On Monday night (8/9/25) the Patriarchate of Jerusalem unanimously decided the discount of Archbishop Damianos from the throne of the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine Sinai.
Archbishop Damianos had decided to resign next Friday but was… prevented by the Holy Synod that decided to cease his duties from the Monastery of St. Catherine Sinai.
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced the unanimous decision of its summit on the deduction of Archbishop Damianos from the throne of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, however, as the announcement reports, will maintain (from 12 September) the title of Archbishop Sinai Faran and Raeto as a sign of recognition of his attempt to facilitate the processes of electing his replacement.
All this, after many tensions with the Sinai Brotherhood.
Archbishop Damianos had been invited to the meeting for apology, but he did not attend, as he was located in Athens. The Summit took into account both the Sinai Brotherhood’s decision and its official crime on regular misconduct, but also a recent letter from the Hierarch, from which the intention of resignation was deduced.
The announcement
“The Council of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem was today, September 8th, 2025 (N.), in the regular order, in the presence of the Archbishop Sin, K. But I have already departed and in Athens, he did not attend.
The Holy and the Holy Synod, I was in the midst of July 30th of the Sinai Brotherhood of the Archbishop of the Archbishop of the Archbishop 31 It is a crime, based on the regular misconduct, to the Archbishop, that they were recently published, and they were released, Unanimously, the throne of the Archbishop of Sin, Faran and Rait, as the one -in -law of the Hierarch is in the face of the “priest”.
Blessed, Handle, in mind the intention of Archbishop Sin, Mr. Damiano, such as Fridays 12/9/2025, facilitated the procedure of the New Archbishopric, Commemorating the functioning of the gods of the gods of Sin and the normal conduct of the election, as well as his advanced age, in the spirit of love, the spirit of Christ and the Christ of Christ. The Archbishop of the Archbishop of Sin, Faran and Raito “in the 12th of September.
The Patriarchate, as a philanthropic mother and food, showed greatness, love and understanding, even at times the ecclesiastical order.
Blessed, as a merciless father and patriarch, primarily through the preservation of peace and the unity of the church.
The meeting has a deep one in the Archbishop of the Archbishop and the Lady of the Holy Most High and the Life of the Holy Liturgy of the Lord Jesus Jesus. due, in accordance with the regular provisions and tradition. “