DECISIONS OF THE HOLY AND SACRED SYNOD OF THE PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM

The Holy and Sacred Synod on its Proceedings on Thursday November 22/ December 5, 2019, chaired by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos made the following decisions;

Appointed the Representative of the Holy Sepulchre in Constantinople, Most Reverend Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedona, President of the Committee of Dialogue of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church.

Approved the application of the Byzantine Choir Leader of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Novice Constantine Spyropoulos to receive the Monastic Schema, join the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood and consequently be ordained a Deacon.

Appointed Archimandrite Porphyrios Sacristan Assistant, ministering Priest of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and an alternate member of the Jerusalem Ecclesiastical Court.

Appionted the Hegoumen of Haifa Archimandrite Artermios member and Vice President of the Ecclesiastical Court of Acre.

Degraded Archimandrite Sophronios from the degree of Priesthood and of the Monastic Order.

Appointed Priest George ministering Priest in Zarka.

Appointed Fr. Farah Hadad ministering Priest in the Amman Metropolis.

From Secretariat-General