The Holy Synod on Saturday Paphos bishop Georgios as the new Archbishop of Cyprus.
According to local media reports, the new archbishop received 11 votes, followed by Limassol bishop Athanasios with 4 votes while one bishop did not vote.
The election took place at the cathedral next to the archbishopric, after a Holy Mass had been held, officiated by the bishop who ranked last among all bishops who did not make it into the triumvirate, from which the new archbishop was chosen.
The new archbishop will set the date of their enthronement, which, due to the holidays, will be after the Epiphany, which takes place on January 6 every year.
The late archbishop Chrysostomos II died aged 81 in November after a long battle with cancer.
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