Metropolitan Tychikos was wrongfully deposed from the throne.
On 22 May 2025 the Synod of the Church of Cyprus, by 10 votes to 6, declared Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos deposed from his throne. For defending Orthodox tradition. For criticising ecumenism. For resisting the liberal agenda.
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Jun 21, 2026·YouTubeΔύο κληρικοί της Μητροπόλεως Πάφου έφυγαν για να μη μνημονεύουν τον Μητροπολίτη Γρηγόριο
Jun 17, 2026·YouTubeΠ. Αρσένιος Βλιαγκόφτης: «Κανονικό έγκλημα η χειροτονία αντικαταστάτη ενός ζώντος επισκόπου»
Jun 17, 2026·FacebookΠ. Ευάγγελος Παπανικολάου για τον Μητροπολίτη Πάφου Τυχικό: «Ο Άγιος Λουκάς σήμερα θα ήταν δίπλα του»
Jun 8, 2026Five Questions on the Role of the Archbishopric and the Removal of Metropolitan Tychikos
In his own words
Voices of Support
Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythira
Church of Greece
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
Church of Cyprus
Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou
Church of Cyprus
Bishop of Amathous Nikolaos
Church of Cyprus
Bishop of Ledra Epiphanios
Church of Cyprus
Bishop of Neapolis Porphyrios
Church of Cyprus
Archimandrite Arsenios
Archimandrite
«Ο αρχιμανδρίτης Αρσένιος Βλιαγκόφτης είναι διακεκριμένος κληρικός, θεολόγος και συγγραφέας. Γεννήθηκε στην Κοζάνη το 1956. Είναι απόφοιτος της Φιλοσοφικής και της Θεολογικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, όπου αργότερα αναγορεύθηκε διδάκτωρ Θεολογίας. Έχει συγγράψει πολυάριθμα βιβλία και άρθρα αφιερωμένα στην Ορθόδοξη πίστη, την πνευματική ζωή και τις σύγχρονες προκλήσεις. Ιδιαίτερα γνωστός έχει καταστεί μέσα από τις διαλέξεις και τις δημόσιες παρεμβάσεις του, στις οποίες εξετάζει ζητήματα αντιμετώπισης των αιρέσεων, καθώς και ψυχολογικά και κοινωνικά προβλήματα υπό το πρίσμα της Ορθόδοξης διδασκαλίας.»
Read the statement →Fr. Evangelos Papanikolaou
Presbyter
Elder Savvas of Mount Athos
Archimandrite, Church of Greece
Protopresbyter Theodore Zisis
Emeritus Professor of Theology, AUTh
Protopresbyter Lambros Fotopoulos
Church of Greece, MA in Canon Law
Protopresbyter Matthaios Voulkanesku
Church of Greece · Metropolis of Piraeus
«Protopresbyter Matthaios Voulkanesku (Matei Vulcanescu) is a cleric of Romanian descent who served for many years in Greece, in the Metropolis of Piraeus under Metropolitan Seraphim. In 2015 he was head of the Romanian Orthodox Community of Piraeus and all Attica, which according to reports of that time numbered approximately 40,000 faithful. He served at the Holy Church of Panagia Hodegetria in Piraeus. He was also reported to be working on a doctoral dissertation at the Theological School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.»
Read the statement →Presbyter Anastasios Gkotsopoulos
Church of Greece, MA in Canon Law
Fr. Dimos Serkelidis
Paphos priest, defrocked for supporting the Metropolitan
Anastasiou Georgios
Athens, Theologian
Markas Ioannis
Thessaloniki, Theologian, MA in Dogmatic Theology, PhD candidate in Dogmatic Theology
Panagi Nearchos
Cyprus, Orthodontist, Professor of Dentistry
Sergiou Erik
Cyprus, Theologian, PhD in Canon Law
Miltiadis Vitalis
Journalist
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Official documents on the Metropolitan Tychikos case
Every document of the unfolding case, available to review and download.
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Canonical position on the events
Clarifications by canonists with references to legal materials.
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