Cypriot faithful rally behind deposed Metropolitan Tychikos amid Constantinople pressure and procedural violations

Cypriot faithful rally behind deposed Metropolitan Tychikos amid Constantinople pressure and procedural violations

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus voted to dethrone His Eminence Metropolitan Tychikos as the ruling hierarch of the important Paphos Metropolitan, though he remains a bishop and a member of the Synod. The decision has caused great unrest, especially in Paphos, where hundreds of parishioners gathered at the city hall on Sunday in a show of support for the deposed hierarch.