Avlona Synod in Brazil

[RaphaCam]

I've been researching about Orthodox jurisdictions in Brazil and I came across some info I would like to be clarified to me, regarding churches under Metropolitan Angelos of Avlona and Boeotia.

Metropolitan Kyrillos was received into the Avlona Synod in 2011,[1] and he has parishes under his omophorion in São Paulo and Ceará.[2]

So, it seems Metropolitan Chrysóstomos, who entered Metropolitan Angelos's jurisdiction in 2010 with his churches, has parishes in the states of São Paulo and Pernambuco, according to Wikipedia.[3][4] There's an Old Calendarist priest in Pernambuco with a blog, and his blog claims to be under the Autonomous Metropolis of Ecuador and Latin America (Metropolitan Chrysóstomos's eparchy), apparently without mentioning Metropolitan Kyrillos anywhere.[5]

Should Metropolitan Kyrillos, then, not be named "Metropolitan of All Brazil", if there are parishes of his jurisdiction inside Brazil that are not under him? If true, isn't it wrong that the same state (São Paulo) has parishes from two different bishops in the same jurisdiction? Am I missing something? Maybe I'm looking at outdated information and someone can clarify it? Both bishops are listed in the Synod's pages.[6][7]

Searching on this very forum, I've seen people claiming the Avlona Synod subscribes to the Imiaslavie heresy, and Metropolitan Chrysóstomos himself seems to be a very polemical figure. It's not important for this topic, however, I'd just like to hear if anyone is aware of what this jurisdictional confusion means.

1 - https://sites.google.com/site/igrejadeg ... importante (in English and Portuguese)
2 - https://sites.google.com/site/igrejadeg ... c-s-brasil (in Portuguese)
3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomou ... in_America (in English)
4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomou ... in_America (in Spanish)
5 - http://antonioeca.blogspot.com.br/ (in Portuguese)
6 - http://www.namissiongox.org/the-holy-synod/ (in English)
7 - http://metropolsynodgoc.com/ (in English and Greek)

[Barbara]

Where was Met. Kyrillos received from ?

I agree, this title "Metropolitan of All Brazil" seems confusing or misleading. That's sharp research, RaphaCam !

[RaphaCam]

Where was Met. Kyrillos received from ?

I agree, this title "Metropolitan of All Brazil" seems confusing or misleading. That's sharp research, RaphaCam !

The info on his site is rather confusing. He mentions many different jurisdictions, but it seems he was defrocked from the UAOC Synod for communication problems with his own bishop in 2008 and went vagante for a short period before getting under Avlona. Source: https://sites.google.com/site/igrejadegocdobrasil/home (mostly in Portuguese)

[Barbara]

Thanks for the information. What nationality is he ?

I looked at the first link given above and was amused at the word used "enthronize". Bishop Porfyrios wrote : "We will enthronize you" to Abp. Kyrillos.

Interesting that the namesday of Met Angelos is Nov 21, Feast of Archangel Michael and All Angels. I didn't think of that. Is that true for every Angelos, I wonder ?

[Agios_Irineos]

Thanks for the information. What nationality is he ?

I looked at the first link given above and was amused at the word used "enthronize". Bishop Porfyrios wrote : "We will enthronize you" to Abp. Kyrillos.

Interesting that the namesday of Met Angelos is Nov 21, Feast of Archangel Michael and All Angels. I didn't think of that. Is that true for every Angelos, I wonder ?

You have to take the English translations from Avlona carefully. There are no native speakers in the synodal monastery and I don't get to proofread for them.

I was at the Feast of the archangels last year in Avlona and plan to be there again. A wonderful turnout of the faithful.

[RaphaCam]

Metropolitan Kyrillos is Brazilian, he has a Portuguese surname so he's probably a convert or the descendant of converts. Metropolitan Chrysóstomos is a Latin American convert, according to Wikipedia.

[Barbara]

Where is Avlona exactly, Fr Irineos ? That's neat that you got there and plan to go again ! Please post about your trip if you feel like it when you return. We would like to see pictures !

I looked at your St Andrew Mission's website again to see what Met Chrysostomos looks like. Yes he does look South American : is he from Ecuador ? I think that's interesting.