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The Archbishop's see is located in the city of Nicosia. The [[primate|primacy]] of the Church of Cyprus was until recently vacant, with the announcement of the retirement of Archbishop [[Chrysostomos I (Kykkiotis) of Nea Justiniana|Chrysostomos]] due to Alzheimer's disease. However, the Church of Cyprus, on Sunday, [[November 6]], 2006, elected her first new leader in 29 years. [[Metropolitan]] Chrysostomos of Paphos, 65, was elected archbishop after winning a runoff vote against Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessou.{{ref|1}}
The [[Holy Synod]] of the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus is the highest Church Authority. There are five bishoprics with the ruling bishops styled as Metropolitans. These bishoprics are: ===Regions===#The Holy Metropolis of [[Metropolis of Paphos (Cyprus)|Paphos]], #The Holy Metropolis of Kitium [[Metropolis of Kitium (Cyprus)|Kitium]], #The Holy Metropolis of Kyrenia [[Metropolis of Kyrenia (Cyprus)|Kyrenia]], #The Holy Metropolis of Lemessou [[Metropolis of Lemessou (Cyprus)|Lemessou]], and #The Holy Metropolis of Morphou [[Metropolis of Morphou (Cyprus)|Morphou]]. <!---[[Bishopric of Morphou (Cyprus)|Morphou]]--->----#The Holy Metropolis of Konstantias#The Holy Metropolis of Kykkos and Tillyrias#The Holy Metropolis of Tamasou#The Holy Metropolis of Trimythountos----#Episcopy of Karpasias#Episcopy of Arsinois#Episcopy of Amathountos
===Hierarchical Succession of the Archbishopric See of Cyprus===
