Archbishop Makarios welcomes Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria to Sydney

Sydney’s Greek Orthodox assemblage warmly received two distinguished religion leaders connected Tuesday, up of the 2nd Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis.

Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria, together with Hieromonk Chrysostomos, Elder of the Holy Cell of St Panteleimon successful the Skete of Koutloumousiou Monastery connected Mount Athos, arrived successful Sydney to enactment successful the large clerical gathering taking spot from 29 September to 1 October 2025.

At Sydney Airport, they were greeted by Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who expressed heartfelt thanks and words of fraternal love. The Archbishop was joined by Bishops Iakovos of Miletoupolis and Kyriakos of Melbourne, Bishops-elect Athinagoras of Canberra and Christoforos of Kerasounta, clergy of the Archdiocese, and a delegation of young women from the Lyceum of Greek Women of Sydney.

The high-ranking visitors were accompanied connected their travel from Melbourne by Bishop Eumenios of Chora.

The visit comes arsenic the Archdiocese prepares for the Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis, which is expected to bring together clergy from crossed the state for three days of fellowship, liturgy, and treatment under the enactment of Archbishop Makarios.