Religion IN BRIEF : Greek Orthodox Professors Reinstated
Four professors whose dismissals helped precipitate the uprising in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America that led to the removal of former Archbishop Spyridon have been reinstated at the church’s college and seminary in Brookline, Mass.
“It is with deep joy and relief that the faithful of the Archdiocese of America receive the news that this unhappy situation has come to a rather satisfactory conclusion,” Bishop George, the archdiocese’s temporary administrator, said in a statement released Wednesday.
The dismissal of the four led to widespread disenchantment within the archdiocese, and was one of several incidents that created pressure for Spyridon’s ouster. He was forced to resign in August, about three years after he was named head of the 1.5-million-member archdiocese. His successor, Archbishop Demitrios, is scheduled to be formally installed in New York Sept. 18.
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