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THE PATRIARCHATE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE GREAT SYNOD OF ORTHODOX CHURCHES – ARRIVAL IN CHANIA

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Following the initial announcement for the participation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the deliberations of the Holy and Great Synod of Orthodox Churches, the Patriarchate’s website now presents in detail Patriarch Theophilos’ Entourage:

Delegation:

  1. H.B. Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem
  2. Metropolitan Benedict of Philadelphia
  3. Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina
  4. Archbishop Theophylaktos of Jordan
  5. Archbishop Nektarios of Anthedon
  6. Archbishop Philoumenos of Pella

Entourage-Advisors:

  1. Archimandrite Christophoros Mousa
  2. Archimandrite Damianos Panou
  3. Archimandrite Nikodemos Skrettas
  4. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Nasis
  5. Archimandrite Ieronymos Delioglou
  6. Protopresbyter Georgios Dragas
  7. Professor Theodoros Yiangou

Secretariat:

  1. Archdeacon Evlogios Chambas
  2. Ms Rodi Kratsa
  3. Mr Kamel Abu-Jamber
  4. Mr Halil Andraus
  5. Ms Wafa Goussous
  6. Mr Miltiades Matsoukas (steward)

At noon of Thursday, the 4th/16th of June 2016, their Beatitudes the Heads of Churches, namely: Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, their attendants, and Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias met at Athens Airport, where they boarded the Aegean Airlines Flight to Chania.

There, they were warmly welcomed by Archbishop Irineos of Crete, Metropolitan Damascene of Kydonia and Apokoronos, Metropolitan Amphilochios of Kissamos and Selinos, priests of the aforementioned Bishoprics, representatives of the Mayoralty and Prefecture and the Philarmonic Association, as well as a crowd of faithful and the Mass Media. On behalf of the Heads of Churches, the Archbishop of Athens addressed all by underlining the importance of the Synod for dealing with crucial problems facing humanity, and for the unity of Orthodox Churches.

On the evening of the aforementioned day, the Heads of Churches were hosted to dinner by His Excellency Minister Nikolaos Kortzias at the Nautical Association of Crete.

From the Secretariat-General