Without surprises, Metropolitan George of Paphos was elected Archbishop of Cyprus by the Holy Synod.
The voting process took place after the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Apostle Barnabas within the Holy Archdiocese.
The new Archbishop had come second in the popular vote for the election of the Tripartite, but he garnered the most votes in the 16-member Holy Synod. According to reliable information, George of Paphos received 11 votes, Athanasios of Limassol 4 votes and one blank vote.
With the completion of the voting and the election of the Archbishop, the bells of the old St. John’s Cathedral are ringing joyfully, while the reading of the normative act for the ratification of the result of the Archbishop’s Elections is expected soon. The normative act is signed at the altar of St. John’s Cathedral by all members of the Holy Synod.
The new Archbishop of Cyprus will also determine the date of his enthronement, which due to the festivities is determined after Epiphany. The enthronement will be determined in consultation with other Orthodox churches, including the Church of Greece.
Three imperial privileges
The Church of Cyprus is the first of the 15 autocephalous churches that make up the Orthodox Church. It is the only ancient Autocephalous Church since 432 AD and the first in rank after the Presbyterian Patriarchates. Its founder and patron was the Apostle Barnabas. The Archbishop of Cyprus has Byzantine imperial privileges, as the Byzantine Emperor Zeno granted the Archbishop of Cyprus 3 imperial privileges in 478 AD, which he still has today:
This was because the then Archbishop of Cyprus, Anthemios, offered to the then Byzantine Emperor the copy of the Gospel of Matthew found on the breast of the Relic of the Apostle Barnabas in Cyprus.
Who is the new Archbishop of Cyprus
The new archbishop was born in Athenianos in 1949. He was fully aligned with the decisions of Cyprus and the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the issue of recognition of the Ukrainian Church. He studied chemistry at the University of Athens as well as theology and had even worked as a chemistry teacher in high schools in Cyprus where he reached the rank of vice-principal,
Following his arrest and abuse by Turkish troops during an anti-communist event in 1989, he filed a complaint against Turkey with the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe. It was the first time that the Council of Europe condemned Turkey for human rights violations in Cyprus and imposed a fine.
Γιατί εκάμαν εκλογές αφού εν να φκάλει η σύνοδος οποίο θέλει;
Axios!
Cool, can he now finally shave his beard or will this cause him loose authority with the flock?
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Heres the whole article Translated to english:
Without surprises, Metropolitan George of Paphos was elected Archbishop of Cyprus by the Holy Synod.
The voting process took place after the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Apostle Barnabas within the Holy Archdiocese.
The new Archbishop had come second in the popular vote for the election of the Tripartite, but he garnered the most votes in the 16-member Holy Synod. According to reliable information, George of Paphos received 11 votes, Athanasios of Limassol 4 votes and one blank vote.
With the completion of the voting and the election of the Archbishop, the bells of the old St. John’s Cathedral are ringing joyfully, while the reading of the normative act for the ratification of the result of the Archbishop’s Elections is expected soon. The normative act is signed at the altar of St. John’s Cathedral by all members of the Holy Synod.
The new Archbishop of Cyprus will also determine the date of his enthronement, which due to the festivities is determined after Epiphany. The enthronement will be determined in consultation with other Orthodox churches, including the Church of Greece.
Three imperial privileges
The Church of Cyprus is the first of the 15 autocephalous churches that make up the Orthodox Church. It is the only ancient Autocephalous Church since 432 AD and the first in rank after the Presbyterian Patriarchates. Its founder and patron was the Apostle Barnabas. The Archbishop of Cyprus has Byzantine imperial privileges, as the Byzantine Emperor Zeno granted the Archbishop of Cyprus 3 imperial privileges in 478 AD, which he still has today:
This was because the then Archbishop of Cyprus, Anthemios, offered to the then Byzantine Emperor the copy of the Gospel of Matthew found on the breast of the Relic of the Apostle Barnabas in Cyprus.
Who is the new Archbishop of Cyprus
The new archbishop was born in Athenianos in 1949. He was fully aligned with the decisions of Cyprus and the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the issue of recognition of the Ukrainian Church. He studied chemistry at the University of Athens as well as theology and had even worked as a chemistry teacher in high schools in Cyprus where he reached the rank of vice-principal,
Following his arrest and abuse by Turkish troops during an anti-communist event in 1989, he filed a complaint against Turkey with the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe. It was the first time that the Council of Europe condemned Turkey for human rights violations in Cyprus and imposed a fine.
Γιατί εκάμαν εκλογές αφού εν να φκάλει η σύνοδος οποίο θέλει;
Axios!
Cool, can he now finally shave his beard or will this cause him loose authority with the flock?
God bless.
Who came first in the polls tho?