Cleric defrocked for criticising archbishop and patriarchate

Demos Serkelides was defrocked on Wednesday after the Holy Synod voted to depose him for repeatedly disparaging Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus.

Serkelides had openly and persistently criticised both the archbishop and the Holy Synod over their handling of the case of ousted Bishop of Paphos Tychikos, who was charged with multiple breaches of church protocol . These included venerating an icon depicting a saint not officially recognised by the Orthodox