On Tuesday the 20th of July 2021, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During the session, the transfer of His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain was unanimously approved. His Grace will now contribute to the spiritual ministry of the Archdiocese and to the ministry assigned to him.