Cypriot Church bishop refuses to concelebrate with Primate over Dumenko
Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos. Photo: pafoslive.com.cy
On 11 June 2023, Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos of the Cypriot Orthodox Church refused to participate in the concelebrated hierarchical liturgy in Nicosia due to the commemoration of Dumenko.
For his part, the Primate of the Cypriot Church, Archbishop Georgios, called Metropolitan Tychikos’s attitude "childish", saying that when he received his ordination, "Epiphanios of Kyiv" was mentioned.
Archbishop Georgios noted that Metropolitan Tychikos’s viewpoint "unfortunately appears to be becoming a problem within the Cypriot Church". However, he expressed determination to "put an end to this matter".
According to Archbishop Georgios, the vast majority of the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus will side with him, and "Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos must receive messages from the world's Orthodox community, as well as from all of us, and I am determined to make sure that there is no schism in the Cypriot Church".
Earlier, Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou said that Cypriot hierarchs are unwilling to concelebrate with members of the OCU.
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