At midnight on Saturday, May 13, 2023, the blessed Metropolitan of Petra, Cornelius, passed away to the Lord at the age of eighty-five.
In the sorrow of the Lord, the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood, of which the deceased was an elected member for years, prays for his repose in the land of the living after the faithful and righteous.
His funeral service will be held tomorrow at 10 am. At the monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen will be presided over by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem.