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Archbishop Leonty (+1971) and the Greek Old Calendarists [part 12]

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(Continue from  here ) Bishop Peter of Astoria and Archbishop Leonty of Chile (Astoria DC, 60s) New Primates in the Churches of the G.O.C. of Greece and ROCOR  ( and concerning the election of Bishops) Within a six-month period (December 1963 – May 1964), new Primates were elected in the Churches of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece and for the Russians Abroad. The manner in which these elections were conducted in the two cases was not only entirely different, but also resulted in completely opposite outcomes. In the Church of the G.O.C., the election of the new Primate was conducted hastily and caused divisions, whereas in the ROCOR, the election was carried out after many days of discussion, much prayer, and daily Liturgies, leading to unity and progress. In detail, in Greece, the issue arose with the repose of Bishop Akakios of Talantion on December 1/14, 1963. The election of the new Primate was decided by Bishops Auxentios of Gardikion, Akakios of Diavleia, and Ge...
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Archbishop Leonty (+1971) and the Greek Old Calendarists [part 11]

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(Continue from here ) Archbishop Leonty of Chile and Bishop Peter of Astoria in St. Markella Astoria DC  (Jule 22, 1963, Julian Calendar) The Events of 1963 In January 1963, after sending to Greece the ordination certificates of Bishops Auxentius of Gardikion and Chrysostomos of Magnesia, Archbishop Leonty wrote to Bishop Petros regarding the reaction of ROCOR to the new ordinations. [1] The ordination certificates of the Greek Old Calendarists Bishops sent by Archbishop Leonty in early 1963 Specifically, during a regular session of ROCOR on January 19 (O.S.), a complaint was submitted by Fr. Anthony Grabbe (the son of Fr. George), according to which Archbishop Leonty secretly ordained Petros and Akakios (Douskos) and allegedly received $5,000 to travel to Jerusalem. A letter was sent to Archbishop Leonty regarding the matter, to which he responded appropriately, refuting the slander; he attached his letter addressed to Bishop Petros to his response. In this letter, without directl...
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Archbishop Leonty (+1971) and the Greek Old Calendarists [part 10]

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    (Continue from  here ) From the left: Archbishop Leonty of Chile, Bishop Peter of Astoria and Bishop Seraphim of Venezuela (November 29, 1962) New ordinations, consolidation of the Greek Orthodox in America, and new slanders The fact that the majority of the Russian bishops sided with Archbishop Leonty and the Old Calendarists [1] was not the only reason the confessor Hierarch had the courage to proceed with new ordinations of the Genuine Orthodox. He was absolutely convinced that true Orthodoxy needed to be strengthened throughout the world and that centers of resistance had to be created in view of the impending general apostasy. Thus on Wednesday, November 29, 1962 (Julian calendar), the day commemorating the Holy Martyrs Paramon and Philoumenos, Archbishop Leonty, along with Bishop Seraphim of Caracas and Venezuela, ordained Archimandrite Petros Astyfides as the Bishop of the Greek Old Calendarists in the U.S., with the title "of Astoria." The ordination was initi...
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