Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew went to the Cemetery of Saint Ignatius of Chalcedon on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, where he performed a Trisagion service at the tomb of his spiritual father, late Metropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon, praying for the repose of his soul, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of his falling asleep in the Lord.
Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon also attended the service.