Head of Greek Church announces he would like to resign

Kalavryta, Greece, November 25, 2019

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Following the example of His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrose of Kalavryta who stepped down this summer after several decades of shepherding his flock, the Archbishop of Athens, the President of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, publicly announced that he would like to do the same.

The Archbishop made his statement during an official dinner held in honor of the enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Kalavryta, also named Ieronymos, reports Orthodoxia.info.

Met. Ieronymos was enthroned on Saturday, November 23, with over 50 bishops of the Greek Church participating. Addressing Met. Ieronymos, the Archbishop said he would like to imitate his predecessor, Met. Ambrose.

According to Orthodoxia.info, the Archbishop’s statement did not come as a surprise, as he has long shared these thoughts, “but this is the first time he publicly expressed himself in this way and in this context.”

It is not clear from the short report if the Archbishop was announcing a serious intention, or simply a desire.

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece was elected head of the Greek Church on February 7, 2008 and formally took office on February 16. He previously served as Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia from 1981.

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11/25/2019

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Comments
Renato11/25/2019 1:37 pm
L'Arcivescovo doveva dimettersi prima di riconoscere l"autocefalia Ucraina per non trascinare la Chiesa di Grecia nello scisma.San Germano di Costantinopoli si dimise per non firmare il decreto iconoclasta dell"imperatore LeoneIII per non aderire all'eresia.
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