Orthodox Church of St Aidan of Lindisfarne, Levenshulme, Manchester UK
with St Chad's Orthodox Mission, Heywood and
St Hilda's Orthodox Mission, Halifax
and St Oswald's Orthodox Mission, Warrington
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland
CLERGY
Meet Our Team
Bishop
His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan
Archbishop of the British Isles and Ireland, our first resident bishop since 2016., His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan is a greatly loving and pastoral shepherd of the flock committed to his care in this Archdiocese.
metr.silouan@gmail.com | Tel: 07834 170100
Parish Priest
Archpriest Gregory Hallam
Originally a priest in the Anglican Church, Fr Gregory has served as an Orthodox Parish Priest since 1995. He cares deeply about how faith and science can and should work together in their differing competences.
Assistant Priest
Fr Emmanuel Kahn
Fr Emmanuel was born in the US, raised in Judaism, came to the UK, became a Christian and eventually moved from Roman Catholicism to Orthodoxy .He is a retired science writer specialising in zoonotic diseases.
rs_kahn@hotmail.com | Tel: 01925 721206
Assistant Priest
Fr Daniel Codreanu
Fr Daniel, originally from Romania, was ordained to the priesthood by Metropolitan Silouan in 2023. He is an engineer by trade and has a great pastoral heart in his service as a priest in the Church.
fr.daniel.codreanu@gmail.com | 07846 290800
Assistant Priest
Fr Stavros Bozos
Fr Stavros is from Greece but has now settled with his family in the UK. He was granted a canonical release to serve in our Archdiocese by his bishop in Greece in 2026.
Parish Deacon
Fr Deacon Alexey
Fr Deacon Alexey, originally from Ukraine, contributes important diaconal services to our ministry team. He is a very experienced deacon in His service of the Lord.