Emanuil Adamakis
Kadıköy Metropolitan removed by Holy Synod over disloyalty to Patriarch Bartholomew
The Holy Synod, the decision-making body of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, has removed the Metropolitan of Chalcedon, currently known as the Kadıköy district in Istanbul, over his alleged disobedience and disrespect to Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of some 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.