Messages of condolence on death of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI

3 Jan 2023

On the occasion of the death of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on 31 December 2022, numerous messages of condolence were sent by other Churches, Ecclesial Communities and ecumenical organizations.

ORTHODOX CHURCHES

His Holiness Bartolomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
His Eminence Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Patriarcate of Moscow
His Holiness Porfirije, Patriarch of Serbia
His Holiness Daniel, Patriarch of Romania
His Beatitude Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
His Beatitude Georgios, Archbishop of Cyprus
His Beatitude Rastislav, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America
His Eminence Polycarpos, Orthodox Archbishop for Italy and Exarch of South Europe, Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Antonij, Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe, Patriarchate of Bulgaria
His Eminence Dyonisios, Metropolitan of Corinth, Orthodox Church of Greece

ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES

His Holiness Ignatius Ephrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, Armenian Apostolic Church
His Holiness Abba Matthias I, Patriarch of Etiopia
His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Eritrea
His Eminence Abraham Mar Stephanos, Metropolitan of UK-Europe-Africa, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
His Grace Heryacos, Archbishop of Italy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

WESTERN CHURCHES AND ECCLESIAL COMMUNITIES

His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Right Reverend Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
Church of England Diocese in Europe
Revd Joseph Mar Barnabas, Suffragan Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
Most Reverend Tapio Luoma, Archbishop of Turku and Finland, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Most Reverend Urmas Viilma, Archbishop of Tallinn, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia
Right Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit, Presiding Bishop, Church of Norway
World Methodist Council
Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome
Reverend Dr Hanns Lessing, Acting General Secretary, World Communion of Reformed Churches

WORLD CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS

Revd Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, General Secretary, World Council of Churches

JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS

International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations