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The Greek Orthodox '''Church of Cyprus''' is one of the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] [[church]]es of the Orthodox Christian communion whose territory consists of the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. Although through the centuries the island has been occupied by various parties, the church has retained its independence. The current [[primate]] is [[Archbishop]] [[Chrysostomos II (Demetriou) of Nea Justiniana|Chrysostomos II]] of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus.
==History==
In 478, the grave of St. Barnabas was found, with a copy of the [[Gospel of Matthew]] on his [[relics]]. The autocephaly of the Church of Cyprus was confirmed later that year by the Roman Emperor [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] who granted its Archbishop "three privileges," that is: to sign his name in ''cinnabar'', to wear purple instead of black under his [[vestments]], and to use an imperial scepter instead of the episcopal [[crosier]].
 
So now I would like piously to share with you spiritually this information I have discovered after St. Lazarus left Bethany, and lived on the island of Cyprus, and who eventually became a Bishop of Kition, which is now called Larnaca. The Virgin Mary the Theotokos also visited St. Lazarus while he was on the island on Cyprus. This information is presented at the end of this web site.
 
The Orthodox Church in Cyprus was founded by St. Barnabas the Apostle in 46 A.D., and was under the Jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem up until 325, and then became Autocephalous in 413. The Episcopal Seat is under Archbishop Chrysostom II of New Justina and Cyprus. The following are four Metropolitans of the island of Cyprus: Georgios of Paphos, Chrysostomos of Kition, and [[Paulos of Kyrenia]] (occupied part, he is residing in Nicosia), and Athanasios of Limassol.
 
The Arab invasions of the seventh century forced the Archbishop to flee the island to Hellespont, where under the protection of Emperor [[Justinian II]] he established a new city called Nova Justiniana (now "Nea Justiniana") in honor of the emperor. In 698, the Arabs were driven out of Cyprus and the Archbishop returned to the island, but retained the title of Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus. With the occupation of Cyprus by the Crusades from 1191 to 1571, the Orthodox hierarchy found itself subordinated to the occupying Latin French and Venetian kings, who forced a reduction in the number of Orthodox bishops from 14 to four. Additionally, the Latin bishops attempted to gain concessions on the differences in doctrine and practices between the two churches.
As a consequence of an attempted military coup in 1974, Turkey invaded and occupied about a third of the island, forming an independent government, with almost all Orthodox moving to the remaining Greek portion of the island. Since then within the Turkish occupied part of the island, Orthodox property has sustained substantial damage. The Turkish occupied territories contain 514 churches, chapels, and monasteries.
==OrganizationStructure==The Archbishop's see is located in the city [[Image:Saints of Cyprus - Stavrovouni Monastery.jpg|right|thumb|Saints of NicosiaCyprus. The <br>(''[[primatew:Stavrovouni Monastery|primacyStavrovouni Monastery]] of the Church of Cyprus was until recently vacant'')]]Holy Archbishopric, with Lefkosia :His Beatitude the announcement of the retirement Archbishop of Archbishop [[Chrysostomos I II (Demetriou) of Nea Justiniana |Cyprus|Chrysostomos III]] due to Alzheimer's disease, seat Nicosia. However:Bishops: *His Grace [[Christoforos of Karpasia|Christoforos]], the Church Bishop of Cyprus, on Sunday, Karpasia. *His Grace [[November 6Porfyrios of Neapolis|Porfyrios]], 2006Bishop of Neapolis.*His Grace Gregorios, elected her first new leader in 29 years. Bishop of Mesaoria Holy Bishopric of Paphos/Holy Metropolis of Paphos:Most Reverend [[MetropolitanGeorgios of Paphos|Georgios]] Chrysostomos , Metropolitan of Paphos, 65seat Paphos.:Bishop: *His Grace Nektarios, was elected archbishop after winning a runoff vote against Metropolitan Bishop of Arsinoi. Holy Bishopric of Kitiun/Holy Metropolis of Kitium:Most Reverend [[Athanasios Chrysostomos of LemessouKition|Chrysostomos]], Metropolitan of Kition, seat Larnaca.<ref>[http Holy Bishopric of Keryneia/Holy Metropolis of Kyreneia://wwwMost Reverend Pavlos, Metropolitan of Kyreneia, seat Kyreneia.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=5214&type=st&nt=Politics Paphos bishop elected head ::Due to the Turkish occupation of Keryneia, the Holy Bishopric of Cyprus church] November 5Keryneia, since 1974, 2006</ref>is temporarily located in Lefkosia.
The Holy Bishopric of Lemesos/Holy Metropolis of Lemessou:Most Reverend [[Holy SynodAthanasios of Limassol|Athanasios]] , Metropolitan of the Autocephalous Church Limassol, seat Limassol.:Bishop:*His Grace Nikolaos, Bishop of Cyprus is the highest Church Authority. There are five bishoprics with the ruling bishops styled as MetropolitansAmathus. These bishoprics are: ===Regions===#The Holy Bishopric of Morphou/Metropolis of [[Metropolis of Paphos Morphou (Cyprus)|PaphosMorphou]]#The Holy Metropolis of Kitium :Most Reverend [[Metropolis Neophytos of Kitium (Cyprus)Morfou|KitiumNeophytos]], first Bishop Metropolitan of Morphou, seat Morphou.::Due to the Turkish occupation of Morfou, the Holy Bishopric of Kitium was [[Lazarus]]Morfou is temporarily located at Evrychou village.#The Holy Bishopric of Konstantia/Holy Metropolis of Kyrenia Konstantias:Most Reverend [[Metropolis Vasilios of Kyrenia (Cyprus)Ammochostos|KyreniaVasilios]], Metropolitan of Konstantia-Ammochostos, seat Ammochostos.#The ::Due to the Turkish occupation of Ammochostos (Famagusta) the Holy Bishopric of Kostantia is temporarily located in Paralimni. Holy Bishopric of Kykkos and Tylliria/Holy Metropolis of Lemessou Kykkos and Tillyrias:Most Reverend [[Metropolis Nikiforos of Lemessou (Cyprus)Kykkos|LemessouNikiforos]], Metropolitan of Kykkos and Tylliria, seat Kykkos Monastery.#The :Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Troodos. Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Orinis/Holy Metropolis of Morphou Tamasos:Most Reverend [[Metropolis Isaias of Morphou (Cyprus)Tamassos and Orinis|MorphouIsaias]], Metropolitan of Tamasos and Orinis, seat Deftera. <!---Holy Bishopric of Tremithus/Holy Metropolis of Tremithus:Most Reverend [[Bishopric Barnabas of Morphou (Cyprus)Trimithounta|MorphouVarnavas]]--->, Metropolitan of Tremithus, seat Idalion.----#The Holy Metropolis Monastery of KonstantiasKykkos#The Holy Metropolis :Abbot: Most Reverend Nikiforos, Metropolitan of Kykkos and TillyriasTylliria. #The Holy Metropolis Monastery of TamasouMachairas#The Holy Metropolis :Abbot: Right Reverend [[Epiphanios (Mahairiotis) of Ledra|Epiphanios]], Bishop of TrimythountosLedra.----#Episcopy Holy Monastery of KarpasiasAgios Neophytos#Episcopy :Abbot: Right Reverend Leondios, Bishop of ArsinoisChytroi.#Episcopy Holy Monastery of AmathountosApostle Barnabas:Abbot: Very Reverend Archimandrite Gabriel.
===Hierarchical Succession of the Archbishopric See of Cyprus===
#His Beatitude See [[Chrysostomos II (Demetriou) List of Nea Justiniana]] (November 12, 2006-Present)#His Beatitude [[Chrysostomos I Archbishops of Cyprus|Chrysostomos I (Kykkiotis) of Nea Justiniana]] (1977-2007)#His Beatitude [[Makarios (Mouskos) III of Nea Justiniana]] (1950 - 1977))#Vacant (1933 - 1947)#Vacant (1900 - 1909)#Cyril (no record) #Makarios I (1854 - 1865) #Ioannikos (1840 -1849)#Panaretos (1827 - 1840)#[[Kyprianos_of_Cyprus|Kyprianos]] (1756 - 1821)#Anthemios (5th Century).
==Local saints==
The most famous of these is [[Apostle]] [[Apostle Barnabas|Barnabas]] ([[June 11]]) and [[Lazarus]].
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==Published Works=={{churches}}* Annemarie Weyl Carr. ''Byzantines and Italians on Cyprus: Images from Art.'' '''Dumbarton Oaks Papers'''. Vol.49, Symposium on Byzantium and the Italians, 13th-15thCenturies. 1995. pp.339-357.
==Reference==
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==Source==
*[http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/0e0d6c08a552d95ac22571450035a635/649241232fa0e831c22571a3002f8eea?OpenDocument Church Structure: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus]
==External links==
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