Tag: Cyprus

Historic new charter for Cyprus Church

OCP- September 12, 2010

By: Elias Hazou 10/9/2010 IN A move hailed as ‘historic,’ the Holy Synod yesterday approved the text of a new charter rendering the Church of ... Read More

Chrysostomos II: foreign experts should draft Cyprus Plan

OCP- August 29, 2010

28/8/2010 FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE / PHOTO : CY-STOCK.COM Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II pointed out on Friday that Turkey is distancing itself from the basis of ... Read More

The Pope Visits the Archdiocese of Cyprus – 5 Bishops Don’t Show Up

OCP- June 8, 2010

Archbishop Chrysostomos II and members of the Holy Synod welcomed "with love and respect" Pope Benedict XVI and those with him yesterday at the Archdiocese ... Read More

Archbishop slams Turkey as Pope visits Cyprus

OCP- June 5, 2010

4/6/2010 The Greek Cypriot leader criticized Turkey for its occupation of northern Cyprus as Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to the divided island Friday, ... Read More

The Pope’s visit to Cyprus

OCP- June 2, 2010

The comments of Metropolitan Paul of Kyrenia, Cyprus Source: Newspaper "Orthodox Press" - issue dated 28/5/2010 "It is with the deepest sorrow and spiritual anguish ... Read More

POPE IN CYPRUS: ARCHBISHOP OPPONENTS TO VISIT OUT OF SYNOD

OCP- May 31, 2010

(ANSAmed) - NICOSIA - Archbishop Chrisostomos II, Primate of the powerful Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, has had enough of those expressing their displeasure at ... Read More

Cyprus Church seeks to silence critics of Pope Tour

OCP- May 26, 2010

25/5/2010 NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - The leader of Cyprus's ancient Orthodox Church lashed out on Tuesday at criticism of Pope Benedict's upcoming visit to the ... Read More

Met. Athanasios of Lemesou (Cyprus) Speaks Out of Upcoming Visit of Pope to Cyprus

OCP- May 24, 2010

24/5/2010 In an interview published on, May 23, 2010 in the Cypriot Newspaper “Phileleftheros” the Metropolitan distances himself from the Archbishop’s decision to host the ... Read More

Archbishop says Anti-Pope attacks ‘outside of the church’

OCP- May 20, 2010

19/5/2010 By: George Psyllides THE ARCHBISHOP yesterday slammed religious groups who oppose the Pope’s visit in June, warning that they put themselves outside the Church. ... Read More

His Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrisostomos II payed a visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch in Damascus

OCP- May 15, 2009

His Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrisostomos II payed a visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch in Damascus invited by His Beatitude the Patriarch Ignatios ... Read More

Archbishop of Cyprus visits His Holiness the Patriarch at the Mor Aphrem Monastery, Damascus

OCP- May 12, 2009

May 4, 2009: On Monday the 4th of May, 2009, the Archbishop of Cyprus H.E. Chrysostomos II, who is currently on an official trip to ... Read More

HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS VISITS HIS BEATITUDE

OCP- April 15, 2009

On 9th April 2009, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Cyprus,Mr Dimitri Christofias and his wife is Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch ... Read More

Archbishop of Cyprus inaugurates office in Brussels

OCP- March 25, 2009

Archbishop Chrysostomos ll is in Brussels, where he will officially open an Orthodox church representation office. The archbishop said that the church office will brief ... Read More

Ancient Syriac Bible found in Cyprus

OCP- February 8, 2009

NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Authorities in northern Cyprus believe they have found an ancient version of the Bible written in Syriac, a dialect of the ... Read More

Honouring the Memory of Archbishop Makarios

OCP- January 20, 2009

CYPRUS yesterday honored the memory of the first President aeimnistou Archbishop Makarios and Ethnarhou of C with pandima memorial to all the free cities of ... Read More

Archbishop Makarios in Memorium

OCP- January 20, 2009

Cyprus ArchbishopC. ChrisostomosV MNIMOSYNO the literary of the lateARICHIEPISKOPOU AND Ethnarhou Makariou C. The current Literary Memorial, which is organized by the homonymous chreostikos Foundation, ... Read More