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Saint Nicholas church in Paphos, Cyprus / Anna Anichkova / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Rome Newsroom, Nov 8, 2022 / 07:55 am (CNA).With the death of Archbishop Chrysostomos II on Monday, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus is facing an uncertain future, as is the community living with what is often called "the last wall of Europe": the border that splits the island between the breakaway Turkish Cypriot in the north and the internationally recognized south.Who will be able to collect the legacy of the head of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus? Who will take the line of defense, however harsh, of the integrity of Cyprus? Who will carry out the work of strengthening the Cypriot Orthodox Church?Chrysostomos II died Nov. 7 at age 81 after years of battling cancer. He had been archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus since 2006, and in this position, he strongly developed ecumenical relations. He was the first archbishop of Cyprus to meet a pope in a "bilateral" meeting in 2007. Duri

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