Greek MPs honoured with Archdiocese’s highest medal during Sydney visit

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On Tuesday, March 25, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed visiting Members of the Hellenic Parliament to the offices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Australia (GOAA) in Redfern, Sydney.

The members were Stavros Keletsis MP (New Democracy), Athanasios Papathanasis MP (New Democracy), Stefanos Parastatidis MP (PASOK-KINAL), and Miltiadis Zamparas MP (SYRIZA). They are currently in Australia for Greek Independence Day celebrations.

During the meeting, His Eminence had the opportunity to present the work of the GOAA, highlight the needs and problems of the Greek diaspora in Australia, and express the diaspora’s love for Greece.

His Eminence also thanked the Members of Hellenic Parliament for making the trip to Australia, and asked them to convey his best wishes and those of the Holy Eparchial Synod and local clergy to the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and other Greek politicians and Members of Parliament.

At the end of the meeting, Archbishop Makarios awarded the four Members of the Hellenic Parliament the Order of the Christ-Loving Medal, which is the highest honorary distinction of the GOAA.

The meeting was also attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevastia, Their Graces Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar, Bishop Elpidios of Perth, and Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia, the Most Venerable Hieromonk Father Antipas, Elder of the Iberian Cell of Saint Anne in Karyes, Mount Athos, and the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Ioannis Mallikourtis.

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