Piraeus Seraphim held a memorial service for his blessed predecessor Mr. Kallinikostranslated

A memorial service for the repose of the soul of the blessed predecessor of the Metropolitan, Mr. Kallinikos (Karousos), was performed today, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Piraeus, Mr. Seraphim, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Piraeus, on the occasion of the commemoration of the Holy Martyr Kallinikos, a day on which, as is typical said His Eminence "our venerable shepherd in heaven, old man and father, Metropolitan of Piraeus and Faliros Mr. Kallinikos, who is already in the land of the righteous and the living, took his seventh names", thus honoring "his memory and in deep gratitude for his seventh pastorate, the white fruit on 28 years in our Theosotis Metropolis". He mentioned that his blessed predecessor, Mr. Kallinikos, "struggled after much science, love, sacrificial affection and unfailing offering for the Georgios of Piraeus co-elect, with groundbreaking and pioneering works, which we strive to continue and hand over to the succeeding generation".

Speaking of his varied and great virtues, he noted that he was "a man of deep prayer, of much insightful life, of strong strength,...