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# Metr. Tychikos Challenges Synod While Cyprus Plans New Metropolitan
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/86245-metr-tychikos-challenges-synod-while-cyprus-plans-new-metropolitan/
- Published: 2026-01-27T11:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:12:34.000Z
- Description: Abp. Georgios warns that Metr. Tychikos’s appeals risk deepening conflict as the Church moves toward reform and new leadership in Paphos.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, Met. Tychikos of Paphos, Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus, Ecumenical Patriarch, Orthodox Church of Cyprus

**NICOSIA, CYPRUS —** Metr. Tychikos of Paphos has filed a [new appeal](https://pafos24.com/nea-prosfuge-tuchikou-kai-allages-tome-sten-ekklesia-kuprou-gia-apofuge-neon-kriseon/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPlOjtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA5QmZKaGdPOEJVb0JEaktnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuSgFYzey0L-Coo6PI9T8t4gq-96lJF47tSAa2FyBC2FFYbjUHgIKbci0LL3%5Faem%5FBaOXmNjtnRSfsmXXP5WJdA) to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, this time challenging the decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus to suspend him from ministry indefinitely. The development was confirmed by Abp. Georgios of Cyprus, who voiced concern over the hierarch’s repeated challenges to ecclesiastical authority.

According to Abp. Georgios, Metr. Tychikos has consistently contested Synodal decisions by appealing both to state courts and church bodies, a practice he said raises serious questions and complicates efforts to resolve the crisis. The Primate stressed that such actions do not contribute to healing tensions within the Church.

[![](https://uoj.news/content/images/2026/01/86245-metr-tychikos-challenges-synod-while-cyprus-plans-new-metropolitan-image-dafecbbcbbff.png)On this topicThe Bishop and Secular Justice](https://uoj.news/man-and-church/86146-the-bishop-and-secular-justice/)

Abp. Georgios also announced that a revised Charter of the Church of Cyprus is expected to be finalized within three to four months, after which the Holy Synod will begin the process of electing a new Metropolitan of Paphos. He added that the reforms aim to strengthen unity, prevent future conflicts, and avoid schism, while criticizing delayed responses by the Church of Greece and warning of Russian attempts to inflame divisions in Orthodoxy.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/86147-abp-georgios-says-defrocking-is-a-possibility-if-metr-tychikos-persists/) that Abp. Georgios said that defrocking is a possibility if Metr. Tychikos persists.