This is not the Patriarch, but he is the head of the Orthodox Church of Greece?
We’ll have to wait for the Orthodox to explain the situation.
yes,
I have had the honor of meeting him in a social setting. He was one very good person.
The church in Greece is autonomous.
this is a huge loss, he had come to the USA for a transplant but was told it was too far gone.
Remember you are talking about a country where manger scenes are still put in the town square every christmas.
May God rest his soul.