THE 10th GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE MIDDLE EAST COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IN PAFOS

From November 16th – 18th / 29th 2011 to December 1st 2011, the General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) takes place in Pafos Cyprus. In it as known are involved four Christian Families, Orthodox, Latin, Lutherans and Prochalcedonians.

In the above mentioned General Assembly participates the Patriarchate of Jerusalem with His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem and President of the Orthodox Family Theophilos, escorted by the Holy Metropolitan of Vostra Timotheos, representative of the Patriarchate in Cyprus, His Eminence Archbishop of Avila Dorotheos, His Eminence Elder Chief Secretary of Constantina Archbishop Aristarchos, Archimandrite f. Innokentios, Archimandrite f. Galaktionos, Archimandrite f. Nectarios, from Jordan Mr. Kamal Abu Jaber and Ms. Ouafaa Ksous. Likewise, the Patriarchate of Alexandria participates with His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros and escort, the Patriarchate of Antioch with a representative and the Church of Cyprus with His Beatitude Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos with escort.

Main issues of the General Assembly are the place of Christians in the Middle East and the election of the new General Secretary. Details of the works will be posted at the end of the Assembly.

Chief Secretary’s Office

(translated from the original document in Greek by Mrs. Irini Valasi)