His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will be conferred the title of Honorary Doctor of the Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly.
The investiture will take place on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, at 7pm in the “Hippocrates” Amphitheatre at the University’s Viopolis campus in Larissa.
Proceedings will open with an address by Rector Professor Charalambos Billinis, followed by a laudation delivered by Professor Athanasios Giannoukas, Chair of Vascular Surgery.
The President of the Department, Professor Aristidis Zibis, will then read the Senate Resolution, proclaim the Honorary Doctorate, and present the Diploma and Insignia to the Archbishop.
Archbishop Makarios will deliver a keynote address titled “‘I Seek Man’ on the Highways of the Internet: Relationships and Dependencies in the Digital Age.”
This distinction strengthens the close relationship between His Eminence and the University of Thessaly, where he previously served as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Medicine.
