Missionary Diocese of Majunga and North Madagascar
Parish of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel – Antsiranana (Diego Suarez)
With special joy and deep emotion we announce to the devout Orthodox people of Antsiranana – Diego Suarez that a great wish and a long-standing request of the faithful of the area is being fulfilled. From today, the Parish of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel has a permanent priestly presence, so that the Divine Liturgy and all the sacred services can be celebrated regularly, for the spiritual strengthening and building up of the people of God.
All this is being done with the blessing of His Grace the Bishop and forms part of the wider missionary programme of the Missionary Diocese of Majunga and North Madagascar for the spread and organisation of parishes throughout the length and breadth of the local Church, so that Orthodox witness may reach even the most remote parts of North Madagascar.
In a spirit of obedience and ecclesiastical responsibility, Father Charalambos gladly accepted the Bishop’s decision and blessing to move to Antsiranana, taking on the ministry and spiritual guidance of this historic parish of the Archangels.
At the same time, the renovation and landscaping of the grounds of the Holy Church will gradually begin, with the aim of creating in the area a strong second spiritual and missionary centre in the northern part of our Diocese.
From today, then, the Orthodox Christians of Antsiranana have their own priest and a stable church presence close to them. And all of us feel great joy and gratitude, because the bells of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel will ring again in Diego Suarez, carrying a message of faith, hope and life to the blessed land of North Madagascar.
