Thursday, September 23, 2021

Orthodoxy in Tanzania

What a great photo. Details available here.


 

Posted by Byzantine, TX

6 comments:

  1. blue gooSeptember 23, 2021 at 7:23 PM

    Who is the bishop and his archbishop and where is this in Tanzania?

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    1. JohnSeptember 24, 2021 at 6:53 PM

      Bishop Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania and Dimitrios of Irinoupolis, I believe. The village is Mombe.

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  2. Brantley HobbsSeptember 24, 2021 at 10:44 AM

    Certainly a place where you want to take extra care with the censor

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  3. r j klanckoSeptember 25, 2021 at 3:52 PM

    What language are they using,,,,I hope not Greek,,,it should be on the native language,,,,,why are the bishops Greek and not tanzanian?

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    1. SojournerSeptember 27, 2021 at 3:48 AM

      I’m all for native language and clergy but those things take time from a logistics and spiritual standpoint. You need translators to do a massive amount of work, and do it without making serious errors, not a small endeavor for any linguist, look at all the problems we’ve had with English over the centuries. And you can’t just pick out a random native inhabitant and make them a bishop. There needs to be spiritual development and major catechism, it might take a couple generations before you have worthy candidates.

      That being said they may have already done all of that in this case, I can’t pretend I know the details of this region. Just reflecting off of the challenges my missionary friends (clergy) have faced in other countries, where for example they can’t find suitable candidates yet, because the men view extra-marital affairs as standard cultural practice. A lot to work on depending on the culture/situation.

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  4. r j klanckoSeptember 27, 2021 at 5:56 AM

    no excuse for greek cultural dominance, is it? I will bet many speak english

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