Priests urged to break away from the Church of Cyprus

Priests urged to break away from the Church of Cyprus

A member of the Holy Synod on Tuesday confirmed the previously reported existence of a letter circulated to priests urging them to abandon the Church of Cyprus and found a new church. Archimandrite Georgios Christodoulou told media that though the matter of the letter was not on the agenda during Tuesday’s special session of the […]

Apoteichisis: A Growing Revolt Threatens to Split the Orthodox Church of Cyprus

ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ A growing movement advocating Apoteichisis is challenging the Holy Synod of Cyprus’s authority, as priests are reportedly being urged to establish a separate ecclesiastical structure. The unprecedented initiative, unfolding amid the continuing controversy over the removal of Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos, raises the prospect […]

Church of Cyprus: Reports of plans for separate Ecclesiastical Structure | Orthodox Times (en)

New tensions have emerged within the Church of Cyprus following reports of efforts to establish a separate ecclesiastical structure and allegations that Divine Liturgies are being celebrated in a private residence in Paphos. According to the Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros, a letter signed by five individuals has reportedly been circulated among priests in Paphos and other districts, encouraging them to leave the Church of Cyprus and join a new…