Metropolitan Emilianos in parish
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This article constitutes a personal testimony by Noël Ruffieux, co-founder and lay leader of the Orthodox parish of Fribourg from 1982 to 2003, concerning the visits of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria to this nascent community, principally between 1986 and 1994. Through precise and detailed recollections, the author sketches the portrait of a bishop whose authority was not primarily institutional but spiritual and pastoral. The article highlights the manner in which Archbishop Emilianos exercised his episcopal ministry: a sober celebration of the liturgy, demanding homilies, direct challenges regarding the transmission of the faith, and particular attention to children and communities in formation. The contribution of this testimony lies in its concrete illustration of a model of episcopate founded on pastoral charism and closeness to the faithful, independent of strict canonical frameworks.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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