New Leader for Greek Orthodox Church
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The bishops met behind closed doors at the main cathedral in Athens, where 45 of the 74 bishops cast their secret ballots for Bishop Ieronymos as the 20th leader of the country's powerful Orthodox church. The church represents 98 percent of the population.
Bishop Ieronymos needed at least 38 votes, or 50 percent, to get the post.
He and Bishop Efstathios of Sparta had emerged as favorites out of a total of four bishops who had expressed interest in the position.
Following his election, church bells will ring at the cathedral and a lantern there will flash three times.
The election is a very secretive event, with only one outsider allowed inside to monitor the process: the Greek education minister.
Born Ioannis Liapis, Bishop Ieronymos, 70, was a philosophy professor and an archeologist by training before he became a priest in 1967.
He became the bishop of Thebes in 1981 and gained notoriety for his charity work in his diocese. Like his predecessor, Bishop Ieronymos is considered a reformer, but he is not as outspoken and shuns media appearances.
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