Corfu Nektarios in unspoiled Erikusatranslated

On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxos and the Diapontian Islands, Mr. Nektarios, went to the unspoiled Erikoussa, one of the Diapontian Islands, in order to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and address the pious inhabitants of the island. His Eminence was flanked by the Panosiology Archimandrite Stefanos Grammenos from Corfu, who ministers with particular self-sacrifice and effort to the liturgical and pastoral needs of the unspoiled Hermitage, the High Priestly Commissioner of Northeast Corfu, Protopresbyter Ioannis Salvanos, as well as his Deacon, Fr. Eusebius Pandis. Also, the Holy Liturgy was attended by, among others, the Mayor of North Corfu, Mr. Georgios Machimaris, as well as the Vice-Regional Governor of Small Islands and Intraregional Transport, Mr. Spyridon Argyros.

Ereikousa, the northernmost tip of the Greek territory in the Ionian Sea, is a small but particularly blessed place, which, despite its natural beauty, has been tested for decades by demographic shrinkage. Its permanent residents now do not exceed fifty, while many Ericousites have emigrated, mainly to the United States of...