At the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, the ordination of Archbishop Sinai Symeon took place today, attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, the Secretary General of Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Education, George Kalatzis, the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, D. Angelosopoulos and the MP Larissas M. Harakopoulos (ND)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs G. Gerapetritis, speaking in the Throne Room, in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, expressed his satisfaction with the progress of the talks with the Egyptian government regarding the status of the Sinai Monastery and his hope for the rapid securing of a definitive agreement which will settle a centuries-old pending matter in the best interests of the Monastery,

Congratulations from Nikos Androulakis

The president of PASOK-Movement of Change, Nikos Androulakis, congratulated the new Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raithos, Archimandrite Simeon, by telephone, after the end of his ordination ceremony by the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos.

Charakopoulos: A new hopeful era for Saint Catherine of Sinai

“Today is a day of joy and cheerfulness for Universal Orthodoxy and Hellenism in general, as with the ordination of the new Archbishop of Sinai, Mr. Simeon, a new, hopeful era opens for the Sinaitic Brotherhood. We expect, with the grace of God, that the wounds opened in the recent past will be healed soon, and that the Holy Monastery of Agia Ekaterini on Theovadisto Oros will continue to shine, as it has for over 1,500 years. That is why we wish the new Archbishop divine enlightenment, health and strength to cope with the difficult tasks he undertakes”, emphasized the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy (DSO), MP Dr. Maximos Harakopoulos, in his statements after the ordination of the new Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raithos, etc. Simeon, which took place during the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, presided over by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Excellency. Theofilos.

The head G.G. of the ILO participated in the small-member mission, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, who traveled to Jerusalem to attend the ordination of the new Archbishop of Sinai.

At the same time, M. Harakopoulos referred to “the spiritual role played by the historic one of Saint Catherine of Sinai, in this critical corner of the earth”, while adding: “We are optimistic that soon, with the decisive contribution of the Greek State, the problems that arose after the legal adventure of the Holy Monastery will be resolved, with the recognition of the status quo that has been for centuries respected by the occasional rulers of the Sinai Peninsula. The presence at the ordination of Egypt’s representative in Ramallah, Ihab Suleiman, I want to believe is also indicative of the Egyptian authorities’ willingness to resolve the pending issue by ensuring the continuity of the Monastery’s character.”