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:''As it became known from the city of Mexico, before yesterday the Bishop of Nazianzus, Paul De Ballester of the Greek Archdiocese of North and South America, died. He was murdered by a 70 year old Mexican, a previous military man who was suffering from psychiatric illness. The funeral was attended by Archbishop Iakovos who was aware of the work of the active bishop. It should be pointed out that Bishop Paul was of Spanish origin, was received into Orthodoxy as an adult and excelled as a shepherd and author. The Mexican authorities do not exclude the possibility that his murderer was driven to his act through some sort of fanaticism''.
Bishop Paul of Nazianzus not only proved worthy of his calling, but also became a [[New Martyrs|neomartyr]] of Orthodoxy. In a recent visit to Mexico of His All-Holiness Ecumenical [[Patriarch]] [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew (Archontonis)]] in 2006, the order was given to Metropolitan Athenagoras of Mexico and Central America to transfer the [[relics]] of the late Bishop Paul of Nazianzus to the Metropolis and be laid to rest at the monument of this the Bishop that lies in the front court of the [[Cathedral]] Church of Saint Sophia, which was erected by this ever-memorable hierarch. The year 2009 marked the 25th anniversary of his death.
{{start box}}{{succession|before=[[Dionysios (Psiahas) of Proussa|Dionysios (Psiahas)]]<br>1959-70|title=ArticlesBishop of Nazianzos|years=1970-1984|after=??}}{{end box}} ==Further reading==* His Grace Bishop of Nazianzus, Paul de Ballester. ''[http://www.stjohnsbookstore.com/node/1563 My Exodus From Roman Catholicism].'' Transl. from Greek by Constantine Zalalas. Bethlehem, PA: St. Nicodemos Publications. 2011. 144pp. ISBN: 0-9831396-0-7:* {{el icon}} The Holy Royal & Stavropegial Monastery Maheras, Cyprus. ''Η μεταστροφή μου στην Ορθοδοξία.'' '''Articles'''
* Hierodeacon Paul de Ballester-Convallier. ''[http://www.saintjohnthebaptist.org/articles/Paul_de_Ballester_Why_I_became_Orthodox.htm Why I abandoned Papism].'' '''Kivotos''' magazine. July 1953, pp.285-291; December 1953 pp.483-485.
:''(Bishop Paul's article which explains why and how he was converted to Orthodoxy from Roman Catholicism. Scroll down past the Greek section to get to the English version)''
==Sources==
* Mystagogy: The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos. ''[http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2009/08/why-i-abandoned-papism-by-bishop-paul.html "Why I Abandoned Papism" by Bishop Paul Ballaster-Convolier].'' Thursday August 6, 2009.
* deretour (Hans-Georg Lundahl's blog): ''[http://hglundahlsblog.blogspot.fr/2009/10/mystagogy-posts-certainly-false.html "Mystagogy posts certainly false allegation on Saint Robert Bellarmine"]'' Tuesday October 20, 2009
* deretour: ''[http://hglundahlsblog.blogspot.fr/2009/10/pseudoquote-identified-what-de-romano.html "Pseudoquote identified: what De Romano Pontifice really said"].'' Thursday October 22, 2009
* deretour: ''[http://hglundahlsblog.blogspot.fr/2009/10/further-faults-of-fact-in-mystagogy.html "Further faults of fact in the Mystagogy post"] Saturday October 24, 2009
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