Southampton, Hampshire, County, England, March 10, 2025
Photo: roarch.org.uk
A Romanian Orthodox parish on the south coast of England has acquired a 19th-century church as its new home.
Under the leadership of Fr. Ovidiu Semerean, the faithful of the St. Calinic of Cernica parish raised the necessary funds to the purchase the Holy Trinity Church through their own efforts, reports the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The church building itself was purchased on December 14, and the adjacent hall on February 24.
Photo: roarch.org.uk
The formerly Anglican Holy Trinity Church was built in 1884 on the site of an old church dedicated to St. Nicholas. It includes a chapel dedicated to the heroes of World War I and commemorative plaques in memory of those who perished on the Titanic, which set sail from the Southampton port.
“Through this acquisition, St. Calinic of Cernica Parish affirms its mission to preserve and transmit the Orthodox faith, providing the Romanians in Southampton with a place for prayer, fellowship, and spiritual continuity,” the Archdiocese writes.
Last May, OrthoChristian reported on the opening of a new Romanian Orthodox parish of the Myrrh-bearing Women in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire County, England.
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