The eyes turned to the metropolitan church of Agios Minas in Heraklion at noon on Saturday as a new era begins for the Church of Crete, with the enthronement of the new archbishop Eugenios II.
According to Cretalive, the enthronement ceremony, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, began, as planned, at 12 noon with the new archbishop welcoming, according to the ritual, the mayor of Heraklion, Vassilis Lambrinos. This was followed by the very emotionally charged opposition of Mr. Eugenios.
The enthronement ceremony took place inside the church, which was attended by clergy, representatives of monastic fraternities, representatives of local authorities and organizations who had received personal invitations (due to the measures for the coronavirus).
Present at the enthronement of Archbishop Eugenios besides the Prime Minister, the President of the Movement for Change Nikos Androulakis, the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos and the Secretary General of Religions, the Minister of Island Policy Giannis Plakiotakis and the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate was represented by the Metropolitan of Austria Arsenios and the Grand Patriarch of the Patriarchates Theodoros (originally from Crete) while representatives from the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Church of Greece and the Church of Cyprus, , both from Greece and abroad.
Who is the new archbishop of Crete?
His Eminence Archbishop Eugenios of Crete (known as Evangelos Antonopoulos) was born in Heraklion on February 14, 1968. After completing his studies, he studied at the Theological School of the University of Athens, from where he received his degree in May 1992. In May 1990. branch of Historical Theology of the Department of Postgraduate Studies of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
His solitary haircut was performed at the Holy Monastery of Agios Georgios Sellinari on February 23, 1991 by his noble Elder, Metropolitan Nectarios of Petra and Herronissos, who ordained him a deacon on February 24, 1991 at the Holy Metropolitan Church of St. of the God Sophia Vrachasiou on March 3, 1991. He was appointed Preacher of the Holy Metropolis of Petra and received the rank of Archimandrite on December 24, 1991. of the city of Agios Nikolaos.
He has been Vice President of the Association of Cretan Theologians (1995 -1997), Vice President of the Society for the Protection of Minors and the Society of Prisoners of Prefecture of Lassithi, Member of the Board. of the Support Company for people with special needs of the Region of Crete “O Agios Titos” and President of the Association “Friends of the child of Crete”, which is based in Naples. On June 6, 2001 he was appointed Undersecretary of the Holy Provincial Synod of the Church of Crete and in 2004 he took over the Editorial Board of the Official Bulletin of the Church of Crete “Apostle Titus”. The Holy Provincial Synod of the Church of Crete on May 26, 2005 unanimously elected him to the position of Bishop of Knossos and to the position of its Chief Secretary.
His ordination took place at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Agios Minas on Saturday, May 28, 2005. His unanimous election as Metropolitan of Rethymno and Avlopotamos took place on September 9, 2010 and his enthronement took place on October 16, 2010. Archbishop Meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, on January 11, 2022.
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