The ordination of the unanimously elected Archbishop Symeon of Sinai, Pharan and Raithu took place on Sunday in Jerusalem, with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem presiding. The Greek government was represented by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and the General Secretary for Religions Affairs at the education ministry, Georgios Kalantzis. According to church tradition, the Patriarchal procession descended to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the Ordination and Divine Liturgy were celebrated, led by Patriarch Theophilos. Following the ceremony, speeches were delivered at the Patriarchate's Throne Hall by the Patriarch, the new Archbishop Symeon, and Minister Gerapetritis. The election of the new archbishop and abbot of the Monastery of Sinai ends a chapter in the history of the world's oldest Christian monastery and the issue that had arisen regarding its leadership, following the events that led to the resignation of the...