Archbishop of Sinai Announces Succession Process Amid Monastery Crisis

Archbishop of Sinai announces succession process amid monastery crisis

Abp. Damianos of Mt. Sinai announced succession procedures for St. Catherine’s Monastery amid an Egyptian court threat to its religious status and a leadership crisis involving expelled monks and competing Orthodox Patriarchates.

Archbishop of Sinai opens path to his succession with sharp criticism of Patriarch of Jerusalem | Orthodox Times (en)

With a full-frontal attack against Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem, Archbishop Damianos of Sinai has announced the beginning of the procedures for his succession. Damianos names the Moscow Patriarchate as solely responsible for the current state of discord and division within the Orthodox world, stressing that “the consequences are borne by the whole of Orthodoxy.” He further emphasizes that the first to exploit the internal rift within the Si…

Archbishop of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai launches succession procedures

The head of the embattled Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula announced on Thursday that he has launched the process for his succession, indicating that he plans to step down.