Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece

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The Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece is an Old Calendarist body which in 1935 broke from the Church of Greece over the latter's use of the Revised Julian Calendar. The adoption of the new calendar was viewed as an assault on the ecclesiological beliefs of the Church, which they believe promotes common worship with non-Orthoox and furthers the goals of Ecumenism, while sacrificing liturgical unity among Orthodox Christians. It is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox churches, though it has enjoyed occasional support from mainstream churches which have retained the Julian Calendar. It also has support from some of the monks of Mount Athos. Its current primate is Archbishop Chrysostomos II (Kiousis) of Athens and All Greece.

Primates (1935-present)

  • Metropolitan Germanos of Demetrias (1935-1943)
  • Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Florina (1943-1955)
  • Archbishop Akakios of Athens (1960-1963)
  • Archbishop Auxentios of Athens (1963-1986)
  • Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Athens (1986-present)

Current hierarchs

  • Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Athens
  • Metropolitan Akakios of Diavlia
  • Metropolitan Maximos of Demetrias
  • Metropolitan Kallinikos of Achaia
  • Metropolitan Justin of Evripos
  • Metropolitan Pavlos of America
  • Metropolitan Gerontios of Peiraeus
  • Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Attica
  • Bishop Gregory of Christianoupolis
  • Bishop Theodosios of Vresthena
  • Bishop Photios of Marathon
  • Bishop Christodoulos of Theoupolis
  • Metropolitan Spyridon of Australia (retired)

External link

Official website