Α delegation of the Pontian Association “Panagia Soumela”, under its president, Panagiotis Papoulidis, was received on Monday, November 29, by Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
The Archbishop and the members of the delegation had a long cordial discussion on issues concerning Pontian Hellenism, its history, and modern challenges while focusing on the possibilities of further cooperation between the Church and the “Panagia Soumela” Association.
The delegation of the Pontian Union warmly thanked the Archbishop and through him the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, for the fact that two of the four recently ordained Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia received the titles of the historic Dioceses of Sozopolis and Kerasous of Pontus.
Finally, they presented Archbishop Makarios with a Pontian lyre.