Dear friend:
The Orthodox Church here is divided in four jurisdictions:
1. Mexican Exarchate (OCA): The Cathedral-Monastery is in Mexico City, near the Airport and there are small parishes in Neza, Ecatepec, and Chalco (it's like your Bronx of NY
)
Liturgy is celebrated in Spanish and some Greek (very few).
Tel: 571-1189 and 5-784-5928
2. Moscow Patriarchate: one parish in Nepantla, State of Mexico (not so near Mexico City) and the Liturgy is celebrated in Spanish and I suppose Church Slavonic sometimes
Priest Carlos Chacon
Avenida Barrios 350 Los Reyes
Iztacalco, Nepatla, Edo Mex.,
C.P. 84090
525-319-4758
3. Antiochian Orthodox Church under Metropolitan Antonio Chedraoui, Cathedral of St George in Mexico City (Colonia Roma). Mass (that's the way they call it) is almost always in Spanish and some Arabic (few Greek too)
4. Greek Orthodox Diocese. The Archbishop doesn't recide here if Im not mistaken. The liturgy is in Spanish and Greek. Church of St Sophia, Mexico City.
Byzantine Catholic:
Melkite Eparchy: under Eparch Antonio Mouhana, they have a parish in Mexico City called Porta Caeli (very Eastern name
) ans the Liturgy is celebrated in Spanish, Greek, and Arabic. I really liked the time I attended Vespers there (about 6 years ago)
Unfortunately there are no parishes outside Mexico City, except for some in Guadalajara and Monterrey. It is a matter of fact that many Orthodox who do not find parish attend Mass in Roman parishes :rolleyes:
