Chrysostomos II (Demetriou) of Nea Justiniana
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His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II (Demetriou) of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus is the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus.
Biographical Timeline
- 1941 April 10: Born in the village of Tala, near Paphos, in south of Cyprus.
- Tonsured after secondary school.
- 1963: Ordained to diaconate. Sent to study theology at University of Athens. Later graduated and ordained to priesthood.
- 1972: Made abbot of Monastery of St Neophytos
- 1978-2006: Made Metropolitan of Paphos.
- 2004 April: Spoke out against UN plan for reunification of Cyprus (which was eventually rejected in popular vote).
- 2006 May 17: Locum tenens of Church of Cyprus. Told press during election that he would remain in office for five years at most.
- 2006 November 5: Elected Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and Primate of the Church of Cyprus, defeating Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol.
- 12: Enthroned at St Nicholas Cathedral of Nicosia.
| Preceded by: Chrysostomos I | Archbishop of Cyprus 2006-present | Succeeded by: — |
Source
- The Messenger, Episcopal Vicariate of Great Britain and Ireland, February 2007
External links
- Listing at the Orthodox Research Institute
- Archbishop Chrysostomos II
- Archbishop Chrysostomos II at Wikipedia
