Circular 141069 EX/2026 - New regulation for the salaries of the High Priests of the Church of Greece from 1.7.2026translated

September 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Circular 141069 EX/2026 - New regulation for the salaries of the High Priests of the Church of Greece from 1.7.2026 Oenet.gr

Source: GN church: Church of Greece · Read the full story →

⚑ Report

💬 Comments (8) 🌐 Show original

Anna Anderson

I see they're adjusting the bishops' salaries starting July 2026. As a nurse who's seen plenty of hospital budget cuts over the years, I wonder how this lines up with what our own priests here in Pittsburgh get paid. Does anyone know if the new amounts are going up or just being restructured?

Elizabeth King

I get what you mean about the budget side of things—I've seen the same squeeze in Dallas hospitals for years. From what the circular says, it looks like they're mostly restructuring the pay scale rather than a big raise, tying it more closely to civil servant grades. Do your priests in Pittsburgh get a set salary from the diocese plus whatever the parish can afford, or is it more standardized?

Michael Young

Yeah, that tracks with what the circular says—mostly aligning bishop pay with civil servant brackets instead of a straight bump. Here in Pittsburgh our priests get a base from the diocese that's pretty standardized, then the local parish adds housing and whatever extras they can swing from donations. How's that hospital squeeze hitting the clergy pay down in Dallas these days?

Sarah Campbell

Yeah, the circular does read more like they're pegging the bishops' pay to those civil servant grades than handing out big increases. Our priests here in Melbourne get a diocesan base that's fairly fixed, but the parish usually covers the rest through stewardship and a few fundraisers. Do you reckon that model keeps things steadier for smaller parishes?

Дмитрий Морозов

Here in Samara we also sometimes discuss how much bishops and priests receive. From what is written in the circular, it turns out that they are simply tying civil servants to the rates, and not raising them significantly. Our priests in the diocese have a small base, and then the parish helps in whatever way they can - some with food, some with repairs. I wonder how this will work for the Greeks in practice from July 1, 2026.

Vesna Đorđević

Here in Novi Sad, priests mostly live on the salary of the diocese plus what the faithful give for the parish, and the bishops certainly have something more organized. This Greek circular looks just like Dmitriy says - they just tie to the salaries of civil servants, without a big jump. I wonder if it will really cover housing and travel expenses for them, because it often goes separately with us.

Xenia Davis

Yeah, tying it to civil servant scales does sound like they're trying to keep things predictable rather than flashy raises. Our parish here in Chicago does something similar — the diocese sets a modest base for our priest, and the rest comes from weekly offerings and the occasional bake sale my group runs. Do you find that the stewardship side ever leaves smaller Melbourne parishes scrambling when donations dip?

Isabelle Martin

Here in France, bishops also receive treatment which roughly follows the civil service scales, without big differences. What matters most is that the parish manages to cover the priest's expenses with the quests and intentions. That sounds a lot like what people in Pittsburgh and Samara are saying.