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# Archbishop of Cyprus Accuses Metropolitan Tychikos of 'Offense' He Himself Committed
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/84462-abp-of-cyprus-accuses-met-tychikos-of-offense-he-himself-committed/
- Published: 2025-06-07T15:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:10:54.000Z
- Description: Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus accuses Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos of consecrating a church to a saint who has yet to be canonized. However, Georgios did the same thing during his tenure as Metropolitan of Paphos!
- Author: News
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NICOSIA — In the aftermath of the “dismissal” of Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos by the Holy Synod of Cyprus, a new revelation raises further questions about the Synod's decision.

Archbishop Georgios has accused Metropolitan Tychikos of (among other things) consecrating a church in honor of Elder Nektarios Vitalis, who has yet to be officially canonized a saint.

However, the UOJ’s Greek bureau has revealed that Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus once committed the same "offense."

On July 13, 2008, when George himself was Metropolitan of Paphos, he consecrated a church to Saint Ephraim the Great-Martyr of Nea Makri. At the time, however, Ephraim had yet to be officially canonized. His canonization occurred three years later on March 2, 2011.

When asked by a journalist whether he had ever consecrated a church to a saint before they were canonized, the Archbishop replied: “No, I did no such thing.”

Journalists of the UOJ’s Greek bureau [have confirmed](https://eeod.gr/news/83876-adianito-o-archiepskopos-kprou-egkainase-na-agou-prin-tin-agiokattax-tou) that Georgios did indeed consecrate the Church of Saint Ephraim before the saint was officially canonized.