His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by the Members of His Entourage — His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey, the Very Reverend Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios, and the Very Reverend Deacon Epiphanios and His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia — completed the second day of His Official Visit to Stockholm on Friday, August 22, 2025.
He first visited the Honorable Mr. Jakob Forssmed, Minister responsible for religious communities in Sweden, with whom he held a one-hour discussion.
Following this, the Ecumenical Patriarch attended a luncheon in His honor at a local restaurant, hosted by Mr. Rafail Poumeyrau, volunteer chief Legal Adviser to the Holy Metropolis of Sweden.
Afterwards, the delegation proceeded to the Lutheran church Filadelfiakyrkan in Stockholm, where the Ecumenical Patriarch delivered a keynote address. Representatives from other Christian denominations and confessions also spoke on the occasion of the celebration of the Ecumenical Week.
Later, as part of the same celebrations, His All-Holiness and His Entourage attended a series of speeches and events at Grunewald Hall in the Stockholm Concert Hall.
The day concluded with a formal dinner in honor of the venerable Head of Orthodoxy, hosted by Her Excellency the Greek Ambassador, Ms. Aikaterini Foundoulaki, at the Ambassadorial Residence in Stockholm.
