Balgarianovinite.com Western and Central European Metropolitan Anthony consecrated the building of the Bulgarian Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday evening. For the first time on Easter, Bulgarians in Ireland will gather for a church service, as there is currently no Bulgarian Orthodox mission or parish in the country, Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe told BTA. He will be officiating at the Bulgarian-language service on Sunday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. local time at All Hallows Chapel on the DCU Campus in Dublin.
The initiative for the Easter service came from Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Ireland, Vanya Andreeva-Malakova. “Over six months ago, she contacted the Metropolitanate in Berlin with the wish – shared by herself and the Bulgarian community – to hold a service in Bulgarian in Dublin on one of the major feasts of the Church. We agreed that Easter, the greatest feast for all Christians, would be the perfect occasion,” Metropolitan Anthony explained.
At the service, Bulgarians will hear the traditional Paschal greeting, the message of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and participate in the Divine Service, celebrating together the feast of feasts.
Metropolitan Anthony described the event as historic and said it could be the first step toward establishing a permanent Bulgarian Orthodox community in Dublin. “Over ten years ago, when I visited Ireland as a vicar bishop, attempts to create a lasting parish did not succeed. We now hope that this time it will,” he said.
He emphasized that the future of a regular parish depends entirely on the local Bulgarian community – their faith, commitment, and recognition of the need to maintain spiritual life while living abroad. A permanent parish would require a dedicated priest and a venue for weekly Sunday liturgies.
If the community expresses a desire to establish a parish, the Western and Central European Metropolitanate in Berlin will coordinate with the Archbishop of Dublin to secure a permanent location for Bulgarian-language services, starting with the upcoming Easter service on April 12.
A delegation from Bulgaria will attend the Easter service on April 12, including Kiril Valchev, Milen Mitev and Milena Milotinova, the directors general of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), Bulgarian National Radio and Bulgarian National Television, respectively. The Bulgarian quartet Svetoglas – The Mystery of Bulgarian Polyphony will be performing during the service. Metropolitan Anthony Consecrates Bulgarian Embassy in Dublin, to Lead First Bulgarian Orthodox Easter Service in Ireland 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-12 09:06:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law