Last Thursday, December 26, the day after Christmas, with the wish and blessing of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus, Chrysostom, regular leave and blessing of the Most Venerable Metropolitan of Constantia and Famagusta, His Beatitude Bishop Karpyseos Karpasios Karpasios and Karipasios Karipasios Christofos.
During the Divine Liturgy, Theophilestatos ordained in the second degree of the Priesthood, Deacon Tryphon A. Papagiannis, theologian-Teacher of Secondary Education, a refugee from the occupied village of Vassili (Karpasia), who will serve the needs of the captives. .
Theophilestatos ordained Fr. Tryphon as Elder of the Diocese of Karpasia.
Source: Holy Diocese of Constantia-Famagusta