Chrysostom II

Chrysostom II in Moscow in January 2011

Chrysostom II with the then President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in October 2010

Chrysostomos II. ( Greek Χρυσόστομος Β΄ , civil Ηρόδοτος Δημητρίου (Iródotos Dimitríou) , born April 10, 1941 in Tala, Paphos district ) is a Cypriot clergyman and archbishop of Nea Justinianopolis and all of Cyprus.

Chrysostomos II lost his father at the age of ten and entered the monastery of Agios Neophytos of Paphos two years later. On November 3, 1963, he was ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Trimithounda, Georgios . After graduating from the University of Athens , he was elected Hegumen of the Monastery of St. Neophytos on October 19, 1972 and ordained a priest on November 12, 1972. He was elected Bishop of Paphos on February 25, 1978 and was ordained episcopal a day later. Chrysostomos II. Is the successor to Chrysostomos I and, as Archbishop of Cyprus, has been head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church since October 2006 .

In order to avert the impending bankruptcy during the Cypriot financial crisis , Chrysostomus II presented a proposal to support the country's economy during a personal meeting with President Anastasiadis in March 2013: the entire assets of the church could be pledged, which - as the archbishop emphasized characteristically - have immense dimensions, and in return she will receive bonds. Leaving the presidential palace, Chrysostomus II declared that he had suggested ways out of the crisis and advocated leaving the monetary union .

Archbishop Chrysostomos II repeatedly called for the resignation of the finance minister Michalis Sarris and the bank boss Panicos Demetriades. He criticized both of them mainly because they had done nothing to prevent the restructuring of the banking system demanded by Brussels. So there were great losses among the large savers, including the church. The finance minister resigned on April 3, 2013 immediately following an agreement with the EU , European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund donor troika .

Chrysostomos II underlined his political and economic importance by carrying a scepter at military receptions and discussions with the president .

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Individual evidence

↑ Biography of Archbishop Chrysostomos II. ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Cypriot Orthodox Church, accessed April 10, 2013 @1@ 2
^ After Sarris' resignation. Cyprus swears in new finance minister. In: Wirtschaftswoche. April 3, 2013.
↑ President Anastasiades, Archbishop Chrysostomos II .: Close ties between church and state (Chrysostomos II at a military reception in full regalia with a scepter, which symbolizes the secular power of the church)

predecessor	Office	successor
Chrysostom I.	Archbishop of Cyprus since 2006	...

personal data
SURNAME	Chrysostom II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Χρυσόστομος Β΄ (Greek); Δημητρίου, Ηρόδοτος (real name, Greek); Dimitríou, Iródotos (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Cypriot clergyman, Archbishop of Cyprus, head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tala, Paphos District

[1] Biography of Archbishop Chrysostomos II. ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Cypriot Orthodox Church, accessed April 10, 2013 @1@ 2

[2] After Sarris' resignation. Cyprus swears in new finance minister. In: Wirtschaftswoche. April 3, 2013.

[3] President Anastasiades, Archbishop Chrysostomos II .: Close ties between church and state (Chrysostomos II at a military reception in full regalia with a scepter, which symbolizes the secular power of the church)