Ecumenical Patriarchate announces new Synod members for March–August 2025

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His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will be on the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate which will convene from 1 March to 31 August 2025.

The Ecumenical Patriarchate recently announced the new composition of its Synod, which will be presided over by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

The full list of new members includes:

  • Makarios of Gortyna and Arcadia
  • Andreas of Arkalohori, Kastelli, and Viannos
  • Athenagoras of Belgium
  • Paisios of Leros, Kalymnos, and Astypalaia
  • Damaskinos of Kydonia and Apokoronas
  • Sevastianos of Atlanta
  • Athenagoras of Kydonia
  • Maximos of Selyvria
  • Makarios of Australia
  • Maximos of Switzerland
  • Iakovos of Ireland
  • Iakovos of Mexico

The Synod will play a crucial role in the governance and decision-making of the Ecumenical Patriarchate during this period.

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