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Tychikos Claims Right to Paphos Metropolitan Seat

Published January 6, 2026, 12:09
Tychikos Claims Right to Paphos Metropolitan Seat

The former Metropolitan of Paphos, Tychikos, has announced his intention to appeal to civil courts to reclaim his Metropolitan seat in Paphos. In a letter to the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus, he states that the seat was legally granted to him through an electoral process. The Holy Synod will discuss the matter at its next meeting on January 8th. Simultaneously, they will consider the Archbishop of Cyprus' proposal to amend the statutory charter, allowing the Holy Synod to elect Metropolitan and Bishops, and the people to elect the Archbishop.