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The enthronement of HE Stephanos

as Metropolitan of Tallinn and all Estonia

1.- The Transfiguration church built in the 14th century, an ancient dominican convent, where the enthronement took place. The iconostasis was offered by the empress Catherin the second.
2.- The Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Secretary of the Holy Synod of Constantinople, who was the chairman of the enthronement
3.- Metropolitan Stefanus rounded by the estonian priests
4.- Official notification of the election and decree of the Holy Synod by wich the installation of the new Metropolitan is confirmed.
5.- Delivery of the pastoral staff, traditional gift of the Oecumenical Patriarcate to a Metropolitan of a local Church. The icon held by an estonian priest is a gift of the Church of Finland to the new estonian Metropolitan.
6.- Speech of HE Stephanos as Metropolitan of Tallinn an all Estonia
7.- Embrace to the people at the end of the ceremony
8.- From left to right : Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan John of Karelia and all Finland, HE Erwin Ender Apostolic Nuncio, Mr Mart Laar estonian Prime Minister, HE Jan Kiviit Lutherian Archbishop
9.- From left to right : Archimandrite Elysseus personal representative of the Moscow Patriarch in Estonia, HE Erwin Ender apostolic nuncio, Metropolitan Stefanus of Tallinn and all Estonia, Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan John of Karelia and all Finland, HE Jan Kiviit lutherian archbishop

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