Churches and Christian Communions represented at funeral of Pope Francis

28 Apr 2025

On the occasion of the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis, many Churches, Christian Communions and international ecumenical organizations sent representatives of which the list is here below. Many messages of condolence were also sent.

 

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF COSTANTINOPLE
  • His Holiness BARTOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinopole, Ecumenical Patriarch
  • His Eminence Emmanuel, Metropolitan of Chalcedon
  • His Eminence Polykarpos, Metropolitan of Italy
  • Reverend Archimandrite Father Aetios
  • Mr Nikolaos-Georgios Papachristou

 

 

 

 

PATRIARCHATE OF ALESSANDRIA AND ALL AFRICA
  • His Eminence Gennadios, Metropolitan of Libya
  • His Eminence Dimitrios, Metropolitan of Tanzania

 

PATRIARCHATE OF ANTIOCH
  • His Eminence Silouan, Metropolitan of Mount Liban
  • His Eminence Nephon, Metropolitan of Philipopolis

 

PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM
  • His Eminence Makarios, Metropolitan of Qatar

 

PATRIARCHATE OF MOSCOW
  • His Eminence Antonij, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for external ecclesial relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow
  • His Eminence Platon (Udovenko), emeritus Metropolitan of Feodosija and Kerch
  • Reverend Father Ioann Kpylov
  • Mr Ivan Nikolaev

 

SERBIAN PATRIARCHATE 
  • His Eminence Andrej (Cilerdzic), Metropolitan of Italy, Malta and Switzerland
  • Reverend Father Roman Fischer, Responsabile for the Serbian Community in Italy

 

PATRIARCHATE OF ROMANIA
  • His Excellency Josif, Metropolitan of Western Europe
  • His Excellency Siluan, Bishop of the Romanian Diocese of Italy

 

PATRIARCHATE OF BULGARIA
  • Reverend Ivan Ivanov, Responsabile for the Bulgarian Community in Italy

 

PATRIARCHATE OF GEORGIA
  • His Eminence Gerasim (Sharashemidze), Metropolitan of Zugdidi and Tsaishi, President of the Department for external relations with the Orthodox Church of Georgia
  • Reverend Father Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze, Rector of the Theological Accademy of Tbilisi

 

ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CYPRUS
  • His Eminence Nektarios, Metropolitan of Kytion

 

ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE
  • His Eminence Ignatios, Metropolitan of Dimitrias
  • Reverend Father Archimandrite Amfilochios

 

ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ALBANIA
  • His Beatitude JOAN, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania
  • His Excellency Anastas

 

ORTHODOX CHUCH OF THE CZECH LANDS AND SLOVAKIA
  • His Beatitude RASTISLAV, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, Archbishop of Prešov
  • His Excellency Juraj Strasky, Bishop of Kosice
  • Ms Iveta Apostu

 

ARCIDIOCESE OF OHRID
  • His Eminence Pimen, Metropolitan of Europe
  • Reverend Father Zharko Gjorgjevski

 

ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA (OCA)
  • His Excellency Bishop Andrei (Hoarste)
  • Reverend Father Alessandro Margheritino

 

COPTIC ORTHODOX PATRIARCATE OF ALESSANDRIA
  • His Grace Barnaba El Soryani, Bishop of Turin and Rome
  • His Grace Angaelos, Archbishop of London
  • His Grace Antonio, Bishop of Milan
  • His Grace Kyrillos, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, Co-chair of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

 

Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
  • His Holiness IGNATIUS APHREM II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East
  • His Grace Joseph Bali, Patriarcal Archbishop Secretary

 

ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH – SEE OF ETCHMIADZIN
  • His Holiness KAREKIN II, Catholicos of all Armenians
  • His Grace Khajag Barsamian, Representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church to the Holy See
  • His Grace Arshak Khachatryan, Chancelor of the Catolicossate
  • His Grace Moushegh Babayan
  • Reverend Father Karekin Hampartzoumian

 

ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH – CATOLICOSSATE OF CILICIA
  • His Holiness ARAM I, Catholicos of the Apostolic Armenian Church - See of Cilicia
  • Reverend Father Hovagim Panjarjaian

 

ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH
  • His Grace Abune Hyriakos, Archbishop of Italy
  • His Grace Abune Dionasius, Archbishop of Germany

 

ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH
  • His Grace Abune Pawlos, Bishop of the Diocese of Europe
  • Reverend Father Zeresenay Solomon, General Administrator of the Diocese of Europe

 

MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 
  • His Grace Abraham Mar Stephanos, Metropolitan for United Kingdom and Europe
  • Reverend Father Aswin Fernandez, Secretary of the Department for ecumenical relations 
  • Dr Jacob Mathew

 

ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
  • His Holiness MAR AWA III, Catholicos Patriarch
  • Dr Ameel Malham

 

ANGLICAN COMMUNION
  • Most Reverend Marinez Bassotto, Primate of the Episcopalian Anglican Church of Brazil
  • Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and Primate of England
  • Most Reverend Philip Freier, Archbishop-emeritus of Melbourne, Co-Chair of ARCIC
  • Right Reverend Robert Innes, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, Co-Chair of IARCCUM
  • Ms Maggie Swinson, Chair of Anglican Consultative Council
  • Most Reverend Hosam Naoum, Primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
  • Right Reverend Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
  • Dr Christopher Wells, Co-Secretary of ARCIC and IARCCUM
  • Right Reverend Sarah Mullaly, Bishop of London
  • Right Reverend Anthony Ball, Bishop in North Africa, Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome

 

INTERNATIONAL OLD CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE (IBC)
  • Archbishop Bernd Wallet, IBC President

 

LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION (LWF)
  • Bishop Henrik Stubkjaer, LWF President
  • Prof. Dr Dirk Lange, Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations

 

WORLD COMMUNION OF REFORMED CHURCHES
  • Reverend Najla Kassab, President of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
  • Reverend Tara Curlewis, WCRC Ecumenical Liaison Officer, Rome

 

WORLD METHODIST COUNCIL
  • Reverend Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, President of the World Methodist Council 
  • Reverend Dr Reynaldo Ferreira Leão Neto, General Secretary of the World Methodist Council
  • Reverend Dr Edgardo Colón-Emeric, Co-Chair of MERCIC
  • Reverend Matthew Laferty, Director Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome

 

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
  • Reverend Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC General Secretary
  • Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strhom, Moderator of the WCC Central Committee

 

SALVATION ARMY
  • General Lyndon Buckingham
  • Lt. Colonel Andrew Morgan, Territorial Leader for Italy and Greece
  • Lt. Colonel Darlene Morgan, Territorial Leader for Italy and Greece

 

GLOBAL CHRISTIAN FORUM (GCF)
  • Reverend Casely Essamuah, GCF Secretary
 
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA)
  • Mr Federico Serra, President YMCA Health
 
COMUNITÀ DI TAIZÉ
  • Frère Matthew, Prior

 

 

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