Patriarch Bartholomew’s address to the Synaxis of Hierarchs in Constantinople

Invited by Patriarch Bartholomew, more than 100 metropolitans and archbishops (Ecumenical Patriarchate) from around the world gathered in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) to participate in a Synaxis (assembly) of bishops chaired by the Ecumenical Patriarch. The work of the Synaxis began on September 1, after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the patriarchal Cathedral of Saint George (Constantinople). The ensuing plenary sessions were held at the Holy Trinity Church in