Cyprus: The enthronement ceremony of Archbishop Georgios with Byzantine splendor – The moment of the enthronement

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After the end of the Enthronement Ceremony, the Archbishop will receive congratulations in the Great Synod – Paron and the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Hieronymos

The Enthronement Ceremony of the new Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus Georgios takes place with Byzantine splendor, in the Cathedral of the Apostle Barnabas in Nicosia, in the presence, among others, of the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis, the Speaker of the Parliament, Annita Dimitriou, the Archbishop of Athens and of all Greece, Ieronymos, the state and political leadership of the place.

The new Archbishop descended at 16:00 from the Archdiocese to the Cathedral in procession. The procession was preceded by the chanters, the hexapteryga, the cross and, in order, the clergy, Deacons, Archimandrites, abbots, High Priests, i.e. the Holy Synod, and behind the new Archbishop.

In the church they chanted the nenomized formalities and the new Archbishop is clothed in the middle of the church with the red mantle and he was given a second engolpium, the one he wears on his chest together with the cross. He then signed, after the Acts of the Enthronement Synod were read by the Chief Secretary, in red ink, from the historical inkwell of Archbishop Kyprianos.

See the moment of the enthronement of Archbishop Georgiou

He then ascended to the first steps of the throne and there the first class of Metropolitans, Metropolitan Nektarios of Kiti gave him the imperial scepter, which dates from 1869, and addressed him.

This will be followed by the addresses of the Ecumenical Patriarch, which will be read by Nikitas, the Archbishop of Thyateira, and Hieronymos, the Archbishop of Athens. A letter from the Pope will be read, which will be read by the Nuncio in Cyprus and Bishop Christoforos of Karpasia will speak on behalf of the Archdiocese. At the end, the enthronement speech of Archbishop Georgios will follow.

The fame will be read by the Deacon, the fame of the new Archbishop will be sung and the Archbishop will bless the people, the dismissal will take place.

After the Enthronement Ceremony, the Archbishop will receive congratulations at the Great Synod, while in the evening he will host a dinner in Nicosia for the official guests and representatives.

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