Metropolitan Pantaleimon of Ptolemais has been placed on indefinite suspension

The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa has placed Metropolitan Panteleimon of Ptolemais on indefinite suspension.

According to the official announcement issued by the Patriarchate, this decision was made by Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, pending clarification of the circumstances surrounding the case involving Metropolitan Panteleimon of Ptolemais.

The announcement states: “From the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, it is hereby announced that, by a sacred decision of His Beatitude our Pope and Patriarch Theodore II, His Eminence Metropolitan Pantaleimon of Ptolemais, following the unfortunate incident that took place in Athens, is placed on indefinite suspension, pending its full clarification.”