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Metropolitan vacancy in Mytilene

Overview

Metropolitan Chrysostomos, the 96-year-old leader of the Metropolis of Mytilene on Lesbos, resigned from his position after 42 years of service. The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece accepted his resignation, citing his advanced age. Metropolitan Iakovos was appointed to serve as caretaker until a successor is elected.

Following the vacancy, twenty-two local organizations and associations in Lesvos issued a formal letter to Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens. The group expressed support for Archimandrite Iakovos Koutsakis, the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Agios Ignatios of Leimonas, as a candidate for the new Metropolitan position. The signatories cited Koutsakis’s ecclesiastical service and his work in developing the monastery as a site of pilgrimage and cultural significance.

Entities

Greek Orthodox Church · Lesvos · Iakovos Koutsakis · Metropolitan Iakovos of Mytilene · Metropolis of Mytilene

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Lesvos organizations support Archimandrite Iakovos Koutsakis for Metropolitan

    Twenty-two Lesvos-based organizations have petitioned Archbishop Ieronymos to consider Archimandrite Iakovos Koutsakis for the position of Metropolitan of the region.

  2. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Metropolitan Chrysostomos resigns after 42 years in Mytilene

    Chrysostomos, the 96-year-old Metropolitan of Mytilene, has resigned after 42 years of service in Lesbos. Metropolitan Iakovos will serve as caretaker until a successor is elected.

Sources

aeolos.tv · lesvospen.gr