Metropolitan Jeremias of Ankara, a hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, reposed in the Lord on Friday, June 20. He served as a hierarch for 54 years.
Archbishop Justinian of Elista and Kalmykia
According to His Holiness Patriarch Alexei, the end of the 1980s signified the advent of the era of church revival, or “the second Baptism of Russia.” This period of time has already become a part of the recent history of Orthodox Russia.
The announcement does not indicate which canons Fr. Dimos violated.
The Moldovan Orthodox Church maintains the traditional Orthodox position that homosexuality is sinful and that marriage is between one man and one woman, which motivated many of the faithful to organize counter-demonstrations.
The 45-mile procession was planned to pass through five cities and villages, ending in the Gagauzia capital of Comrat.