On November 13, 2019, Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus celebrates his name day.
He was born in Tala village, Paphos. At the age of 10, he lost his father and two years later, after finishing his elementary education, he joined the monastery of Ayios Neophytos in Paphos. He also attended Paphos Gymnasium, graduating in 1963. On November 3, of the same year, he was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Trimithounda, Georgios.
For five years, he served as trustee of the monastery and also worked on a ranch. In 1968 he enrolled in the Theological School of the University of Athens and graduated in 1972. On October 19, 1972, he was elected as the hegumen (abbot) of the Monastery of St. Neophytos. On November 12, 1972, he was ordained a presbyter and was elevated to hegumen by Archbishop Makarios III.
During Makarios III’s presidency, he stood by the Archbishop against the Junta of Athens and the three metropolitans who led the Ecclesiastical coup.
He was elected Metropolitan (Bishop) of Paphos on February 25, 1978, and his episcopal consecration took place on February 26, 1978. During his time as a bishop, he represented the Autocephalous of the Church of Cyprus in many conferences abroad, dedicated fifty new regional temples and chapels in the Paphos District, and maintained and attended all the churches of his metropolitan periphery.
He also founded five Byzantine museums which contain the church treasures of the Paphos District. He played an important role in confronting and correcting irregularities and mismanagement in the Archdiocese, helping to preserve the Ecclesiastical fortune.
When Archbishop Chrysostomos I was removed from office (due to illness), Metropolitan Chrysostomos was elected as locum tenens, and Archiepiscopal elections were set for September 24, 2006. In October 2006, Metropolitan Chrysostomos became the new Archbishop of Cyprus as Chrysostomos II.
SOURCE: basilica.ro
