
Former Bishop of Paphos Tychikos has begun the process of appealing the Holy Synod’s decision to depose him, triggering the archbishopric’s obligation to refer the matter to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, it was announced on Thursday.
According to archbishopric spokesman Christakis Efstathiou, a letter from Tychikos’ Greek legal team was received on Thursday informing the Holy Synod of the appeal.
This appeal constitutes the highest legal recourse available under the Church’s