokoamena

    With great joy and with the blessing of our Christ, yesterday, Sunday, we celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint Demetrios in Masokoamena. The attendance of the…

  • Divine Liturgy in Waiblingen, Stuttgart

    Divine Liturgy in Waiblingen, Stuttgart

    With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany, today we had the great blessing of celebrating the Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in…

  • Divine Liturgy at St Luke the Physician, Nafplio

    Divine Liturgy at St Luke the Physician, Nafplio

    With special joy and blessing we were found worthy today to attend the Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea, in Nafplio,…

  • Classes continue at the Seminary

    Classes continue at the Seminary

    With God’s help and great joy, classes are continuing at the Priestly School “Saint Nektarios, Bishop of Pentapolis”. Our young priests are being taught Orthodox Liturgics, so that they may…

  • Training for the “Samaria” teachers

    Training for the “Samaria” teachers

    Training and continuous development of our teachers With special joy I am following the participation of the Secondary School teachers and the Primary School teachers of our school in the…

  • The new “Samaria” kindergarten has opened

    The new “Samaria” kindergarten has opened

    Our new Kindergarten at the “Samaria” Educational Institution of the Holy Diocese of Majunga and North Madagascar has started! We share with you moments from the first day, full of…

  • Founding of a Kindergarten at the “Samaria” Educational Institution

    Founding of a Kindergarten at the “Samaria” Educational Institution

    With special joy and emotion we announce the founding of the Kindergarten at the “Samaria” Education Centre of the Holy Diocese of Majunga and North Madagascar, based in the parish…

  • The Diocese’s new buildings in Diego take on colour

    The Diocese’s new buildings in Diego take on colour

    With the blessing and grace of our Christ and the venerable blessing of His Divine Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, the works on the second centre…

  • First bell at the “St Nektarios” seminary

    First bell at the “St Nektarios” seminary

    With the blessing and grace of our Christ and the venerable blessing of His Divine Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, Glory to God! Today, after the…