The funeral service for the late Metropolitan Andreas, formerly of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani, and Konitsa, will be held today, Monday, at 12:00 noon at the Pilgrimage Church of Saint Kosmas of Aetolia in Konitsa.
The body of the departed Hierarch has been lying in repose at the church since this morning, allowing the faithful to pay their final respects.
Following the funeral, the burial will take place at the Holy Monastery of the Archangels (Pammegiston Taxiarchon) in Goura, Aidonochori.
As a mark of mourning, all schools and municipal services in the Municipality of Pogoni will remain closed for the day.
Biography of the Metropolitan
Andreas Trembelas was born in Patras in 1939.
He graduated from the Theological School of Athens in 1963. He was ordained a deacon in 1968 and a presbyter in 1969.
He served as a preacher in the Metropolis of Dryinoupolis from 1967 (initially as a layman, then as a deacon, and later as a presbyter and archimandrite) until 1995.
On January 25, 1995, he was elected Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis with 32 votes, with fellow candidates Archimandrite Chrysostomos Koutoulakis (31 votes) and Ierotheos Petridis (4 votes).
He was ordained Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani, and Konitsa on January 28, 1995.
On March 10, 2025, he was relieved of his duties due to health reasons.
