{"id":3958,"date":"2015-05-27T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T15:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.patriarchikoidryma.gr\/idryma\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:12:10","slug":"the-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.patriarchikoidryma.gr\/en\/the-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PURPOSES<\/h2><\/span>
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PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION:<\/h3><\/span>
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\u03b1)<\/strong> a) The strengthening of the multifaceted spiritual, cultural, educational and philanthropic work of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which it carries out in the Far East in general, and more specifically through the support of the Missionary Organization of the Ecumenical Patriarchate under the name “Ecumenical Patriarchate Orthodox Eastern Mission”.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u03b2)<\/strong> The strengthening of the Orthodox ecclesiastical Communities of the countries of the Far East, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and are pastorally guided by the competent Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF ESTABLISHMENT<\/h3><\/span>
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Government Gazette, Issue B’, 457, 1989<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Download the Government Gazette in pdf format<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Map of the Far East
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The 222 Neo-Martyrs of Beijing, China<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023\u20132026<\/h2><\/span>
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President<\/h4><\/span>
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Sotirios Despotis
\n<\/strong>Professor
\nSchool of Theology, University of Athens<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1st Vice-President:<\/h4><\/span>
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Loukas Karras<\/strong>
\nLawyer, Legal Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2nd Vice-President:<\/h4><\/span>
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George Dimopoulos<\/strong>
\nEconomist \u2013 Businessman<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Secretary General:<\/h4><\/span>
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Vasileios Birtsas<\/strong>
\nPublic Legal Entity Employee<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Treasurer:<\/h4><\/span>
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Potitsa (Panagiot\u0430) Drogkari<\/strong>
\nCivil Servant<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Members:<\/h4><\/span>
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Dimitrios Athanasiou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paraskev\u0430\u0441 Koutsovitis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nektarios Lavoutas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emmanuil Moustakas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leonidas Safarik\u0430s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexandros Spyroglou<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Audit Committee:<\/h4><\/span>
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Charakleia Roxani<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Maria Fytrou<\/strong><\/p>\n

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