1.-
The
Transfiguration church built in the 14th century, an
ancient dominican convent, where the enthronement took
place. The iconostasis was offered by the empress Catherin
the second. |
2.-
The
Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Secretary of the
Holy Synod of Constantinople, who was the chairman of
the enthronement |
3.-
Metropolitan
Stefanus rounded by the estonian priests |
4.-
Official
notification of the election and decree of the Holy
Synod by wich the installation of the new Metropolitan
is confirmed. |
5.-
Delivery
of the pastoral staff, traditional gift of the Oecumenical
Patriarcate to a Metropolitan of a local Church. The
icon held by an estonian priest is a gift of the Church
of Finland to the new estonian Metropolitan. |
6.-
Speech
of HE Stephanos as Metropolitan of Tallinn an all Estonia |
7.-
Embrace
to the people at the end of the ceremony |
8.-
From
left to right : Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia,
Metropolitan John of Karelia and all Finland, HE Erwin
Ender Apostolic Nuncio, Mr Mart Laar estonian Prime
Minister, HE Jan Kiviit Lutherian Archbishop |
9.-
From
left to right : Archimandrite Elysseus personal representative
of the Moscow Patriarch in Estonia, HE Erwin Ender apostolic
nuncio, Metropolitan Stefanus of Tallinn and all Estonia,
Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan John
of Karelia and all Finland, HE Jan Kiviit lutherian
archbishop |
