Visit of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos to the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne

Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen!

Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ! Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ!

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

With thanks to our gracious Lord, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne was blessed to receive His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, together with a delegation of Clergy from his District, at the Diocese Headquarters in Donvale, Victoria, on Thursday 30 April 2026.

His Grace Bishop Kyriakos and the accompanying delegation were warmly welcomed by His Grace Bishop Rewis, together with a delegation of Clergy from our Diocese. Their Graces then shared in a warm and fraternal meeting, during which they discussed the ministries, services and pastoral works of their respective Dioceses and Districts, reflecting on the shared calling of the Church to serve the faithful with love, humility and unity in Christ.

Following the meeting, their Graces and the accompanying delegation shared in a banquet lunch, after which gifts were exchanged as a sign of brotherly love, respect and fellowship.

This blessed meeting between His Grace Bishop Rewis and His Grace Bishop Kyriakos coincides with the historic meeting recently held on Saturday 25 April 2026 between His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark, and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, at the Seat of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey.

His Grace Bishop Rewis together with the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne sincerely thanks His Grace Bishop Kyriakos and the accompanying delegation for their warm, fraternal and heartfelt visit. We pray that our Lord may continue to strengthen the bonds of love, respect and Christian fellowship between our two Churches, for the glory of His Holy Name.