Our Metropolitan Mr. Anthimos at the celebration of Agios Gerasimos in Kefaloniatranslated

On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, our Church honors the collection of the relics of Saint Gerasimos, patron of the island of Kefalonia. On the occasion of the celebration of the Saint on the island of the Ionian Sea, our Metropolitan Mr. Anthimos, participated for the second year in a row in the solemn religious events both on the eve and on the feast day, accepting the invitation of the familiar Metropolitan of Kefallinia, Mr. Dimitrios, who also invited the Metropolitans of Didymoteicho, Orestia and Soufli, Mr. Damaskinos at the religious events of the island. In addition to the Metropolitans from Evros and the relevant Pastor, the Metropolitan of Leros, Kalymnos and Astypalaia, Mr. Paisios, as well as the Bishop of Stratonikeia, Mr. Stefanos, assistant Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Leros, participated in both the Polyhierarchical Vespers and the Hierarchical Symposium.

On the afternoon of Monday, October 19, our Metropolitan presided over the solemn Vespers with a pastry in the eponymous Church of the Women's Holy Monastery of Agios Gerasimos in Omala. In his short speech, our Metropolitan Mr. Anthimos thanked the Metropolitan of Kefallinia Mr. Dimitrios for the invitation, while he did not…