Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-12-23

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

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[01] FORMER ARCHBISHOP - DEAD

[01] FORMER ARCHBISHOP - DEAD

The funeral will be held Monday at 1300 local time (1100 GMT) at the Ayios Ioannis Cathedral in Nicosia. The primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos will officiate.

The body of Chrysostomos A will lie in state from tomorrow 1600hours.

The Primate of the Cyprus Church Archbishop Chrysostomos B expressed his profound grief for the Former Archbishops death, noting that he was a highly spiritual personality, who offered a lot to the island during difficult times and History will remember him.

Chrysostomos A had been ill and incapacitated for the past years and was unable to perform his duties as the head of the Church.

Last year, a broad meeting of senior clergymen, chaired by the head of the Greek Orthodox Church Patriarch Bartholomew, convened in Switzerland and decided to honourably vacate the position of Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus.

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