Nikiforos of Didymoteicho explained

Nikiforos (born Athanasios Archangelidis; 1931 – 4 October 2009) was the metropolitan bishop of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli from 1988 until his death. A graduate of the Halki Seminary School and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Nikiforos was ordained a deacon in 1956 and a senior priest in 1961.^[1]

Nikiforos was investigated in 2005 for alleged sexcapades.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metropolitan Nikiforos of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli passes away . ana-mpa.gr . 2009-10-04 . 2009-10-05.
2. Web site: Call to prayer as scandal balloons: Theoklitos implicates politicians in testimony, two more bishops and four judges in trouble . ekathimerini.com . 2005-03-02 . 2009-10-05.