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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Patriarch Theodore II, the leader of the Orthodox Church in Africa, will be visiting Rwanda next month.<\/p>\n

This is the first time that such a high level Orthodox cleric will be coming to the country, and his visit is viewed as a move aimed at strengthening the religion that currently has between 7000 to 8000 followers in Rwanda, having been introduced in 2013.<\/p>\n

The Orthodox Church, also called the Eastern Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million members from across the world.<\/p>\n

It is one of the oldest surviving religious institutions in the world, having been founded in 1054 AD.<\/p>\n

In Rwanda, the Orthodox Church was commissioned to work in the country in 2013, and it started in Kirehe district before it expanded to more areas.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview, Innoncentios Byakatonda, the Archbishop of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Burundi and Rwanda, said the Patriarch\u2019s visit is aimed at giving a benediction to the local Orthodox followers, as well as \u201cconsecration\u201d of a new cathedral that they have built in Rwamagana district.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis coming will be a great thing,\u201d Byakatonda noted.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the religion is not new in the country as it has been around for some years, explaining that the Patriarch\u2019s visit will be a key move confirming the fact that the religion is well established in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coming of the Patriarch is to confirm that we \u2013 the Orthodox faithful- are here, even though we were late to establish ourselves in Rwanda. It will be a great blessing for us that he comes to pray for us and embrace everyone to join the Orthodox Church,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The religion currently has eight parishes in the country, and two of which are in Kirehe district in the Eastern Province.<\/p>\n

The parishes are: Rwabutazi and Gashongora which are both in Kirehe, while the rest are in Rwamagana, Gishali, Nyagasambu, Nyamata, Butare, Gisenyi and Cyangugu.<\/p>\n

According to information from the religion\u2019s leaders, the parishes have embarked on a program of putting in place proper infrastructure, setting in place congregational facilities that are up to the standards required by the government of Rwanda.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, the facility for Rwamagana parish has been completed and it is the one that will be officially launched by Patriarch Theodore II,\u201d reads a statement from the local church.<\/p>\n

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