Ecumenical Patriarchate announces new composition of Holy and Sacred Synod
The Ecumenical Patriarchate has announced the regular reconstitution of the Holy and Sacred Synod, according to an official statement issued on September 1, 2026.
The new composition of the Synod will serve a six-month term, from September 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under the presidency of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
The following hierarchs will serve as members of the Holy and Sacred Synod:
Metropolitan Joseph of Proikonnesos
Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia
Metropolitan Seraphim of Sebasteia
Metropolitan Irenaios of Myriophytos and Peristasis
Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra
Metropolitan Kyrillos of Krini
Metropolitan Joseph of Buenos Aires
Metropolitan Myron of New Zealand
Metropolitan Constantine of Denver
Metropolitan Gregory of Ankara
Metropolitan Titos of Kydonia and Apokoronos
Metropolitan Joachim of Lampi, Syvritos and Sfakia
The new composition took effect on September 1 and will remain in place until the end of February 2027.
