Church of Cyprus

The Church of Cyprus (Greek Εκκλησία της Κύπρου, English Church of Cyprus) is an Orthodox church in Cyprus. Your own understanding, it was founded by the Apostles Paul of Tarsus and Barnabas in the year 45 on the island, which Cyprus is considered Jerusalem as the oldest Christian community. It is regarded as one of the churches of the seven Councils of the Orthodox Church, a legally independent, but standing in full communion church with a common, defined by the seven ecumenical councils between the first and the second Council of Nicaea theology and essentially common liturgy, but different languages. The church is divided into an archbishopric, five Metropolitanates and eleven monasteries. The Church headquarters office is located in Nicosia.

History

The Council of Ephesus (3rd ecumenical council ), which took place 431 AD in the Asia Minor city of Ephesus, the Church of Cyprus declared itself autocephalous. A little later confessed to the Byzantine Emperor to the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus for its time very extensive rights. The archbishop was allowed henceforth carry a scepter instead of a pastoral staff.

After an eventful history succeeded Makarios III, 1950-1977 Archbishop and ethnarch of Cyprus, the island result in the early 1960s from the British rule and to strengthen the power of the Church in Cyprus - elected he became the first president of independent Cyprus.. Spiritual and worldly position which he held until his death in 1977 in parallel. As before, the church is said to have great political influence. The church declined in 2002 from the peace plan of the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the reunification of the Turkish and Greek part of the island and described him as the devil's work.

Current Metropolitan Chrysostomos II is ( Englistriotis ), who since November 2006 as the successor of Chrysostom I. Archbishop of Nea Justinianopolis and All Cyprus.

The Cypriot Church is the largest owner of property in Cyprus, which was held together under centuries of foreign rule. During the Ottoman rule of the Church of Cyprus was responsible for the administration of taxes.

At the beginning of the Cypriot financial crisis, the church held stakes in numerous companies on the island, such as the television station Mega TV, at the Vassiliko cement factory, hotels and apartments and approximately 20 percent of the beverage bottler KEO. The assets are estimated at tens of millions of euros. The Orthodox Church in Cyprus enjoys special tax privileges. 2012 there was an agreement with the government that the church has to pay for future land transactions taxes. The Orthodox Church has about a quarter of the shares in Hellenic Bank, the third largest Cypriot bank. December 2012, the church had an additional 3 % share of the largest Cypriot bank, the Bank of Cyprus.

After the rejection of the required tax on bank deposits for the 10 -billion aid package from the crisis fund ESM on March 19, 2013 by the Cypriot Parliament Archbishop Chrysostomos II offered at a meeting with President Nikos Anastasiades: "The whole wealth of the Church is the land available so that we can stand on our own two feet and not on those of foreigners. "That No of Parliament to the EU bailout was a" strong message that you can not fool us, " he stressed. Chrysostomos II wanted the value of the church property not be quantified precisely, but offered to take a mortgage on their property in order to facilitate the purchase of government bonds. Days earlier he had called with nationalist undertones to withdraw from the euro zone. After the agreement on a rescue package for the Cypriot financial system Chrysostomos II announced with on March 25, 2013, that the church while expected losses of 100 million euros. The Hellenic Bank, in which the Church has larger proportions, was not affected by the restructuring measures.

Holy Synod of Cyprus

The Holy Synod is according to information currently consists of 17 members; the number has changed several times in recent years / decades:

  • Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus and of Nea Justinianopolis
  • Metropolitan of Paphos
  • Metropolitan of Kition ( Larnaca )
  • Metropolitan of Kyrenia
  • Metropolitan of Limassol
  • Metropolitan of Morphou
  • Metropolitan of Constantia - Famagusta (Famagusta )
  • Metropolitan of Kykkos Tilly Rien
  • Metropolitan of Tamassos (Limassol )
  • Metropolitan of Trimythos

As well as the

  • Auxiliary Bishop of Salamis
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Karpasia
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Arsinoe
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Amathus

As well as the

  • Bishop of Ledra ( abbot of the monastery Macheras )
  • Bishop of Chytrus ( Abbot of the Monastery of St. Neophytos )
  • Bishop of Mesaoria
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