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Neophytos of Morfou

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After finishing his education in Cyprus Neophytos entered the Law Faculty of the University of Athens in Greece, graduating in 1985. He remained in Greece after his graduation and was able to get acquainted with the new generation of the Orthodox Church in Greece, including Fr. Iacovos Tsalikis. Fr. Iacovos, Neophytos' confessor, inspired him to undertake [[monasticism|monastic]] ideals. Under Fr. Iacovos' guidance, Neophytos returned to Cyprus in 1987 where he joined Ayios Georgios Kontas Monastery in Larnaca as a lay-brother.
While at the [[monastery]], he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] and was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] on [[December 27]], 1987 by Metr. Chrysostomos of Kition. From 1990 to 1993, he was a member of the [[ecclesiastical court|Ecclesiastical Court ]] of the Kition Bishopric. In 1988, he entered the Theological Faculty of the University of the Athens from which he graduated in 1993. On [[December 19]], 1993, Dn. Neophytos was ordained a [[priest]] and raised to the dignity of [[archimandrite]] by Metr. Chrysostomos. From 1996 to 1998, Archim. Neophytos served as a member of the Thronal Council of the Kition Bishopric.
In July 1994, Archim. Neophytos joined with Archim. Symeon to re-establish the Ayios Georgios of Mavronouni Monastery.
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: 20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]
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