The Metropolitans of Epirus met in Arta, on Tuesday, July 16, on the organization of the 4th Panhellenic Development Congress of Pilgrimage Tours in the Region of Epirus.
Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Dodoni, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Synodal Office of Pilgrimage Tours, Metropolitan Theophilos of Lefkas and Ithaca, Vice-President of the committee, and Archimandrite Spyridon Katramados, its Secretary, as well as the hosts of the Congress, Metropolitans Kallinikos of Arta, Chrysostomos of Nicopolis and Preveza, and Maximos of Ioannina, participated in the workshop on behalf of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece.
During the meeting, they exchanged views and finalized the work programme of the programmed Conference on “Epirus: An Approach to its Religious Monuments and Culture – New Roads to its Unique Pilgrimage Destinations”, as well as the parallel actions related to it.
Subsequently, the Metropolitans authorized the Chairman of the Synodal Office to meet directly with the Regional Prefect of Epirus, Alexandros Kahrimanis, in Ioannina, in order to settle a series of practical issues concerning the integrated hospitality of the delegates and the successful organization of the Conference.