On December 22, 2015, the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Singapore and South Asia was awarded by the Academy of Athens, for its missionary and philanthropic work in South East Asia.

This award belongs to all those who labor with zeal and bear the witness of the Orthodox Church in the lands of Far East and South Asia. This award belongs also to all those who have helped and continue to support the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Singapore and South Asia to cope with the demands, the challenges and the difficulties of the missionary and philanthropic work.