(New Zealand) HE Sotirios of Korea has been on His pastoral tour around the parishes of the Metropolis of New Zealand since 11^th September 2005 with accompany of Oikonomos Antonios Jong Hyun Woo from Korea. HE was welcomed by the parish priest of Oakland and the community members at His arrival at the international Airport of Oakland and officiated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on ….

On Sept….. H.E. went to Wellington to reside at the Residence of the Metropolis Office, at where H.E. met former Metropolitan of New Zealand, H.E. Dionysios of Proussa, and expressed His heartfelt gratitude for the devoted contribution for the Orthodox Mission in Korea as Exarch of Korea for last 32 yrs since the year 1970.

H.E. is to be in Korea on 22nd Nevember 2005 after the Enthronment Ceremony of the  New Metropolitan of New Zealand on 20th November 2005

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