An announcement was issued yesterday, Tuesday, February 16, 2021, immediately after the election of Metropolitan Emmanuel of France to Elder at the Metropolis of Chalcedon.
In the same announcement, Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon thanked God for all that He has offered him so far, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for this honorary election to Elder at the Metropolis of Chalcedon and stated that he prays for the flock of the Holy Metropolis of France that he served for 18 years.
It is recalled that the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met yesterday at the katholikon of the Monastery of the Mother of God at the Spring in Balikli, where Metropolitan Emmanuel of France was elected Elder at the Metropolis of Chalcedon.