His Eminence, Archbishop Nikon of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese represented the Orthodox Church in America at the consecration of the recently completed Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana, the capital of Albania, on the weekend of May 31-June 1, 2014.
His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, presided at the consecration and Divine Liturgy, together with His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania and the Primates and/or representatives of the world’s Orthodox Churches. Archbishop Nikon was among those who concelebrated. [See details in related story posted June 2, 2014 at www.ocmc.org/resources/view_article.aspx?ArticleId=1066.]
In addition to participating in the services and other events surrounding the consecration, Archbishop Nikon addressed the students, faculty, and missionaries at Saint Vlash Seminary; visited the neighboring Home of Hope, a residence for abused and abandoned children; and visited numerous other sites.
Archbishop Nikon presented a personal gift of the relics of Saint Tikhon of Moscow to Archbishop Anastasios.
