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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-05-17
CONTENTS
[01] CHURCH - ARCHBISHOP
[01] CHURCH - ARCHBISHOP
A broad meeting of senior clergymen, chaired by the head of the Greek
Orthodox Church Patriarch Bartholomew, convened in Switzerland and
decided to honourably vacate the position of Archbishop of the Church
of Cyprus, a move that will lead to elections for a new Archbishop.
Archbishop Chrysostomos has been incapacitated for the past four years
and is unable to perform his duties as the head of the Church.
The decision was taken by majority, with 15 members voting in favour
and seven against.
Today`s meeting was attended, apart from Patriarch Bartholomew, by
Cypriot Metropolitan Bishops of Paphos, Kitium, Limassol, Kyrenia and
Morphou, and the Bishops of Arsinoe, Trimithounta and Kykkos. The
Bishop of Salamina did not attend the broad meeting but sent his
position in writing. Also present were the Patriarchs of Antioch,
Alexandria and Jerusalem.
The Cypriot Metropolitan Bishops of Paphos, Kitium, Limassol and
Kyrenia, as well as the Bishops of Arsinoe and Salamina voted against,
along with the Patriarch of Antioch.
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