Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-05-03
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[01] ARCHBISHOP OF GREECE - LARNACA
[01] ARCHBISHOP OF GREECE - LARNACA
Larnaca citizens welcomed Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
Christodoulos with chimes, rose petals and brushes of myrtle as he
arrived in the town on the fifth day of his visit to the island.
The welcoming ceremony was led by Bishop of Kition Chrysostomos,
flanked by the church and municipal authorities of the town, including
Ministers of Justice and Public Order and Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environment, Sophocles Sophocleous and Fotis Fotiou
respectively.
Students and pupils as well as MPs and scores of people gathered at the
Kition Bishopric to get a glimpse of the head of the Greek Church, who
was accompanied by Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II and the Bishops
of Limassol Athanasios, Morphou Neophytos and Bishop of Vostron.
After attending a Te Deum at the Sotiras Church in Larnaca, the towns
Bishop Chrysostomos referred to the sincere and true friendship and
cooperation he has with Archbishop Christodoulos, noting that the
Primate of the Greek Church showed his true love to the people of
Cyprus, especially during the tragic days of the Turkish invasion of
Cyprus in 1974.
In his reply, the Greek Archbishop said that the Church of Cyprus has
been an endless source of inspiration and solace for Cypriot Hellenism
during all historical times and constitutes a spiritual strength to
treat the wounds of the recent past and make fuller use of the new
European perspective.
He also referred to the multifaceted social and charitable work which
Bishop of Kition Chrysostomos carries out, as well as the charities
which he has helped start and continue their work.
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