This is to inform the honourable chairmen and the devout flock of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain that Thursday 5 December is officially declared a Day of Mourning during which the Funeral Service of His Eminence Gregorios former Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain will take place. Incumbent Archbishop Nikitas paid tribute to his predecessor’s “tall figure” on London Greek Radio. His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios (Theocharous) of Thyateira and Great Britain is the current hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain under the jurisdiction of the Church of Constantinople. Its jurisdiction covers those Orthodox Christians living in Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Date of Consecration: December 12, 1970.
The youngest of nine children, he was orphaned from his father Theocharis Hadjittofi at the age of just 3. The adherents are largely of Cypriot Greek descent, mainland Greekmigrants and their descendants, and more recently native British converts along with a few Poles, Belarusians, and Uk… Date of Birth: 1928. According to a Twitter post made by Glendalough Orthodox, the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain died morning of November 20, 2019.. Bishop Gregory died this morning, Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain, 1928-2019: memory eternal! Will the Mayor congratulate His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain on his fifty years of service to the Greek Orthodox Community in Great Britain and recognise the significant role that the Greek and Cypriot Communities play in the life of London? Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain 12.12.1970 His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain was born in what is today the Turkish occupied village of Marathovouno of Cyprus in 1928. Date of Election as Archbishop of Tyateira: April 16, 1988. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, is the body responsible for the Greek Orthodox Church in Great Britain and is headquartered in London.The Archdiocese is currently headed by His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain.
He passed away at 7.00am on Wednesday 20th November after several months of ill-health, in the house of the Archdiocese where he had lived for the past 30 years. BIOGRAPHY: His Eminence, our Archbishop Nikitas, recently announced new initiatives centred on matters of social justice, including tackling human slavery and trafficking, as well as on supporting deprived and oppressed communities. He was born in the village of Marathovounos in the district of Famagusta, Cyprus, on 28 October 1928 (it is now under Turkish military occupation). Life The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain is an Archdiocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church, part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.