Metropolitan Tychikos submits memorandum to Cyprus Church Synod
The Metropolitan of Paphos has submitted a memorandum outlining his position for consideration by the Synod of the Church of Cyprus.
On November 13, 2026, suspended Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos visited the Archbishopric and met with Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus. The hierarch received a Profession of Faith – a document the Synod has required him to sign – from the Primate of the Church of Cyprus but did not sign it, UOJ-Greece reports.
The Metropolitan was accompanied by a lawyer and two priests. The Archbishopric was represented by the chief secretary of the Holy Synod.
The document presented to Metropolitan Tychikos sets out the Synod's conditions, including renouncing apoteichism (the severing of ecclesiastical communion) and recognizing the Ecumenical Councils, as well as the 2016 Council of Crete.
For his part, the Metropolitan submitted his own memorandum and requested the official proceedings of the Council of Crete. The memorandum will be presented to the Synod, but its contents have not yet been disclosed.
The Synod's next regular meeting is scheduled for February. However, Church of Cyprus officials have not ruled out considering the memorandum earlier at an extraordinary session.
As the UOJ previously reported, Metropolitan Tychikos had asked the Synod of the Church of Cyprus for permission to resume celebrating services.
