Archbishop Ieronymos

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens: Christmas Message 2024 – “True peace flows from the cave in Bethlehem”

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens conveyed a heartfelt Christmas message for 2024, emphasizing the significance of peace, solidarity, and spiritual life in the face of modern challenges. Drawing inspiration from the angelic hymn at the Nativity of the Lord—“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace”—the Archbishop highlighted that Christ’s Nativity marks the…

Dec 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Ieronymos of Greece released from hospital after battling Covid

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece was released from the hospital from the Evangelismos Hospital in Athens on Monday, where he had been treated for the coronavirus. After a number of examinations, the doctors were pleased with his state of health and approved him to leave the hospital early in the afternoon, reports Orthochristian…

Dec 2, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop of Athens: Let’s turn our homes into churches

On the day of the Third Salutations to the Theotokos, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens asked the faithful to turn every house into a church. The Archbishop, stating that the right decisions have been made by the Hierarchy and the State, urged again the faithful to abide by the self-protection measures to prevent the spread of…

Mar 23, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop Ieronymos: May the New Year be blessed, creative and peaceful!

“May the new year be blessed, creative and peaceful” Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece wished shortly after the cutting of the Vasilopita (New Year’s cake) of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece in the large meeting room of the Church of Greece. Hierarchs, university professors, prefects, mayors, Directors of the Archdiocese’s…

Dec 31, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Homeless elderly accept hosting offer following Archbishop’s visit

A happy ending for the elderly homeless couple that moved the Greek society. 83-year-old Philippos and his 84-year-old wife Eleni accepted the offer by the Municipality of Athens to temporarily move to a hostel for homeless people in the city center. Their decision to abandon their much beloved independence followed a visit by the Archbishop…

Nov 28, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop Ieronymos to the new Prime Minister: I wish you strength and patience

The new Prime Minister and President of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was sworn in on Monday, July 8, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Romfea News reports. The inauguration was carried out by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, along with the Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod,…

Jul 9, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

‘The common interest of the Church’ as seen by Archbishops of Cyprus, Athens

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus visited Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Archbishop’s Palace, Romfea News reports.  Archbishop Ieronymos welcomed the primate of the Church of Cyprus, and wished his journey to be good, creative and beneficial. Archbishop Chrysostom briefed Archbishop Ieronymos on his meeting with Patriarch Irinej…

May 23, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Archbishops of Greece and Albania meet in Athens

Archbishop Ieronymos of Greece welcomed his Albanian counterpart, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, at his residence in Athens, on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The two heads of local Orthodox Churches exchanged greetings for the New Year and discussed the difficult situation in the world. The two Orthodox Archbishops noted that ‘we are called to…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Abp Ieronymos: Elder Joseph is a member of the choir of contemporary venerable fathers together with Sts Paisios and Porphyrios

Attending the presentation of a book about the renowned athonite monk Joseph of Vatopedi (d. 2009) was Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens who said that ‘Elder Joseph is a member of the choir of contemporary venerable fathers together with Saints Paisios and Porphyrios’. Vatopedi Monastery organized Thursday, April 19, the launch of the volume signed by…

Apr 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens receives Honorary Doctorate from Thessaloniki’s School of Pastoral and Social Theology

The School of Pastoral and Social Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki decided Wednesday, 18 May 2016, to award an Honorary Degree to His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Romfea.gr reports. We quote the decision of the School of Theology: The Primate of the Autocephalous Church of Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos,…

May 24, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Ieronymos: Today we unite our voices in condemning the uprooting of the refugees

Statement by His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, at the refugee camp of Moria, Lesbos, in the presence of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: It is with unique joy that we welcome today to Lesbos Pope Francis. We consider his presence in the territory of the Church of Greece to be…

Apr 18, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu