The Rise of Orthodoxy in the West - with Bishop Augustine of Taldom and Fr Theodor Svane

We are at the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin Mary in Bergen, where we meet the parish priest, Father Theodor Svane. The church has recently been undergoing interior upgrades to become a true Orthodox space of worship, with a new wood-carved iconostasis and icon stands for veneration. To learn more about the ongoing project and fundraiser, you can visit Annunciation.no. Recently, the parish was honoured by a visit from the newly consecrated Bishop Augustine of Taldom. In this conversation, we ask Bishop Augustine about his own journey into Orthodoxy, the growth of the Orthodox Church in the West, and what it means to build living Orthodox parishes today.