The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week arrived on the Marmara Sea island of Halki, accompanied by Grand Syncellus, of first secretary Iakovos and Patriarchal Deacon Barnabas.
The Ecumenical Patriarch was received at the entrance of the Halki Seminary, which is located on the eponymous isle, by its Abbot, Bishop Cassianos, and members of the fraternity of Halki clergymen.