The Holy Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini, and Platamon announced today the passing of the late former Metropolitan of Kitros, Blessed Hierarch Agathonikos (Fatouros).
After a prolonged illness, Blessed Metropolitan Agathonikos peacefully passed away at the age of 87 on Monday morning, June 10, 2024, under the care of the Metropolitan Mansion in Katerini.
At 5:00 p.m. on the same day, the body of the late Metropolitan of Kitros, Blessed Hierarch Agathonikos, was transferred to the Holy Cathedral of the Divine Ascension in Katerini for public veneration.
The body of the deceased Hierarch was received at the Propylaea of the Holy Cathedral by Metropolitan George of Kitros, Katerini, and Platamon, in the presence of Elder Metropolitan Theophylaktos of Caesarea and Bishop Ignatios of Salonon. It will remain in the Holy Cathedral until Wednesday noon. Following the Resurrectional Funeral Service, it will be laid to rest in the Cemetery of Saint Lazarus in Katerini, in accordance with the Blessed Hierarch’s wishes.
The Holy Cathedral will be open around the clock, with daily Divine Liturgies and other sacred services taking place. Priests will read the Holy Gospel following the liturgical traditions of the Church on a rotating schedule.
The funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, at 11:00 a.m. Orthros (Matins) and a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
During the funeral service, the bells of Holy Churches, monasteries, and ecclesiastical institutions will toll in mourning.
The burial will occur at the cemetery of St. Lazarus in Katerini, as per the wishes of the deceased Hierarch.
