The Metropolitan of Ierapytni at the opening of the 3rd Development Conference of the Municipality of Sitiatranslated

The work of the "3rd Development Conference of the Municipality of Sitia", which is organized by the Municipality of Sitia and the Sitia Development Organization, began on the morning of Friday, October 16, 2026, in the conference room of the "Sitia Beach City Resort & Spa" hotel, and will last until Sunday, October 18. Rev. Metropolitan of Ierapytni and Sitia, Mr. Kyrillos, accompanied by the Abbot of Toplou Monastery and Proto-Sygello Panosiol. Chief Ambrosios Skarvelis, the superior and Vicar of the Holy Cathedral of St. Catherine of Sitia, Archbishop Nikolaos Pathiakis, the Vicar of Ziros Aidesimol. Fr. Michael Lianoudakis and the Deacon Fr. Themistocles Beinas, attended the opening session and the first two thematic sections of the conference, and addressed a greeting, after the welcome from the Mayor of Sitia, Mr. Georgios Zervakis.

In particular, His Eminence, welcoming the proceedings of the conference, congratulated the Municipality and the Sitia Development Organization for this important initiative, and pointed out the following: "The Conference is being held at a time when our country is facing great challenges, but also significant opportunities. Sitia, with the natural...