Cypriot Metropolitan Tychikos appeals deposition to Constantinople, citing procedural violations

Cypriot Metropolitan Tychikos appeals deposition to Constantinople, citing procedural violations

Met. Tychikos of Paphos has formally challenged his recent deposition by the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus, filing a comprehensive appeal with the Patriarchate of Constantinople that automatically suspends his removal from office.

Church of Cyprus: In a state of anticipation following Tychikos’s appeal to the Ecumenical Patriarchate | Orthodox Times (en)

The Church of Cyprus is currently in a period of waiting, following the submission of a church appeal by the former Metropolitan of Paphos, Tychikos, to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, against the decision of the Holy Synod dated May 22. The appeal, known as an “Ekkleton” (a formal ecclesiastical appeal), was submitted on June 5 to the Archdiocese of Cyprus and has already been forwarded to the Phanar for examination. According to the Archdiocese’s…