A letter to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III was sent by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece on the issue of the health of the former Patriarch of Jerusalem Irenaios.
In response to the 24 July letter by Patriarch Theophilos, Archbishop Ieronymos pleads for his understanding and apologizes for “it escaped my attention, among the kykeon of problems” to ask the Patriarchate for permission to offer all possible assistance to our brother Irineos of his health.
In his letter, Ieronymos stresses that the interest in the health of the respected predecessor of the Patriarch remains undiminished and, for this reason, the Holy Archdiocese of Athens insists on its willingness to do whatever its present needs require so as to address this issue”.
Indeed, His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos on Friday, August 9, received at the Archdiocese of Athens the Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Expatriate Greeks Mr. Antonis Diamataris.
Mr. Diamataris emphasized that the Ministry’s services do everything in its power to provide the necessary diplomatic documents to former Patriarch Irenaios so that he can come to Greece as soon as possible.
