45 Mozambicans convert to Orthodoxy in Africa
Local residents in Mozambique converted to Orthodoxy. Photo: ROC Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
In the Mozambican village of Chilema, 45 local residents were baptized and became members of the Russian Orthodox Church. This was reported by the ROC African Exarchate.
The sacrament was performed on June 28, 2026, by Priest Christos Sitoe at the parish of St. Mary of Egypt in Niassa Province. On the same day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the community.
The rector of the Holy Trinity parish in the city of Maputo held a catechetical talk with the newly baptized. The clergyman explained to the new members of the Church the meaning of the Orthodox sacraments and the foundations of Holy Scripture.
As the UOJ reported, more than 100 people in Hawaii converted to Orthodoxy at a ROCOR parish.
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