Resignation of Metropolitan / Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki hands over the baton, as in 88 of years, he cannot perform his duties as he would like.
The decision of Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki to resign from the metropolitan role coincided with the decision of Archbishop Hieronymos to proceed with the succession of metropolitans who either due to old age, or due to illnesses they should give the anointing to younger pastors of the Church to continue their work.
The metropolitan confided his decision to his successor, Anthimos, Metropolitan of Alexandroupoli, who visited him yesterday together with Chios Markos, who together with two other members of the BIS are in charge of the matter of the old hierarchs.
The 88-year-old archpriest who pastors the Diocese of Thessaloniki from 2004 as everything seems to be handing over the baton with the final decisions to be taken at the next meeting of the BIS next October. According to voria.gr his advanced age, forced him to make the decision to leave as well, as he sees that his strength is also leaving him and he cannot support his duties in the proper way.
This process will also be done for the rest of the high priests, which have come full circle even if there are reactions, a specific article existing in the statute may be triggered which convenes a medical board in the presence of a chief justice, which judges the ability of the high priests to rule.
The announcement of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki
"From the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki, it is announced that, yesterday, day Monday, 7 of the month of August 2023, His Holiness the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki Mr. Blooming, duly submitted his resignation and placed himself at the disposal of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens & of all Greece etc. Jerome and of the Perpetual Holy Synod of the Church of Greece".