Three years of High Priesthood, two years of pastoral fatherhood in Arcadiatranslated

Thoughts of the heart for the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Mantineia and Kynouria Mr. Epifanio

Protopresbyter Konstantinos Krypotos writes

General High Priest Commissioner

Holy Metropolis of Mantineia and Kynouria

There are anniversaries that do not simply measure the time that has passed, but invite us to reflect on the weight of a responsibility, the greatness of a mission and the value of a life dedicated to God and man. One such anniversary is the completion of three years since the Episcopal ordination of our Reverend Metropolitan Mr. Epiphanios, who for more than two years presided over the historic Holy Metropolis of Mantineia and Kynouria.

On October 29, 2023, the then Archimandrite Epiphanios received the great gift of the High Priesthood, ordained Bishop of the once brilliant Diocese of Talanti, in order to serve as Assistant Bishop of the Blessed Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Mr. Hieronymus II. One year later, on October 4, 2024, the Holy Synod of the Hierarchy of the Church of Greece elected him Metropolitan of Mantineia and Kynouria, while on October 31 of the same year, his enthronement took place in the historic city of...