New page in the history of the Holy Patriarchal and Monastery Toplou. Already in early December Abbot Fr.. Philotheos Spanoudakis…….. He had submitted his resignation, which would start from January 1. Then appointed committee and for two months, the. Philotheos has the title of the previous.
Yesterday an official post in the Ecumenical Patriarchate website, announced that the Ecumenical Patriarch Messrs. Bartholomew was Metropolitan Ieraptnis and Sitia Mr.. Kirill and Archimandrite Ambrose Skarvelis and congratulated him on his new duties.
Specifically, the communication states: or A. Th. Holiness Patriarch, edexato in akroasin:Ven. Metropolitan Ierapytna Sitia n. Cyril, Accompanied by the Panosiol. Archimandrite. ambrosia Skarvelis, Chancellor this, ᾧtini congratulated paternally on tῇ polyefthynon assume the administrative tasks automatically as new abbot of I. Patriarchal Monastery Virgin Akrotiriani and John Theologou topless Sitia.
For the record Archimandrite Philotheos Spanoudakis, He became a monk at the Monastery of Toplou 1960 and 1969 He was elected abbot of the Monastery of Toplou. The abbot was characterized by the major renovation of the monastery, growing major vineyard areas and actions in the organic farming sector and the openness.
The new abbot Archimandrite. Ambrose Skarvelis is from Sitia, He became a monk at the Monastery of Toplou 2001 and for 19 years served as deacon near Bishops Eugene and Cyril.