Divine Liturgy commemorating Patriarch Constantine VI

On Sunday, March 6, 2011, His All-Holiness presided at the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Church of St. George in memory of the late Ecumencal Patriarch Constantine VI, whose remains were recently returned to the Phanar in order to be appropriately and respectfully laid to rest at Baloukli Monastery. Concelebrating hierarchs included Metropolitans Kyrillos of Imvros and Tenedos, John of Pergamon, Iakovos of the Princes Islands, Meliton of Philadelphia, Demetrios of Sebasteia, Constantine of Nea Ionia and Philadelphias, Chrysostomos of Myra and Theoliptos of Iconium.

In attendence were other hierarchs of the Throne, as well as the Hon. George Petroulakis, General Secretary of Communication of the Ministry of Interior of Greece, and Ambassador Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation Black Sea, and the Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, Vasileios Bornovas. Among the distinguished guests was the niece of the late Ecumenical Patriarch, Ms. Inglizoglou Helen.

Source: www.patriarchate.org (photo: Manginas)