The celebration of the 35th anniversary of the election of Patriarch Bartholomew to the Ecumenical Thronetranslated

A.Th. Panagiotis the Ecumenical Patriarch k.c. Bartholomew presided on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his election to the Apostolic and Patriarchal Ecumenical Throne. Collaborated with His Holiness the Rev. High Priests of Elders of Derka, Mr. Apostolos, of Elders of Princes, Mr. Dimitrios, of Philadelphia, Mr. Melitos, of Sebastia, Mr. Seraphim, of Myriophytos and of Peristase, Mr. Irenaeus, of Myron, Mr. Chrysostomos, of Crete, Mr. Eugenios, of Krinis, Mr. Kyrillos, of America, Mr. Elpidophoros, and of Australia. Mr. Makarios.

"It was exactly thirty-five years ago today when the respected members of the Holy Indimous Synod of Panierus Phanarios called its President, Metropolitan Chalkidonos, to succeed the sweet and gentle Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius, taking on the Cross of the Lord - to us the speaker, who had the privilege of minister for twenty years to this modest Primate, but also to disciple for many more years than the feet of the insurmountable Elder Metropolitan Melitonos. Since then and until today we feel that the paternal wish and affection of both those ecclesiastical men, together with the...