Archiepiscopal Divine Liturgy in Chios
Chios— Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Kallimasia, Chios on Sunday September 4, 2022. at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
After the liturgy, the Archbishop led memorial prayers for Ecumenical Patriarchs Joachim II and Joachim IV, as well as Metropolitan Maximos (Agiorghoussis) of Pittsburgh--all natives of Chios.
The following day, His Eminence visited the village of Vessa where he offered memorial prayers for Ecumenical Patriarch Constantine V. While Constantine V was born in Chios, he is interred at the Holy Trinity Monastery on the Island of Halki, where His Eminence served as abbot during his tenure as Metropolitan of Bursa.