With the completion of thirty-five years of Archpriesthood and forty-five years of service in the Vineyard of the Lord, colleagues, friends, classmates, and partners of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, we considered it our duty to publish a commemorative volume, as a minimum token of honor, respect, and love towards the venerable hierarch, the spiritual leader, the scholar, the fighter of Orthodoxy, the fervent preacher of the Gospel, and the tireless servant of the Mysteries of the Church of Christ, who has served since childhood with patience, dedication, courage, and inexhaustible zeal.
In this endeavor of ours, we found many supporters and helpers who willingly assisted us. Warm thanks belong to all the Holy Metropolises of the Church of Greece and their Venerable Hierarchs who contributed to the publication of this commemorative volume.
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(from the book's preface)