Archbishop Leonty (+1971) and the Greek Old Calendarists [part 11]
(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...