Metropolitan Nicholas of Plovdiv has not officially deposited in the Holy Synod the letter with which he renounces the patriarchal race.
That's what he said in "The Day Begins" on BNT Western and Central European Metropolitan Anthony.
He neither confirmed nor denied whether Nicholas will participate in the election for a new head of the church. On June 20, the Holy Synod will meet to elect the three, from among whom the new patriarch will be chosen.
"On June 30, the election of a new patriarch will take place, his enthronement, so that on July 1 the first holy liturgy can be performed by him," explained Metropolitan Antony.
With the election of his right-hand man Arsenius as Metropolitan of the Sliven Diocese, the forces in the Synod are categorically on the side of Nicholas, and it only depends on him who will be the three nominees worthy to be elected by the Church Council, whose election of delegates begins this week . The election will be made on June 20, and ten days later the Assembly will choose who is the most worthy.
Metropolitan Gavrail of Lovchan, who is a convinced Russophile, John of Varna, Seraphim of Nevrokopsky, Daniil Vidinsky and Grigoriy Vrachansky are the main opponents of Nicholas of Plovdiv in the Synod, and at least two of them have intentions towards the Patriarchal veil.