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The Restored Florinite Synod of the True Orthodox Church of Greece was fraught with problems by the 1970s, and two major separations occurred during the lifetime of Archbishop Auxentios. However, few doubt that Archbishop Auxentios himself was of a saintly character, albeit a poor bishop. Recently there have been attempts to rehabilitate his memory (Archbishop Auxentios died in 1994); most of his synod, barely held together by the 1980s. In 1979, two Florinite Metropolitans, Kallistos of Corinth and Antonios of Attica, unilaterally consecrated seven Archimandrites to the episcopacy in an attempt to counteract the irregularities they perceived in the administration of Archbishop Auxentios. This led to the formation of the short-lived '''Kallistite Synod''', most of whose members reconciled themselves with the main body of the Florinite Synod by 1985.
'''[[Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece (Florinite)|The Auxentios Synodof Archbishop Chrysostomos of Athens]]''': In 1986, Auxentios was removed from the Archdiocese of Athens and the leadership of the Old Calendar Church of Greece by a majority the . The Florinite bishops on account of Synod chose in 1986 a series of controversial episcopal ordinations conducted new leader in Archbishop Chrysostom (Kiousis), who demonstrated rather effectively that the early 1980s True Orthodox in Greece were a force to be reckoned with his apparent consent. Having Choosing to take on the support of the dissenting minority of bishopsGreek legal system, Auxentios proceeded to re-form his Synod. He died in 1994, having failed to reconcile with court cases were held where it was demonstrated that the Synod Old Calendarists of Archbishop ChrysostomGreece were not schismatics. The remaining parishes Though their public reputation had been tarnished over nearly two decades of the Auxentios Synoddivisions, their legal existence was, howeverand is presently, elected Archbishop Maximos of Kephalonia as president in 1995safe. However, after a series The synod of questionable ordinations and maladministration by Archbishop Maximos, the Auxentios Synod dissolved in the mid 1990's. In 2006, clergy and a bishop (Metropolitan Athanasios Chrysostom of Larissa) from the Auxentios Synod reconciled themselves with Athens represents today the main body of the Old Calendar True Orthodox Church in of Greece and were admitted into the Synod of Archbishop Chrysostom. In North AmericaIN 2010, the parishes loyal to Auxentios under the American Bishops organized around Holy Transfiguration Monastery Archbishop Chrysostomos fell asleep in Boston (HOCNA), left the Synod, Lord and elected Makarios of Toronto as locum tenens of the see of Athens. Since 2008, HOCNA has been in a cordial dialogue with the Synod of was succeeded by Archbishop Chrysostom in hope of establishing closer tiesKallinikos (Sarantopoulos).
'''[[Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece (Florinite)|The Auxentios Synod of Archbishop Chrysostom of Athens]]''': After Archbishop Auxentios was removed by the Florinite Synod on account of a series of controversial episcopal ordinations conducted in the early 1980s with his apparent consent. Having the support of the removal dissenting minority of bishops, Auxentiosproceeded to form a counter Synod. He died in 1994, having failed to reconcile with the majority Florinite Synod under Archbishop Chrysostom. The remaining parishes of the Florinite synod chose Auxentios Synod, however, elected Archbishop Maximos of Kephalonia as president in 1986 1995. However, after a new leader in series of questionable ordinations and maladministration by Archbishop Chrysostom (Kiousis)Maximos, who demonstrated rather effectively that the True Orthodox Auxentios Synod dissolved in Greece were the mid 1990's. In 2006, clergy and a force to be reckoned bishop (Metropolitan Athanasios of Larissa) from the Auxentios Synod reconciled themselves with. Choosing to take on the Greek legal system, court cases were held where it was demonstrated that main body of the Old Calendarists of Calendar Church in Greece and were not schismaticsadmitted into the Synod of Archbishop Chrysostom. Though their public reputation had been tarnished over nearly two decades of divisionsIn North America, the parishes loyal to Auxentios under the American Bishops organized around Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Boston (HOCNA), their legal existence wasleft the Synod, and is presently, safe. The synod elected Makarios of Toronto as locum tenens of Archbishop Chrysostom the see of Athens represents today . Since 2008, HOCNA has been in a cordial dialogue with the main body Synod of the True Orthodox Church Archbishop Chrysostom in hope of Greeceestablishing closer ties.
'''The [[Holy Synod in Resistance|Synod-in-Resistance]] of Metropolitan Cyprian of Fili''': The Synod in Resistance has its origins in the short-lived Kallistite Synod of 1979-1985. While its official [[ecclesiology]] is peculiar, the amount of work that Metropolitan Cyprian of Fili and his synod have done to assist True Orthodox throughout the world is impressive, and must be noted. The church itself is rather small, but has been very effective in presenting intellectual arguments against the New Calendar State Church. It is headed by another defector from the Auxentios Synod, Cyprian (Koutsoumbas) of Fili, and holds an ecclesiology of “sick" and “healthy" churches, thus avoiding the repercussions that inevitably follow referring to the majority as subject to a schismatic body. Their ecclesiology is considered heretical by some of the more rigorist elements of the True Orthodox, although they were condemned on an ecclesiological basis by the Synod of Archbishop Chrysostom of Athens in 1986. In 2008, the Synod in Resistance and the Synod of Archbishop Chrysostom met for a number of high-profile meetings in the hope of developing closer ties.[http://www.synodinresistance.org/Administration_en/E1a4028AnakoinosisDialogoy2-08.pdf]
