Greek church dignitary goes to jail

ATHENS -- For the first time in the history of the Greek Orthodox Church an archiereus will serve several years in prison.

Greek church dignitary goes to jail

ATHENS -- For the first time in the history of the Greek Orthodox Church an archiereus will serve several years in prison.

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The VIA religious news agency also said that the verdict had been confirmed by a higher instance court.

Bezenitis used his position to illegally gain some USD 200,000 from a monastery's funds.

The investigation also showed that he had over EUR 1mn in his bank account. The origin of this money could not be determined.