The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece will convene on February 7 to elect a new Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
One day have remained until the new Archbishop is elected by 75 Metropolitans behind closed doors at the Athens Cathedral.
The four hierarchs who have declared candidacy are Metropolitans Ieronymos of Thebes, Efstathios of Sparta, Anthimos of Thessaloniki, and Ignatios of Dimitriada.
The election will take place in a single undisrupted session of the Holy Synod at Athens' Metropolitan Cathedral, attended by the Education and Religious Affairs minister. A quorum is required, which is designated by the Church's charter and Law 590/77 at two-thirds of the acting Metropolitans, and a maximum of three rounds of voting may be held.
A Holy Liturgy will be held at the Metropolitan Cathedral early Thursday morning, and at 9:00 a.m. the gates of the Cathedral will close in order for the process to commence, first with a prayer, followed by a count to ascertain whether a quorum is present.
The Hierarchs will then cast their votes in a ballot box, in the presence of a three-member monitoring committee which, together with the minister, will seal the ballot box at the end of the voting.
The candidate receiving the absolute majority (50 percent +1) of the votes is elected Archbishop.
In the event that an absolute majority is not amassed by one of the candidates, a second round will be held again requiring an absolute majority.
In the event that no candidate again amasses the required absolute majority, a third round will be held, this time requiring only a simple majority of the votes.
In the case of a tie in the third round, the Archbishop is chosen in a draw.
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