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Trisaya for the blessed High Priests of Chios Pavlos and Neohori Pavlos was performed by Metropolitan Thessaliotidostranslated

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

On the occasion of the recent feast of the Saints, glorious and glorious First Apostles Peter and Paul, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Thessaliotidos and Phanariophersalon, Mr. Timotheus, performed a holy Trisaya at the tombs of the blessed High Priests Chios Paulus and Neochorio Paulus, who brought the name of the great Apostle of the Gentiles and on this day they had their sept names. With a prayerful mood and feelings of gratitude, our Seventh Pastor paid the due tribute to the late High Priests, praying to the Lord of life and death to rest their souls "in the land of the living" and to rank them after the righteous.

At the same time, he wished that the memory of the blessed High Priests would remain eternal and indelible, being a constant reminder of their contribution and high priestly ministry to the Church.

Biographical details of the Blessed Metropolitan of Chios, Psara and Oinoussa Mr Pavlos Blessed Metropolitan Pavlos (born Pavlos Polymeropoulos) was born in Kappa Karditsa in 1922 and studied Theology at the Theological School of the University of Athens, from which he graduated in 1950.

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Василий Петров

It is good that Bishop Timothy does not forget his predecessors. Both Pauls bore the name of the Apostle of the Gentiles and on the day of Peter and Paul they were commemorated at their graves - this is correct. It is interesting that the future Metropolitan Pavel was born in 1922 in Kappa Karditsa, and graduated from the theological faculty only in 1950, which means the war and all that intervened.

Maria Florea

It's good that Metropolitan Timotei goes to their graves exactly on the day of St. Peter and Paul. Both bishops were called Paul, like the apostle, and it's nice to pay tribute to them then. The text says that the future Metropolitan Pavel was born in 1922 in Kappa Karditsas and only finished theology in 1950 – a long life of service before becoming a hierarch.

Gabriela Stan

Well said, Maria, and I thought the same - the choice of June 30 is like a natural tribute to two hierarchs who bore the name of the Apostle. Except that the text suddenly stops at "1955 cu metévi sto...", so we don't know when the bishop arrived in Chios. Do you have any idea in what year he was ordained?

Florin Matei

Yes, you are right, choosing the date of June 30th seems like a nice and appropriate gesture indeed. As far as I know, Paul Polimeropoulos was ordained a bishop in 1974 after serving for several years as an archimandrite in Athens. Have you ever read any of his books or interviews?

Марина Павлова

Yes, the war definitely delayed his studies; after all, he was born in ’22, and received his diploma only in ’50. In Nizhny, many old people also told us how their studies were interrupted. Do you know what he did in those years before 1955, when he went to Chios?

Nicolae Gheorghiu

Yes, Maria, the choice of that day, June 30, fits their names perfectly. I stuck to the detail that he was born in 1922 in Kappa and graduated in theology only in 1950 - it means that he had a long period of training and ministry before becoming a hierarch. Do you know if he served as a wedding priest for a long time after graduation?

Георгий Петров

Yes, exactly, being born in 22 was just in time for the war. In Nizhny, the grandfather of a friend of mine also entered the seminary before the war, and then spent the entire blockade in the army, receiving his diploma after 1945. But I haven’t read what Pavlos did from ’50 to ’55, before leaving for Chios—maybe he served somewhere in Greece? Do you have any details from the old people?